Press Releases
Date
Title
1/13/2009
Study Says Deep-Brain Stimulation Has Benefits
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12/01/2008
VA Sends Latest Gulf War Illness Report to IOM for Review
9/09/2008
VA Suicide Prevention Panel Completes Draft Report
7/18/2008
VA's National PTSD Center Deputy Honored
6/17/2008
Statement by the Department Of Veterans Affairs On Smoking Cessation Research Program
6/05/2008
VA Names 13 to Rural Health Advisory Committee
5/21/2008
VA Secretary Appoints Panel of National Suicide Experts
3/13/2008
VA Research Project on NASA Space Shuttle
2/06/2008
New VA Directive Will Promote Combined Research With Private Sector to Help Veterans
11/15/2007
Johnson, Yancy among Federal Honorees
10/24/2007
VA To Host PTSD Research Conference
10/18/2007
VA Agrees with Key Points about PTSD Treatment
8/23/2007
Shingles Vaccine Available to VA Patients
7/23/2007
VA Researchers Develop New Prosthetic Ankle
7/16/2007
VA Brings Mental Health Programs to Primary Care Settings
6/19/2007
VA Boosts Services and Research in Spinal Cord Injury
6/04/2007
VA To Establish Nursing Academy
4/26/2007
Study Sheds Doubt on Preventive Use of Angioplasty, Stenting
4/12/2007
VA’s Performance Report among Best in Federal Sector
3/30/2007
Drug Helps PTSD Nightmares
2/13/2007
Study Suggests Controlling Iron Levels Early in Life May Cut Future Heart Risk
7/19/2006
Study Links Low Testosterone to Mortality in Male Veterans
5/25/2006
VA's Cooperative Studies Program Cited for Impact on Clinical Practice
3/30/2006
VA Scientist Wins Neurology's 'Nobel Prize' for Alzheimer's Research
2/13/2006
Arthritis Study Shows Mixed Results for Dietary Supplements
1/25/2006
Researcher Honored by VA, United Spinal Association
1/20/2006
VA Hailed as a Model for Health Care Reform
12/01/2005
Depression-care Model is Cost-effective, Study Shows
11/30/2005
Anti-cancer Compound Crosses Blood-brain Barrier in Animal Study
Genetic Key to Growth of New Arteries is Identified
6/01/2005
VA Study Gives New Hope to Shingles Sufferers
5/27/2005
VA Appoints New Chief of Research
5/05/2005
Perlin Sworn in as VA's Top Doctor
3/23/2005
Study Adds to Evidence on DHA and Alzheimer's
1/27/2005
Study urges wider screening for HIV
12/20/2004
Vets Get Top Care from VA, Says RAND Study
11/18/2004
VA Researchers Find Generic Drug Reduces Pain with Fewer Side Effects
11/16/2004
VA Announces Funding for Gulf War Illnesses
11/10/2004
Tablet-splitting Saves VA $46.5 Million on Popular Statin
11/02/2004
Study Pinpoints Schizophrenia Brain Glitch
10/04/2004
VA Study Finds Rural Veterans in Poorer Health
9/20/2004
Gulf War Vets at No Higher Risk for Neuropathy, Says VA Study
7/20/2004
Antibiotic Fails to Show Long-term Benefit in Gulf War Illnesses Trial
7/14/2004
Study Links Major Depression to Increased Levels of Neurons in the Brain
6/01/2004
Harmless Virus Helps HIV by Boosting Immune Proteins
4/25/2004
Open Surgery Better for Most Hernias: Laparoscopic Fixes More Likely to Fail, Especially with Newer Surgeons
2/19/2004
Brain Scans Show How Placebo Eases Pain
2/04/2004
Finding May Help Eczema Sufferers Tolerate Smallpox Vaccine
1/15/2004
Study Finds New Antibiotic Effective for Diabetic Foot Infections
12/09/2003
Vitamin D, Cereal Fiber Shown to Cut Tumor Risk; Smoking Strongly Linked to Higher Risk
11/25/2003
Study Questions Benefits of Costly Schizophrenia Drug
10/22/2003
Study Finds VA Maintained Quality Despite Shift to Outpatient Care
10/21/2003
VA Medical Center Awarded NCQA Accreditation
10/06/2003
Commonly-Held Belief Contributes to Patients’ Rejection of Recommended Lung Cancer Surgery
6/20/2003
VA Diabetes Study Yielding Good News on Blood Pressure Care
5/21/2003
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Outperforms Low-Fat Diet in VA Study
5/01/2003
One in Three HIV Patients Say Life 'Better' Since Diagnosis
4/02/2003
VA Increasing Flu Immunization Rate as Research Shows Benefits of Vaccination for Elderly
3/18/2003
Exercise, Behavioral Therapy Improve Gulf War Veterans' Health
Unproven Prostate Cancer Screening More Popular Than Valuable Colon Test
3/17/2003
Body's Own Antibodies May Drive New Strains of HIV
2/18/2003
VA Begins Registry for Lou Gehrig’s Disease
2/13/2003
VA Heart Attack Care for Mentally Ill Shows Little Disparity - Integrated Health Care Seen as a Possible Factor in Outcomes
2/06/2003
Durham investigator wins VA's top health services research award
12/04/2002
VA Appoints New Research and Geriatrics Chiefs
10/24/2002
New synthetic compound offers promise of safer hormone replacement therapy
5/22/2002
'Hunger Hormone' May be Key in Weight Loss
5/14/2002
Study findings raise questions on widespread prescribing of diabetic footwear
5/08/2002
Smaller Aneurysms Best Left Alone - Risk of surgery outweighs risk of rupture in some cases
Study identifies factors associated with poorer health status among Gulf War veterans
Blood test for heart failure scores big in multinational trial
4/29/2002
Study Yields Clues on Body's Rejection of Transplanted Organs - Findings May Enable New Anti-Rejection Methods
4/11/2002
Researchers Uncover Brain Patterns That Differentiate Humans From Chimpanzees
3/20/2002
Elderly benefit physically, mentally from VA evaluation and management methods
Researchers Develop First Oral Drug To Treat Smallpox Infection
2/28/2002
Potential for Significant Cost Savings in Epoetin Administration to End-Stage Renal Disease Patients According to New Study
12/09/2001
Scientists find key to 'wasting syndrome' seen in cancer, AIDS
VA Study Calls For More Aggressive Immunization: Many doctors do not strongly encourage flu, pneumonia shots for elderly and high-risk patients
9/14/2001
Is it a heart attack? New ER method gives faster answer
8/27/2001
Estrogen therapy may enhance memory in postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's disease
8/22/2001
Fecal Blood Test Misses Majority of Colon Cancers and Serious Precancerous Colon Growths
Infection with 'friendly' virus may help HIV patients
7/2001
VA is a Vital Participant in the Largest Study Ever Conducted for the Primary Prevention of Prostate Cancer
3/12/2001
Study Shows New HIV Therapies Cut Medical Costs
12/2000
Team-Managed Home Care Boosts Satisfaction for Patients, Caregivers
Veterans Affairs and Non-VA hospitals Comparable for Heart-Attack Care
10/30/2000
Heavy meals could trigger heart attacks
10/11/2000
Hearing aids prove effective in first major clinical trial
9/2000
VA Researchers Say Better Doctor Training and Increased Focus on Patient Needs Required in End-of-Life Conversations
Computerized Reminders Boost Doctors' Compliance with Standards of Care
Narcolepsy may be Due to Loss of Brain Cells
7/2000
Large VA Study Finds Colonoscopy May Be Best Way to Screen for Colon Cancer
5/2000
Announcement of Planning a Tri-National Clinical Trial to Determine Optimal Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection
Researchers Identify New Kidney Cancer Treatment
Study Links Coffee Intake and Parkinson's Prevention
Estrogen and Vaccine Combination May Stop Multiple Sclerosis
4/2000
Illness of Gulf War Veterans
1/04/2000
VA Researchers Develop Potential Gene Therapy for Diabetes
1/2000
VA Study Finds Environment Can Alter Genetic Mouse Behavior
7/13/1999
Nasal Flu Vaccine Reduces Employee Absenteeism and Health Care Visits
7/01/1999
VA Studying Treatments for Gulf War Illnesses
6/1999
VA Study Finds Steroid Therapy is Effective for a Common Form of Pulmonary Disease
1/1999
VA Programs for Veterans Exposed to Radiation
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