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9/26/2016
![Supplements may lack nutrients a body needs that it can only get through eating certain foods. Individuals who are taking supplements may in fact not need what they are taking and what they are taking could produce adverse effects.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/dietarysupplementsfactvsfiction.ashx?mw=120)
Individuals taking supplements may not need what they are taking and what they are taking could produce adverse effects
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9/23/2016
![Defense Health Agency director Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono delivers keynote address to attendees of the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s ‘Mission:ABLE’ awards ceremony in downtown Washington, DC.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/BonoABLEAwardsphoto.ashx?mw=120)
DHA director Vice Adm. Bono lauds the efforts of award recipients at the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s (PVA)‘Mission: ABLE’ awards ceremony and says advocacy groups help DHA serve disabled veterans.
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9/23/2016
![Soldiers from the 7th Mission Support Command, Medical Support Unit-Europe conduct medical evacuation training with Staff Sgt. Jessie Turner, flight medic with the 1st Armored Division's Combat Aviation Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/helo%20training1.ashx?mw=120)
Army Reserve medics and active duty helicopter pilots worked together to practice loading and transporting patients
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9/21/2016
![Public Health Service Cmdr. Robin Toblin with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research was one of the more than 1,700 health care providers and policy makers from the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, academia and commercial research companies who met in person and virtually during the recent Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE%20Summit%20%20Psychological%20Health.ashx?mw=120)
Mental health issues were an important part of the recent 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit that was held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.
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9/20/2016
![A Ukrainian Soldier uses hand signals during a ground guide exercise of field litter ambulance familiarization on the driving range at Yavoriv Training Area, Ukraine. A team of medics and a mechanic from 557th Medical Company and 212th Combat Support Hospital are working together to conduct field littler ambulance and medical equipment familiarization with the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jeku)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/FLA.ashx?mw=120)
Field litter ambulances provide mobility for emergency situations and provide a quick link between battlefield casualties and emergency services not available on the front lines of battle
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9/19/2016
![Adequate intake of B vitamins is important to ensure optimum energy production and the building of muscle tissue.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Vitamin%20DB12%20Deficiency.ashx?mw=120)
Vitamins D and B12 are key nutrients to staying healthy and having a balanced diet
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9/19/2016
![Then-Army Maj. Ed Pulido, stands with his wife, Karen, and daughters, Kaitlin and Kinsley in June 2010. Pulido retired from the Army and is 12 years into his recovery and credits his family for encouraging and supporting him during that time.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Suicide%20Prevention_Pulido_Photo1.ashx?mw=120)
As part of Suicide Prevention Month, retired Army Maj. Ed Pulido tells his own story about contemplating suicide, how his experience changed perspective on mental health and what he does now.
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9/16/2016
![A Republic of Korea navy UH-60 Black Hawk takes off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur. The ROKN helped in an emergency medical evacuation of a U.S. Sailor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gerald Dudley Reynolds)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/USS%20Decatur.ashx?mw=120)
USS Decatur was assisted by the Republic of Korean navy in an emergency medical evacuation of a Sailor
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9/16/2016
![EMDP2 is a partnership between USUHS and the armed services. It is a 24-month, full-time academic program that includes intensive coursework, preparation, and mentoring for the student's medical school application. Once students complete the program, they are eligible to compete for entrance into USUHS or any civilian medical school in the United States. Students are not guaranteed admission or commission upon successful completion of the program. (U.S. Navy photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/EMDP2%202016.ashx?mw=120)
EMDP2 is a two-year program for academically-promising enlisted service members to complete preparatory coursework making them competitive medical school applicants
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9/15/2016
![Defense Department health care beneficiaries can now safely and easily dispose of expired and unused medications by bringing them to a military treatment facility or, in some cases, picking up a mailing envelope from the installation to send for destruction of the medications free of charge. (U.S. Air Force photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161027225812im_/http://health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Drug%20Take%20Back%20program.ashx?mw=120)
The new Drug Take Back program allows for disposal of expired and unused prescription and over-the-counter medications
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