Hyperbaric Chamber for Vets With the Help of Hero Dr. Paul Harch Part 2
Hyperbaric Chamber for Vets with the help of Hero Dr. Paul Harch Part 2 – www.hbot.com www.balancedhealthtoday.com Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) 1.5 in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) and TBI Stress Disorder (PTSD) Pilot Trial According to the Rand Report (Invisible Wounds of War, 4/2008) as many as 660000 of the 1.5 million United States servicemen and women sent to Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001 have incurred and are now suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or combinations of all three. The consequences of these disorders are significant and include marital discord, unemploy-ment, societal dysfunction, violence upon family members and loved ones, alcohol and drug abuse, criminal activity, and 15 suicides/day, the highest of any US military conflict in history. In addition, these men and women are no longer fit for duty and are discharged from the military for a variety of reasons or medically boarded out of the military. The loss of experience and intellectual capital is expected to compromise the future of our voluntary military. The fact that there is no effective treatment for TBI and partially effective treatment for PTSD contributes to the despair of these individuals, but also severely compromises recruitment efforts, the lifeblood of the military. In the late 1980s Drs. Harch and Van Meter in New Orleans applied a lower pressure protocol (1.5 ATA-Atmospheres Absolute) of HBOT to patients with chronic traumatic brain injury based on the …
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Filed under: Drug Addiction Help New Orleans
13, 2011, I checked in to Pat O'Brien's on New Orleans' Bourbon Street after indulging on its specialty drink, the Hurricane. A friend grabbed my phone to add, "Having the time (of) my life." I didn't know it at the time, but that would be my last …
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Bill to drug test welfare recipients passes committee
Filed under: Drug Addiction Help New Orleans
Under the measure, if the recipient tests positive for drugs, he or she would be given up to 90 days to enroll in a treatment program. A second positive test would suspend the benefit for a year. Some members of the New Orleans delegation plan to vote …
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