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Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) December 10, 2012

Samueli Institute and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USU) teamed up last week to train fourth year medical students on an integrative approach to health and wellness. As part of a two-day workshop on December 6 and 7, more than 170 military medical students participated in educational sessions on acupuncture, human performance optimization?sleep, physical fitness and nutrition?and mind-body-medicine trainings including yoga, guided imagery, meditation and hypnosis. The workshops were based on recent research findings that indicate these treatments are effective and economical ways to treat and provide self-care for returning warfighters.

?Throughout our 237-year history, military medicine has been interested in providing the most effective means of keeping our warriors healthy and restoring them to function, if they are injured, ill or combat wounded. These modalities all have a degree of proven utility in maintaining and restoring health–our physicians, nurses and others need to be aware of their potential to help,? said Lieutenant General (retired) Eric Schoomaker, MD, PhD, who is the immediate past U.S. Army Surgeon General and currently serves as a scholar-in-residence at USU and coordinates his work with Samueli Institute.

Though our military medical system is the best in the world at treating traumatic injuries on the battlefield, there is much work to be done in treating the invisible wounds of war on the home front. Veterans are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), suicide, substance abuse and family problems.

The urgent need has led the military to expand its services and use research-based integrative practices to help thousands of returning warfighters. Samueli Institute is collaborating with USU in Bethesda, Md., to train the next generation of military doctors and other health care providers in complementary and integrative techniques to help maintain the readiness of the force and to combat the side effects of drug-centered approaches to stress and pain management.

?These practices are also restorative and important for self-care of the physicians and other health care providers themselves. If we want a health care system to provide more health and not just more medical treatment, we need to give our doctors and nurses skills in lifestyle and health promotion,? said Wayne B. Jonas, MD, President and CEO of Samueli Institute.

Two examples of current studies reflecting the positive impact integrative medicine can have in providing healing-oriented and drug-free approaches to care are the use of acupuncture for pain relief without medication and the use of healing touch in treatment of PTSD:

Battlefield Acupuncture:

The U.S. Air Force and Samueli Institute developed the first-known training program to teach military physicians a simple acupuncture procedure to deliver pain relief without medication. The success of this program led to an expansion to include integrating acupuncture into aeromedical evacuations from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Andrews Air Force Base.

PTSD & Healing Touch:

Recently, Samueli Institute collaborated with Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine on a randomized controlled trial of returning combat-exposed Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The study found that combat Marines receiving Healing Touch combined with guided imagery treatments showed a significant reduction in PTSD than their peers who received treatment as usual alone.

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About Samueli Institute:

Samueli Institute is a non-profit research organization supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes and their role in medicine and health care. Founded in 2001, the Institute is advancing the science of healing worldwide. Samueli Institute?s research domains include integrative medicine, optimal healing environments, the role of the mind in healing, behavioral medicine, health care policy, and military and veterans? health care. Our mission is to create a flourishing society through the scientific exploration of wellness and whole-person healing. More information can be found at SamueliInstitute.org.

About USU:

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the nation?s federal health sciences university. USU students are primarily active duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service who have received specialized education in tropical and infectious diseases, preventive medicine, TBI and PTSD, disaster response and humanitarian assistance, and acute trauma care. A large percentage of the university?s nearly 5,000 physician and 600 advanced practice nursing alumni are supporting operations around the world, offering their leadership and expertise. The University also has graduate programs in biomedical sciences, public health and oral biology, committed to excellence in research, which have awarded more than 400 doctoral and 900 masters degrees to date. For more information about USU and its programs, visit http://www.usuhs.mil.

Loma Linda, Calif. (PRWEB) December 17, 2012

Loma Linda University School of Public Health and Loma Linda University Church Health Ministries Committee are jointly hosting ?Move or Die ? You Have Only Two Choices!,? a series of seminars on exercise featuring health and fitness experts who will help people get in shape.

The seminars, spread over five weeks, are open to the public and will be held at Loma Linda University Church, 11125 Campus St., Loma Linda, Calif. 92354. The cost is $ 15 for the entire program, which includes supper. The supper is at 6 p.m., and the seminars are from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

?During the sessions, participants will be in contact with medical doctors, exercise trainers and specialists who will present the most updated and practical information regarding exercise and health,? said Dr. Hildemar Dos Santos, seminar coordinator and assistant professor in the Preventive Care Program at Loma Linda University School of Public Health.

The schedule of the seminars:

Jan. 9: ?The Other 23 Hours,? presented by Ernie Medina, DrPH. The seminar will feature exercise video games, tips on daily exercise, keeping your muscles moving during the day, and updates on exercise devices.

Jan. 16: ?Meet the Trainer,? presented by Eslam Omar, ACSM, CPT. The seminar will offer practical tips on exercise that can be done at home, proper exercise techniques, and practices to avoid.

Jan. 23: ?Meet the Doctor,? presented by Dr. Wayne Dysinger. The seminar will feature discussions on exercise and diseases, the advantages of aerobics and endurance, and physical activity prescription for the healthy and sick.

Jan. 30: ?Exercise and Aging,? presented by William Andress, DrPH. The seminar will feature discussions on anti-aging and age-appropriate exercises, and the exercise practices of select centenarians.

Feb. 6: ?Making Sense of Exercise,? presented by Hildermar Dos Santos, M.D., DrPH. The seminar will offer practical exercise tips and activities, games, and ?exercise for dummies.?

Information: 909-558-4570.

Photo caption: Health and fitness experts will help people get the most out of their workouts and get in shape at an upcoming series of seminars, ?Move or Die ? You Have Only Two Choices!,? hosted by Loma Linda University School of Public Health and Loma Linda University Church Health Ministries Committee. In this file photo, Dr. Hildermar Dos Santos demonstrates an exercise technique with participants from a previous seminar.

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About Loma Linda University (http://www.llu.edu)

Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist educational health-sciences institution with more than 4,300 students located in the Inland Empire of Southern California. Eight schools make up the University organization: Allied Health Professions, Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Religion. More than 55 programs ranging from certificates of completion and associate in science degrees to doctor of philosophy and professional doctoral degrees are offered. Students from more than 80 countries around the world and virtually every state in the nation are represented in Loma Linda University?s student body.

Kansas City, Mo. (PRWEB) October 18, 2012

Grantham University, a 61-year-old university with a history of meeting the educational needs of service members and veterans, had the distinguished honor of hosting Lieutenant Colonel Bilal S. Khan of the Baloch Regiment in the Pakistan Army at its Third Quarter Town Hall for employees on Thursday, October 11th. During his presentation, LTC Khan spoke about the relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.

?We consider ourselves very fortunate to have had LTC Khan join us,? said Joseph McGrath, President of Grantham University. ?His insights into relations between the United States and Pakistan provided a deeper perspective for our staff. I think we all walked out of our meeting feeling as though we added a great deal to our base of knowledge.?

LTC Khan is presently attending the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth. In December, he will return to Pakistan to take Command of an Infantry Battalion.

LTC Khan attended basic military training at Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, and subsequently was selected to attend the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, United Kingdom. He began his career in the Infantry in April 1995 and has held various command, staff, and instructional assignments. LTC Khan has also been an instructor, as well as the Adjutant, at the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.

LTC Khan deployed twice to the Siachen Glacier along the Line of Actual Contact with India and spent a year and a half long deployment on a United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone, West Africa. He is a graduate of Pakistan Army Command and Staff College, Quetta and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. He holds a Bachelor?s degree in Political Science from Peshawer University, Pakistan and a Master?s degree in Military Art and Science of Warfare from Balochistan University, Pakistan.

For further details on what LTC Khan discussed, visit the Grantham University blog at http://blog.grantham.edu/blog/bid/136717/4-Impressions-from-Pakistan-Lt-Colonel-s-Guest-Presentation-at-GU.

Over the last six decades, Grantham University has been committed to meeting the educational needs of service members, veterans, wounded warriors and military spouses. The University continues to expand and grow its degree program offerings, student support structure, and military scholarship opportunities to better meet the needs of those who serve. Earlier this year, Grantham was named one of the ?Top Military-Friendly Universities? by Military Advanced Education magazine for the fifth consecutive year.

For more information about Grantham University and its degree programs, visit http://www.grantham.edu or call 800-955-2527.

About Grantham University:

Established in 1951, Grantham University is a private institution that specializes in online education for the working adult student. Its mission is to provide accessible, affordable, professionally relevant online degrees in a continuously changing global society. Grantham University?s online undergraduate and graduate degree programs include: Accounting, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, Allied Health, Information Technology, Medical Coding and Billing, Nursing, Human Resource Management and Business Intelligence. Grantham University offers a military scholarship program for active duty, reserve, guard, veterans and military family members, as well as scholarships for law enforcement professionals. Grantham’s courses are 100 percent online, allowing students to study at home, at work, on Temporary Duty (TDY) or from almost anywhere in the world. Accredited since 1961 by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, Grantham University has compiled a distinguished record as a respected and accredited distance learning university spanning six decades of service to education.