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By Don Sapatkin
Inquirer Staff Writer
42 years after Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy first waved his tricorder
over a patient to make a diagnosis in the original Star Trek, scientists
yesterday presented the basis for a handheld electronic nose to detect the most
common kind of cancer.
It is far from ready for
prime time. But the concept - using nanotechnology to "sniff" the air
and instantly detect a telltale pattern of chemicals - could have widespread
application, from military (catching a whiff of a buried land mine) to medical
(early detection of certain diseases by the odor they give off).
Back to the days of
Hippocrates, doctors have relied heavily on smell. A diabetic's breath is
sweet. Infections are foul-smelling.
Although odor still plays a
role, modern medical technology has largely eclipsed the human nose as a
primary diagnostic tool.
The latest research was
inspired partly by the canine nose. Following up on decades of anecdotal
reports, a 2004 study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science
confirmed that two trained dogs correctly "reported" melanoma in
several Florida
patients.
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DOL Launches Web Site for Employers Hiring Veterans With Brain Injuries and Stress |
The Labor Department Aug. 20 launched America's Heroes at Work, an online
resource that will assist employers in hiring military veterans who have traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder, two increasingly common post-battlefield conditions.
At a press conference convened to introduce the program, Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao said the program's purpose is to "help these transitioning veterans succeed in the workplace" by establishing "a comprehensive
Web site" that "educates employers, human resources professionals, and
the workforce system" in how to assist veterans to "return to full,
productive lives through work."
The new America's
Heroes at Work Web site (http://www.AmericasHeroesAtWork.gov) is intended to provide information for employers about TBI and PTSD as well as guidance on implementing workplace accommodations for affected employees. In addition, it will supply information about job coaching and mentoring programs. The Web site also includes contact information for the Job Accommodation Network, which gives employers personalized assistance with job accommodations for disabled veterans.
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'War Stories' Have Some Facing Prison |
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August
18, 2008
The
Oklahoman
John Smith said he
was a Navy SEAL who was imprisoned in Vietnam after his helicopter was
shot down.
Troy Brodrick spoke
in schools about his 30-year military career in which he earned three Purple
Hearts and flew President Eisenhower as an Air Force One pilot.
William Whitely, a
former University
of Oklahoma professor,
told stories of his career as a Navy SEAL while he served as a mentor to Naval
ROTC students who wanted to follow in his footsteps.
Trouble is, they
were lying.
Smith, Brodrick and
Whitely are among a growing nest of military imposters, people who make up
military careers or exaggerate their service.
Such lies might
seem harmless, especially when legitimate veterans have been known to tell
aggrandized tales to make their service seem a bit more exciting. But it's a
source of frustration for those who truly earned such accolades, and in many
cases it's a violation of federal law.
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Vietnam Memorial Plans To Add Faces To Names |
 PITTSBURGH
(KDKA) - Thirty-five years after the Vietnam War, Steelers legend Rocky Bleier,
who was wounded in Vietnam,
says a new Vietnam
Memorial Center
will heal old wounds.
"What the center is going to do will touch on that one-to-one personal
relationship that becomes so necessary in trying to close wounds and to heal a
people," Bleier said.
To be built underground, next to the current Vietnam Memorial on the Mall, the
new visitors center is also important to promote the value of service to
country says, Jan Scruggs, a wounded Vietnam vet who led the effort to
build the first memorial and the current addition.
"What we want to do as veterans is to give something back to America and to America's youth and to teach them
about these values," Scruggs said.
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