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...produce oil and fuel. They used a small boat to travel around the often-flooded region. Hiding nearby were Patek and his local wife Rumaisah. Several times, the Dulmatin family hid in the jungle as the Philippine military launched air and artillery strikes against separatist rebels. Despite the stress of being on the run, the couple in late 2003 had their fourth child...
...disease from becoming serious enough to require pharmaceutical treatment. Most physicians also acknowledge that more frequent monitoring is likely more accurate: doctors take only one or two blood pressure measurements a year, when patients come into the office, but those readings can be influenced by a patient's stress or tenseness in the doctor's office (the "white coat syndrome"), and blood pressure can vary from day to day or even during a single day, depending on what a person is experiencing. "If somebody comes in and tells me they rushed in because they were late, and their blood pressure...
...Captivated opened the same week that Human Rights Watch issued a report on Guantanamo prisoners, noting that prolonged isolation had led to declining mental health. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other illnesses loom large in many of the artists' detention biographies. Perhaps the most skilled piece of work, a graceful glazed vase decorated with delicate yellow flowers and bold geometric shapes, is the work of 'Detainee B,' an Algerian who sought asylum in the U.K. only to be arrested in 2002 without charges or trial. Held in London's Belmarsh prison in solitary confinement for 22 hours...
...Bronze Stars, took his life on the 34th anniversary of his return home from Vietnam. He was proud of his service but said that in order to survive, he saw and did awful things he could never talk about. I don't know what the answer is, but posttraumatic stress disorder and depression have to be treated with more than a Band-Aid like Prozac. The Department of Veterans Affairs needs every dollar it gets to care for these brave warriors, and the public needs to know this will have to continue for years to come. RoseAnn Hassiepen-Hatfield, Wheaton...
...Bronze Stars, took his life on the 34th anniversary of his return home from Vietnam. He was proud of his service but said that in order to survive, he saw and did awful things he could never talk about. I don't know what the answer is, but posttraumatic stress disorder and depression have to be treated with more than a Band-Aid like Prozac. The Department of Veterans Affairs needs every dollar it gets to care for these brave warriors, and the public needs to know this will have to continue for years to come. RoseAnn Hassiepen-Hatfield WHEATON...