Amid
all the health-care hoopla this week, a few hearings took place that
went unnoticed. These hearings also had quite a bit to do with health
care,
but nobody paid much attention, preferring to watch what one Democrat
called the "dog-and-pony" show going on at the Blair House.
One hearing this
week was conducted by the House Veterans Affairs committee and looked
into the relationship between medication and veteran suicide.
Chairman Bob Filner, D-Calif., said that with Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, or PTSD, and Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBI, being the
signature wounds of the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental
health issues have "taken center stage." more>>>>>>>