Monday Health.mil News Round-Up: USU Faculty, Students Celebrate Scientific Excellence During ‘Research Days’; For Digital Eyestrain, Doctors Advise Blink, Look Away; Marathon Runner Urges Military Families to Join the UltimateMe PALA+ Challenge

The following articles were recently posted on Health.mil:

USU Faculty, Students Celebrate Scientific Excellence During ‘Research Days’
May 15, 2015

Fourth-year medical student Army 2nd Lt. Mitchell Harris has seen what happens when the bone of a service member with an amputation begins to grow abnormally. It breaks through the skin and causes the prosthetic not to fit properly. Harris is trying to find a way to identify bone lesions that might become a problem and treat them before the bone grows.

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/15/USU-Faculty-Students-Celebrate-Scientific-Excellence-During-Research-Days

For Digital Eyestrain, Doctors Advise Blink, Look Away
May 15, 2015

Humans normally blink about 18 times a minute. While staring at a computer—or video game, or hand held device—we blink only half as much, a situation that is resulting in computer vision syndrome (CVS), according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/15/For-Digital-Eyestrain-Doctors-Advise-Blink-Look-Away

Marathon Runner Urges Military Families to Join the UltimateMe PALA+ Challenge
May 13, 2015

“Many of my fellow President’s Council members are current or former professional athletes and I marvel at their accomplishments. Me? I was a college quarterback, but those days are far behind me. However, I still take my own fitness very seriously—in between bringing awareness to campaigns like The UltimateMe PALA+ Challenge, I’ve run 6 marathons, most recently the 2014 Boston Marathon."

Full story: www.health.mil/News/Articles/2015/05/13/Marathon-Runner-Urges-Military-Families-to-Join-the-UltimateMe-PALA-Challenge