A coalition of psychologists charged with analyzing the military's mental health system came to some startling conclusions. They found that the war in Iraq is not only taxing to everyone involved, it has stressed the health organization to the point that many Iraq war soldiers, veterans and their families are not receiving the needed psychological help they need.

The task force says "relatively few high-quality" mental health programs exist in the military now. According to a 67-page report, the health experts are calling for an immediate change

Women who are providing their own human eggs for donation to infertile parents are on the rise. Human egg donation used to be considered a rarity. However, the current demand for eggs and the increasing compensation provided to donors has been studied to determine if women have been more compelled to contemplate donation and go ahead and exchange their eggs for money.

"...Researchers concluded that, although the egg donors had good use for the money they received as compensation, $5,000 is not so high as to be coercive. Increasing reimbursement to $7,000 might attract more donors, but it is not clear whether it would increase the risk of coercion," according to the highlights of the ASRM

Medical students and residents all across the country are convening on Monday to lobby Capital Hill. More than 300 American Medical Association (AMA) students have planned to visit over 200 legislators from both the Congress and the Senate in an effort to urge policies to ease medical student debt, preserve and reform the Medicare health care system, and provide help for the medically uninsured.

"Congress ... has the power to help medical students ease the enormous debt burden they shoulder after medical school," said AMA Board Member Chris DeRienzo, a fourth-year medical student from Duke University School of Medicine

Official doctors of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) joined forces as "Federal partners" by signing an agreement to share medical information in the review and use of drugs, biologics and medical devices regulated by the FDA on Tuesday.

It is the purpose and goal of both departments to further promote an enhanced knowledge, efficiency and expertise base to collaborate

A latest survey made by the School Nutrition Association has shown that more U.S. students particularly in kindergarten through 12th grade, are shifting to healthy diets and reject junk foods.

The result of the study, made available on Monday show that students now prefer eating carrots and fresh vegetables instead of the usual French fries. The result of the study were drawn from data collated between 1998 and 2006