Taking Medications Correctly From the WebMD Archives
Claudia was doing well. The Prozac she d been prescribed was working to treat her depression. She was handling a high-stress job, enjoying life as a newlywed, and making progress in therapy.
Then she went to a birthday party for her boss. She knew alcohol was off-limits for people, like herself, on anti-depressants. Alcohol is a depressant, her psychiatrist had warned. It could counteract the Prozac.
But believing the consequences would be minor, Claudia (not her real name) ordered a margarita. By the time she d finished a second one, she was drunk. And she was flirting with a woman. I was a different person aggressive, she says.
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping legislative package Tuesday that aims to help veterans facing a variety of challenges, including homelessness, access to care for women and Native Americans, toxic exposure and the coronavirus.
Women veterans, students would see expanded services and benefits under new law January 5 Airmen from the 50th Space Wing walk during the Colorado Springs Veteran’s Day Parade on Nov. 5, 2016. (Christopher DeWitt/Air Force) After a lengthy wait, President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping veterans policy measure that includes new protections for women veterans, student veterans and individuals struggling with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The measure was approved by Congress in mid-December but, due to the size of the bill, wasn’t delivered to the White House until Christmas Eve. Trump signed the measure into law Monday afternoon, just a few hours before the deadline to finalize the bill.
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A provision in the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 designates COVID-19 as a presumptive illness a descriptor that paves the way for affected service members or veterans who suffer long-term consequences of the virus to receive compensation and benefits.
To be eligible for disability, the individual must have served on active duty for more than 48 hours at one time and developed the illness during service or within 14 days after the qualifying period of duty.
The department has the ability to decide whether a veteran qualifies should they develop COVID-19 after the 14-day time frame.