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Turning your home into a “smart home” may provide you with a little peace of mind because you have the convenience of everything being automated and activated by the sound of your voice or touch of a finger through an app.  You don’t have to be home to activate the amenities of your smart house.  You can be in another country and turn off your lights, activate your security system and more from anywhere in the world.  CES 2017 unveiled the most innovative and impressive smart home products that include everything from security systems, monitoring systems, televisions, appliances, utilities, remotes, furniture, solar panels, garage doors, water systems, air purifiers, home theaters, and even mops and vacuums.  CES - Opobotics (Photo by Michael Boykin Sr.) These smart products are designed to make your life easier.  But what happens if there is a natural disaster and it affects the internet?   The results of this could be devastating if your ...

PTSD is a mental health disorder that results in heart disease (HD) associated with traumatic exposure.  The study found that PTSD was associated with HD mortality, lower intelligence, lifetime alcohol abuse and dependence, lifetime depression and antisocial personality.  18,581 men who served in the US Army during the Vietnam War were a part of the study that concluded with telephone interviews to mortality follow-up from 1985 to 2000.  The study included age, race and veteran status, characteristic traits, years of smoking and body mass index.  When it comes to war the military is the first to respond, therefore they should be the first considered when it comes to treatment for PTSD.     Tweet: PTSD results in HD associated with traumatic exposure through COX regression study of men who served in Vietnam War. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3552245/ Facebook:   Copy and paste hyperlink of article and case study to pages related...