It will reduce pain, swelling and itching, as well as aid in faster healing. 1  Cut the meaty portion of an aloe vera leaf to extract the gel. If you do not have an aloe vera plant, you can use aloe vera gel readily available in most stores.  Chill the aloe vera gel in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
Presents the multiple stressors that children of active duty military personnel, National Guard, and Reservists often experience during their parents' multiple deployments. Includes 2010 statistics on the 1.76 million children and youth in military families.
In a 2007 poll, Americans were asked a similar questionâthey were asked to give their âbest guessâ of how many nuclear weapons the United States had. In this case, the median response was 1,000. At that time, the deployed and reserve weapons totaled about 10,000. The answers were again ten times too low.