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Health

Physical Brain Injuries In Veterans Have Long-Term Effects

Physical Brain Injuries In Veterans Have Long-Term Effects

For years, it was believed that the shell-shock syndrome experienced by many Vietnam War veterans...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 18:47

Post-heart-attack angst can hurt your heart, German experts warn

Hamburg - A patient who receives an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICDs) after a heart attack...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 15:20
Cases Of Asthma And PTSD After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Increase

Cases Of Asthma And PTSD After 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Increase

Cases of asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are rampant among people who experienced...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 13:21
More Asthma And PTSD Cases Among Sept. 11 Attacks Witnesses

More Asthma And PTSD Cases Among Sept. 11 Attacks Witnesses

Seven years after the terrorist attacks on the New York’s Twin Tours the health of hundreds of...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 14:45
Suicide Rates Higher Among Young Male Veterans

Suicide Rates Higher Among Young Male Veterans

A report released by the American Department of Veterans Affairs revealed that the suicide rate...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 14:30
VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

Pfizer’s Chantix is once again in the center of attention but not in a good way, following the...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 15:21

PTSD Haunts One in Eight 9/11 Survivors

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center appeared to have left one in eight...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 15:09
VA Staffer Involved in Email Scandal Testifies

VA Staffer Involved in Email Scandal Testifies

Norma Perez, an employee with the post-traumatic stress disorder program at the Olin E. Teague...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 16:05
Troops To Be Treated for Free by Private Therapists

Troops To Be Treated for Free by Private Therapists

As the U.S. military is short on therapists, thousands of private counselors have decided to...
» read full story May 26th, 2008 - 11:50
Mental Illness Translates in Billions in Lost Earnings for the US

Mental Illness Translates in Billions in Lost Earnings for the US

Mental illnesses became not only a national problem, but they also cost Americans at least $193...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 12:58
Children at High Risk of Delusion and PTSD after Intensive Care

Children at High Risk of Delusion and PTSD after Intensive Care

Nearly one in three children admitted in pediatric intensive care units (PICU) will have...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 10:19

Study Says Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Are Depressed

An independent study released Thursday by the Rand Corp. reveals that 20 percent of military...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 00:07
What Makes Us Resistant to Trauma Stress Disorder?

What Makes Us Resistant to Trauma Stress Disorder?

A new study reveals why some people are able to recover from a traumatic event, while others...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 23:36
Study Links Vets’ Symptoms to PTSD, Not to Brain Injuries

Study Links Vets’ Symptoms to PTSD, Not to Brain Injuries

A new military study found that soldiers who suffered concussions in Iraq were not only at higher...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 16:19
Mental Disorders Still Persist after Hurricane Katrina

Mental Disorders Still Persist after Hurricane Katrina

A survey made by Sandro Galea, M.D., Dr. P.H., of the University of Michigan School of Public...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 10:42
Asthma Rates Have Risen in Children After 9/11

Asthma Rates Have Risen in Children After 9/11

Children exposed to the dust cloud following the September 11 collapse of the twin towers were...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 13:35
Study Identifies Veterans' Groups with Higher Suicide Rates

Study Identifies Veterans' Groups with Higher Suicide Rates

A recent study published online in the American Journal of Public Health revealed interesting...
» read full story October 31st, 2007 - 17:22
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U.S.

Veterans Day Celebrated on November 11

Veterans Day Celebrated on November 11

Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, Veterans Day, a day dedicated to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 16:30
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Specials

Around 70,000 Developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after 9/11

Around 70,000 Developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after 9/11

A new study by the World Trade Center Health Registry claims that the 9/11 terrorist attack led to...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 22:55
VA Staffer’s E-Mail Calls for Fewer PTSD Diagnoses

VA Staffer’s E-Mail Calls for Fewer PTSD Diagnoses

An employee with the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 13:18
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World

Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins

Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins

Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs insists it has done a lot to improve healthcare...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 12:11
US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

A report by the U.S. Army Thursday reveals that more than a quarter of U.S. soldiers on...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 14:41
Charlotte Officials still Searching for Missing Ex-Marine

Charlotte Officials still Searching for Missing Ex-Marine

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office continued their search for missing marine Eric Hall on...
» read full story February 10th, 2008 - 19:11
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