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Soldier who lost four limbs has double-arm transplant (Update)
The first U.S. soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant.
Jan 28, 2013
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As pot goes proper, a history of weed
(AP)—The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal—at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana.
Dec 6, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Embattled childhoods may be the real trauma for soldiers with PTSD
New research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers challenges popular assumptions about the origins and trajectory of PTSD, providing evidence that traumatic experiences in childhood - not combat - may predict ...
Nov 19, 2012
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Soldiers claim illness after guarding KBR in Iraq
(AP)—A war contractor knew a critical southern Iraq oilfield plant was riddled with a well-known toxin but ignored the risk to soldiers while hurrying the project along, firing a whistleblower and covering up the presence ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Better battlefield triage, transport may raise severely wounded soldiers' survival rates
Wounded soldiers who sustained chest injuries in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) had higher mortality rates than soldiers in Korea and Vietnam, according to a military trauma study ...
Oct 4, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Vets' readjustment issues may spur PTSD treatment
(HealthDay)—The stress of readjusting to civilian life is a major reason some U.S. soldiers seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study finds.
Sep 6, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Rest periods crucial to allow soldiers' brains to heal from trauma
Soldiers should be given regular periods of respite to recover from combat exposure, experts argue, following the findings of a Dutch study of NATO soldiers returning from deployment in Afghanistan.
Sep 4, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
War is not necessarily the cause of post-traumatic stress disorder
Recent research carried out at Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, shows that surprisingly, the majority of soldiers exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome were suffering from poor mental health ...
Aug 17, 2012
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PTSD outcomes improve as US Army adds behavioral health screening to primary care
American Soldiers are reaping the rewards of an innovative Army program designed to identify and treat Soldiers at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression earlier by conducting behavioral health screening ...
Jun 6, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Soldiers who desecrate the dead see themselves as hunters
Modern day soldiers who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies are usually thought to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle. But, research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ...
May 21, 2012
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