Toll at 12 dead in Canada Legionnaire's disease outbreak
The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Quebec City has risen to 12 since late July, health authorities in the Canadian city said Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Govt urges new focus on preventing suicides
(AP)—The Obama administration is urging a new focus on preventing suicides, especially among military veterans—and is beefing up the nation's crisis hotline to help.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2012 |
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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.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Novel aspects of posttraumatic stress disorder
A multivariate analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed by European researchers is expected to improve risk assessment and disease diagnosis.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Yoga, deep breathing used to treat soldiers' stress
Rich Low dreamed of Iraq long after he returned home from the war.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Bill would expand fertility coverage for veterans
(AP) — The roadside bomb that exploded outside Andrew Robinson's Humvee in Iraq six years ago broke the Marine staff sergeant's neck and left him without use of his legs. It also cast doubt on his ability ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 19, 2012 |
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Scientists identify new gene linked to PTSD
Investigators at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have identified a new gene linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, published online in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2012 |
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Telephone therapy technique brings more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans into mental health treatment
A brief therapeutic intervention called motivational interviewing, administered over the telephone, was significantly more effective than a simple "check-in" call in getting Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 26, 2012 |
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Veteran, UT Dallas Senior Finds Tools to Battle PTSD
(Medical Xpress) -- There are 1.7 million veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, and at least a third of them suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, according to the National Center for PTSD.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Improve care for veterans with PTSD: report
(HealthDay) -- Access to care for U.S. military service members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) must improve, says an Institute of Medicine report released Friday that also calls for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 13, 2012 |
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Study identifies factors related to violence in veterans
A national survey identifies which U.S. military veterans may be at most risk of aggression after deployment and what strategies could potentially help reduce likelihood of violence when service members return home.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2012 |
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One in eight heart patients suffer post-traumatic stress disorder
One in eight people who suffer a heart attack or other acute coronary event experience clinically significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a meta-analysis of 24 studies led by Columbia University ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 20, 2012 |
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PTSD linked to urinary incontinence in female veterans
(HealthDay) -- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is independently associated with urgency/mixed urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms in female veterans, according to a study published in the June issue of ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Almost half of new vets seek disability
(AP) -- America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
Health
May 27, 2012 |
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Study: Rates of PTSD among Afghanistan, Iraq soldiers dramatically lower than predicted
A decade after the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, studies have shown that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among troops is surprisingly low, and a Harvard researcher credits the drop, in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2012 |
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