News tagged with war injuries

Iraq war killed 120,000, cost $800 billion, study finds

At least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops died in Iraq between the outbreak of war in 2003 and the US withdrawal in 2011, researchers estimated on Friday.

Health Mar 15, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

In combat vets and others, high rate of vision problems after traumatic brain injury

Visual symptoms and abnormalities occur at high rates in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI)—including Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans with blast-related TBI, reports a study, "Abnormal Fixation in Individuals with ...

Neuroscience Feb 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Pioneering doctor remembered for Paralympic idea

(AP)—The Olympics have Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern games. The Paralympics have Sir Ludwig Guttmann.

Other Aug 28, 2012 | not rated yet | 0