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News tagged with 'PTSD'

Posted by Jane Akre
November 13, 2009 10:51 AM

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common brain change seen in about one in five veterans returning from Iraq and Afganistan. Now researchers are scanning the brain and are able to see subtle traumatic brain injuries - the first step to effective treatment for all kinds of neurological disorders that come from trauma.

Posted by Jane Akre
July 13, 2009 11:14 AM

Supplements of omega-3 fatty acids or DHA along with moderate alcohol consumption, may help fight the ravages of Alzheimer's disease, these three studies find, although the results were mixed. 

Posted by Chrissie Cole
December 19, 2008 10:01 AM

A group of military veterans filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government on Wednesday claiming they were illegally denied disability benefits despite being diagnosed with severe cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, that should qualify them for lifetime free care.

Posted by Staff Writer
July 12, 2007 11:34 AM

One in Eight Soldiers Suffers from PTSD after Returning from War Updated July 2007: Right now there are hundreds of thousands of American soldiers fighting in Iraq. The sights and sounds of war can be very difficult for these men to process. Many of the soldiers are unable to remove these images from t

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