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News tagged with 'Veterans Affairs'

Traumatic Brain And PTSD Disorders Seen In Scans
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.

VA Blasted Over Tainted Procedures
Posted by Chrissie Cole
June 17, 2009 9:32 PM

Officials with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appeared before a Congressional subcommittee on Tuesday to discuss the exposure of thousands of veterans to HIV and other diseases.

Veterans and Long-Term Brain Injuries
Posted by Jane Akre
December 05, 2008 10:20 AM

This Institute of Medicine report finds that traumatic brain injury among returning Gulf War vets has long-term consequences, sometimes resulting in Alzheimer's like symptoms and often, unemployment.

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