News tagged with military troops
Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Mild brain injuries - once considered an under-recognized problem in returning military troops - are being overdiagnosed because the government is using soft criteria instead of hard medical evidence, an Army doctor ...
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Troops in Iraq fight bugs, parasites
May 07, 2007 |
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A parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies has become so common in Iraq that troops call it the "Baghdad boil."
Growth in military contracting blurs lines of accountability
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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The thriving use of private military contractors in place of citizen-soldiers allows nations to externalize the costs of war and outsource accountability during wartime, according to sociologist Katherine McCoy, writing in ...
Most Britons escape 'Iraq war syndrome'
May 16, 2006 |
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British troops serving in Iraq suffer post-conflict mental health problems at a far lower rate than U.S. military personnel, researchers say.
PTSD less common than depression and alcohol misuse amongst UK troops
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as is widely believed. A study published today ...
Raytheon launches e-mail system for troops
Nov 28, 2005 |
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Raytheon launched Monday a system that allows deployed troops to get access to their e-mails and other information directly.
US military tweets news from Afghanistan
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.
In combat zone, gastroenterologists put skills to test
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Most of today's gastroenterologists practice in relatively calm environments with patients of the same species. But for Dr. Leon Kundrotas and his colleagues working in Joint Base Balad, Iraq, the need to diagnose and treat ...
Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea.
China defence website gets 2 mln hack attacks: report
Nov 18, 2009 |
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The website of China's defence ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three months ago, state media said on Wednesday.
Iraq troops' PTSD rate as high as 35 percent, says new study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 14, 2009 |
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The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%, according ...
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