AP - The number of troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007, the most violent year so far in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon records show.
AP - The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun.
Reuters - For very small babies with a
buildup of fluid on the brain that requires a shunt to relieve
cranial pressure, there's a very high risk of that'll have
cognitive impairment and movement problems in early childhood,
researchers report.
Reuters - Newly diagnosed cases of
post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops sent to Iraq
and Afghanistan surged 46.4 percent in 2007, bringing the
five-year total to nearly 40,000, according to U.S. military
data released on Tuesday.
Reuters - Community-based programs could
offer an acceptable way for overweight and obese teens to trim
down, Australian researchers report.
