military service members

Study finds 1 in 5 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from PTS...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 23:00

Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan -- 300,000 in all -- report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slight more than half have sought treatment.Researchers found about 19 percent of returning service members report that they experienced a possible traumatic brain injury while deployed, with 7 percent reporting both a probable brain injury and current PTSD or major depression.


 

15 Hepatitis Infections Tied to Ex-Nurse

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 03/21/2008 - 03:35

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers during surgery....