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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - As U.S. troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan, many are coming home with mental and emotional damage brought on by war -- and not just the human soldiers.Crews at Lackland Air Force Base, where all of the military's ...

HONOLULU (Reuters Health) - New research shows high rates of sleep disorders among veterans of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or head injuries.The study conducted at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, found ...

(Reuters) - A cancer diagnosis can leave lasting psychological scars akin to those inflicted by war, with the impact in some cases lasting for years, U.S. researchers found in a study.More than a decade after being told they had the disease, nearly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blocking a hormone involved in the body's stress response may change the way people remember negative memories, according to a new study.But it's still unclear exactly how the drug involved works, and if the finding has implications ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Matthew Doyle grew up by the beach in Santa Monica, California, and with his slim physique and tattooed forearms, looks like he has been surfing his entire life.But it took three tours of duty half a world ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. military veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder -- a condition marked by severe anxiety, sleep disruptions, hyperarousal and impaired concentration -- have double the risk of dying and a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, researchers said on ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When animals attack, some kids might develop post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.That's the message of a new study that followed kids in China after they came to the emergency room (ER) for animal bites - the cause ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Military service members with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to develop diabetes than their counterparts without PTSD symptoms, results of a new study hint.While previous research has suggested that depression increases the risk ...

FORT RILEY, Kansas (Reuters) - The U.S. military is experimenting with aroma therapy, acupuncture and other unorthodox methods to treat soldiers traumatized by combat experiences, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday.He said the experiments showed promise.Gates touted possible treatments for post-traumatic ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. combat soldiers in Iraq who received a shot of morphine within an hour of being wounded were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported on Wednesday.The painkiller injections are no guarantee of preventing PTSD, according to ...