Thousands of soldiers 'off sick'
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Up to one in 14 soldiers may be unfit for active service through sickness or injury, MoD figures suggest.
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Overstretch within the armed forces is driving away personnel and damaging morale, MPs warns.
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In a country already plagued by soaring sick leave costs, a new survey has found that 40 per cent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with ...
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Dozens of hospital wards across the UK have been forced to close due to outbreaks of winter virus
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The discovery of a high incidence of  malaria among U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan prompted  a call on Tuesday for doctors to check repatriated military  personnel for the disease.
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Many people are not being treated properly for a common illness that is a silent killer, a watchdog says.
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WASHINGTON -- Thirty percent of former US soldiers who have been called back to duty involuntarily to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to report on time, and eight have been declared AWOL, the Army said yesterday.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The war in Iraq is not over, but one legacy is already here in this city and others across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged soldiers.
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WASHINGTON -- Many Iraq war soldiers, veterans and their families are not getting needed psychological help because a stressed military's mental health system is overwhelmed and understaffed, a task force of psychologists found.
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The government may urge off-duty soldiers to wear their uniforms in a bid to boost public support.
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British troops injured in combat receive &quot;appalling&quot; treatment, senior army officers and charities have said, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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As thousands more wounded troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan, occupational therapists are now caring for a new generation of soldiers, working to return them to civilian life or the military using a variety of rehabilitation programs.
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A new study reveals that 1/3rd of returning veterans have a diagnosed mental illness, and young soldiers are paticularly vulnerable
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Four military recruits died in the past year and thousands others were sickened by a flu-like virus that the military once had a vaccine program for but abandoned to save money.
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The government must acknowledge that thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 Gulf War are suffering serious illnesses as a direct result, a heavyweight inquiry has concluded.
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After thousands were sickened in northern Iraq, health officials have confirmed two cases in the capital, and another has been reported in Basra.
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been struck down by a highly infectious stomach bug that swept the United Kingdom during the holiday period, doctors said on Thursday.