Disaster Workers Have High Rate of Stress Disorders
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NEW YORK  - Firefighters and other  first-responders to disasters often face both immediate and  long-term psychological effects, researchers report, but early  symptoms may help identify those at greatest risk of lasting  problems.
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Huge casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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NEW YORK  - Workers at one U.S. nuclear facility have suffered higher-than-average rates of certain cancers, a study shows -- suggesting that on-the-job exposures are to blame.
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NEW ORLEANS -- More Gulf Coast residents are thinking seriously about suicide or showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder as the recovery from Hurricane Katrina inches along, a new survey finds.
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Researchers studying the emotional aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon reported that depression and post-traumatic stress remained significant two years later in an office of military and civilian employees who lost two dozen of their colleagues.
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In this nation beset by violence, disease and environmental devastation, weary relief workers struggled yesterday to gauge the magnitude of the latest disaster
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Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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A new report finds that soldiers who suffered concussions in the war were at higher risk for post-traumatic stress disorder than those with other injuries.
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Humans are not alone in suffering from stress-related illnesses, a team of British veterinarians reported: their pet cats can be affected too.
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Dozens of casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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US scientists show how the body's own natural stress hormone could soothe post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long, fairly predictable list of threats to their health.
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Work really can kill you, according to a study on Wednesday providing the strongest evidence yet of how on-the-job stress raises the risk of heart disease by disrupting the body's internal systems.
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Men and women with mental  disorders, including substance abuse or addiction, report  higher levels of conflict between work and their family lives,  Canadian researchers report.
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One year after Hurricane Katrina, many IT managers in New Orleans have shored up their systems. But they still face a shortage of available workers and an overload of fatigue and stress.
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STRESS was responsible for more than a fifth of heart attacks worldwide, one of the world&#39;s most comprehensive studies of heart disease has found.
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Children in families facing chronic stress such as conflict between parents or violence in the home become sick more often than children under less stress, according to a study published on Monday.