Amputation rate for US troops twice that of past wars
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US troops injured in Iraq have required limb amputations at twice the rate of past wars, and as many as 20 percent have suffered head and neck injuries that may require a lifetime of care, according to new data giving the clearest picture yet of the severity of battlefield wounds.
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BAGHDAD - Civilian deaths rose in August to their second-highest monthly level this year, according to figures compiled yesterday by the Associated Press. That raises questions about whether US strategy is working days before Congress receives landmark reports that will decide the course of the war.
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 29 -- A $50 million high-tech rehabilitation center opened its doors Monday, designed to serve the growing number of U.S. troops who return from war as amputees or with severe burns.
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A startling new household survey of Iraqis released last week claims as many as 1.2 million people may have died because of the conflict in Iraq - apparently lending weight to a 2006 survey in the Lancet that reported similarly high levels.
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As of Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at least 2,922 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,339 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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NEW YORK  - High rates of mental health disorders are being diagnosed among US military personnel soon after being released from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to investigators in San Francisco.
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More than 10,000 US military personnel have been wounded in Iraq, Pentagon figures show.
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WASHINGTON -- Nearly a third of the 1 million US military personnel called to duty in Afghanistan and Iraq have served two or more extended tours in combat zones, according to figures compiled by the Defense Department.
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As of Saturday, June 17, 2006, at least 2,502 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,972 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military&#039;s numbers.
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Among people with diabetes, wearing inadequate footwear triples the risk of lower-leg amputation, according to a report from Barbados.
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The Pentagon has released the names of the following US service members killed recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to an Associated Press count, at least 3,510 members of the US military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003. At least 25,830 have been wounded, the military says. In Afghanistan, at least 395 US personnel have died ...
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A study published by the Lancet says the risk of death by violence for civilians in Iraq is now 58 times higher than before the US-led invasion.
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The number of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq since military operations began in March 2003 has topped the 8,000 mark, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - U.S. researchers on  Monday unveiled a computerized prosthetic ankle and foot that  could change the lives of a growing number of amputees  returning from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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More than 8,000 others were wounded in the last two years, an American general said.
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America's major wars and the length of U.S. participation:
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Â· Iraq and Afghanistan casualties to get HIV tests  Â· Poor record keeping at US field hospitals blamed