Screening for Brain Injury Is Set for Illinois Veterans
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The stateâs National Guard will be routinely screened for traumatic brain injuries after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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A presidential panel said yesterday that it is compiling a first-of-its-kind national survey to determine scientifically the extent of health-care problems for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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As many as 20 percent of U.S. combat troops who fought in Iraq or Afghanistan leave with signs they may have had a concussion, and some do not realize they need treatment, Army officials said Thursday.
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Seeking to put Alzheimer&#39;s disease on the same footing as cancer and heart disease, health officials are embarking on a landmark initiative that regularly will scan the brains and analyze the bodily fluids of 800 people.
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A presidential panel will issue its recommendations this week on how to improve military medical care, five months after reports about the barriers to care faced by those wounded in war first drew national attention.
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Henry Ford Health System will offer free mental health screenings in observance of National Depression Screening Day on Thursday. Participants will be screened for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized
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A panel studying illnesses among the veterans has concluded that many suffer from neurological damage caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, rejecting past findings.
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Almost one-third of U.S. soldiers seeking government health care after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with a mental problem, researchers said on Monday in a study calling for more emphasis on the mental wounds of war.
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About 800 older Americans will be asked to lend their brains to science this spring, part of a major government study to track early Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday said his staff is drafting a medical-malpractice reform plan that will be reviewed by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House
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The U.S. government insurance plan  for the elderly and disabled will pay for doctors to run PET  brain scans to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, U.S. officials  said on Thursday.
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More than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seeking medical treatment from the Veterans Health Administration report symptoms of stress or other mental disorders &#151; a tenfold increase in the last 18 months, according to an agency study.
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Brain scans could help predict whether people will develop schizophrenia, research suggests.
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The Army is trying to teach all of its soldiers to recognize symptoms of brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder &#151; and not be ashamed of seeking treatment for the signature injuries of the Iraq war.
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The Army plans to begin a program today to educate every soldier about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The rare effort to break the perceived stigma within the military on mental health problems comes as increasingly more troops return from battle with serious but...
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The care of people who fracture bones needs overhauling with screening for all over 50s, experts say.
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NEW YORK  - Athletes with a history of  concussion are at risk of suffering lasting symptoms the next  time they take a blow to the head, according to a study  published Monday.