Federal government taps ancient healing methods to treat native American soldiers
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The veterans administration teams up with medicine men to use sweat lodges and talking circles to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Uganda is bringing traditional medicine out of the bush and integrating it into the national health system.
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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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Chinese villagers, believing the bones had magical properties, ground them down and used them in traditional medicines.
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The U.S. Army will start training all soldiers on Wednesday to recognize signs of post-traumatic stress and seek help when needed, but it still lacks the mental health resources to treat those troops.
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A study of an ancient human pest - head lice â-uggests that the ancestors of today&#39;s American Indians may have met and fought with pre-humans long extinct elsewhere, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Armed with miniaturized medical devices, surgeons bring advanced care to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan just moments after they're hurt. By Randy Dotinga.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A research project designed to increase access of Native Americans in South Dakota to cancer clinical trials and new cancer treatments has received a five-year, &#36;5.4 million grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
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The government pledges to improve medical treatment after claims of neglect of returning UK troops.
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For centuries, members of the Lakota, Cheyenne and other American Indian tribes have been climbing Bear Butte to fast and hold religious ceremonies.
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MTUBATUBA, South Africa  - Tryphina Ngwenya slides a pink condom over the magic wooden stick normally used to conjure up ancestral spirits, unleashing a ripple of laughter among her audience of traditional South African healers.
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The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan won state approval Wednesday to place a Wiccan religious symbol on his memorial plaque, something the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had refused.
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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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U.S. health officials said on Friday they approved a new device that could help save the arms and legs of injured soldiers and trauma victims.
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Amricans are kindly asked to trace their family medical history, as one of the best way to ensure oneâs longevity. US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their
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The last major push by the U.S. Army against American Indian tribes took place in the late 1800s. But a new report finds the military still poses a danger to American Indians.
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The ancient Chinese therapy of acupuncture can help ease pain and improve movement for people with arthritis of the knee, a new study concludes.