US soldiers in Iraq fighting drug-resistant bacteria after injuries
... Investigator Matthew E. Griffith, MD, (Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas) and colleagues found that drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex are not p...Weill Cornell researchers use 'Virtual Iraq' simulation to study post-traumatic stress disorder
... A recent...For Iraq veterans, migraines may be sign of other problems
... The study involved 3,621 United States Army soldiers who were given a health screening questionnaire within 90 days after returning from one year of combat duty in Iraq. A total of 2,167 of the soldiers, or 60 percent, completed the...Mental illnesses appear common among veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
... Some reports have suggested that soldiers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the most recent military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, experience high rates of substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions, according to background...Iraqi people likely to suffer psychological damage
... ... With an excess of over 500,000 violent deaths, there will no doubt have been many more people exposed to grave violence. It therefore seems likely that the nation of Iraq may suffer a double blow, firstly by losing a sizeable propor...Injured, ill children treated at U.S. military hospital in Iraq
... Military hospitals are likely to encounter injured children as wars move away from the battlefield and into civilian territories, according to background information in the article. Children sometimes serve as so...Deployment to Iraq war associated with increased risk for adverse neuropsychological effects
... Since early 2003, significant numbers of military personnel have been deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Although contemporary battlefield measures have improved war-zone survival, success in preventing fatalities has not eliminated...Reconstructing a healthcare system in Iraq
New Haven, Conn. Nurses in Iraq listed building new hospitals, English language training and creating more autonomy and respect for their profession as priorities in reconstructing a healthcare system in the war ravaged country, according to a study by researchers at Yale School of Nursing.... ... A total of 744 surveys were collected from nurses in the Dohuk and Erbil regions of northern Iraqi...Deployment to Iraq War may not have affected health of UK armed forces
Regular personnel in the UK armed forces who served in the Iraq War have not, so far, suffered from ill health 3 years post-conflict, according to a paper published online today (Tuesday May 16, 2006) by The Lancet. The authors warn, however, that it is premature to conclude that there has been no effect of deployment to Iraq, and further follow-up is needed....... Matthew Hotopf and colleagues a...No evidence of 'Iraq War Syndrome'
UK researchers have found no evidence for a new Iraq War syndrome in male armed forces personnel deployed to the 2003 conflict. They report their findings in a paper published online today (Tuesday May 16, 2006) by The Lancet. ...... UK armed forces personnel who took part in the 1991 Gulf War experienced an increase in symptoms of ill health, commonly known as Gulf War syndrome. There has been s...University of Utah surgeon returns from Iraq to help start-up company fight cancer
Dr. James McGreevy will have little time to rest as he returns from his 8-week tour of duty in Iraq as a flight surgeon. He is co-founder and co-inventor of the technology behind Vestan--a medical imaging technology company that has recently been granted a Virtual Incubator Program Award (VIP Award) from the University of Utah's Technology Commercialization Office and the University of Utah Resea...Coalition's refusal to record Iraq's civilian deaths failing to respect international law
The US-led Coalition is failing to respect the Geneva Conventions by refusing to facilitate an accurate count of civilian deaths in Iraq, states an editorial in this week's issue of THE LANCET. ...... Last week, a dossier produced by Iraq Body Count (IBC), an organisation set up with the aim of tracking civilian deaths in Iraq, revealed that 24 865 civilians have died since the war in Iraq began....Harvard scientists report public health impact of 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait
Boston, MA-- Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) made public the findings of Phase I of their investigation of the public health impacts on Kuwaiti Nationals of Iraq's 1990 invasion and seven-month occupation of Kuwait. The report was released Wednesday, June 29, 2005. ... ...Three years ago HSPH was retained by Kuwait to determine whether there were substantial...