Tag Archive

PTSD leaves physical footprints on the brain

Published on July 27, 2008 By Admin

At a recent conference for some of the area’s leading neurologists, San Francisco physicist Norbert Schuff captured his colleagues’ attention when he presented colorful brain images of U.S. soldiers who had returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The yellow areas, Schuff explained during his presentation at the city’s Veterans [...]

Court: Soldier's life sentence stands

Published on July 7, 2008 By
Court: Soldier's life sentence stands
Macon Telegraph, GA - 1 hour ago
AP Georgia's top court has unanimously upheld the life in prison sentence for an Iraq war veteran convicted in the stabbing death of a fellow infantryman.

Joe Dwyer made famous in Iraq photo dies

Published on July 5, 2008 By

WARREN ZINN / FILE Pfc. Joe Dwyer carried a young Iraqi boy who was injured during a heavybattle between the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry Regiment and Iraqi forces near the village ofAl Faysaliyah, Iraq, on March 25, 2003. Dwyer died of an apparent overdose at his home inNorth Carolina on June 29, 2008. During the [...]

Iraq Vets With PTSD Used as Chantix Guinea Pigs | InjuryBoard Houston – InjuryBoard.com

Published on June 17, 2008 By

Washington Times Iraq Vets With PTSD Used as Chantix Guinea Pigs | InjuryBoard Houston InjuryBoard.com, FL – 2 hours ago Today the Washington Times and ABC News are reporting that soldiers returning from Iraq are being used as test patients for medications that have been … Today the Washington Times and ABC News are reporting [...]