Ptsd

IED Blasts Leave Lasting Damage On The Brains of Survivors

IED Blasts Leave Lasting Damage On The Brains of Survivors

Over 2,500 U.S. service members have been killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, and over 20,000 more have been injured. A new study has revealed that IED blasts leave lasting signatures on the brains of combat veterans who survive the attack. The regions...

There Are At Least 300 Veterans On Death Row, And Many Suffer From PTSD

There Are At Least 300 Veterans On Death Row, And Many Suffer From PTSD

A new report found military veterans account for one in 10 inmates on death row. According to Yahoo! News, on Tuesday, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released a report estimating approximately 300 of the roughly 3,000 inmates on death row are veterans, the majority of whom reportedly...

How “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” Obscures A Serious Illness

How “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” Obscures A Serious Illness

View this image › Ten years ago, Jeannette Burmeister was working full throttle, logging 80-hour weeks as an attorney specializing in international commercial and employment law at the San Francisco area offices of a major law firm. So when she developed a sinus infection over the Christmas...