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Yesterday's tragic shooting at Fort Hood underscores the importance of taking care of our troops and veterans who have issues with post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or suicide.

Tinnitus, or ringing of the ears, is the most common injury experienced by veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The distressing condition may also temporarily affect 75 percent of people ages 18 to 30 who frequent concerts and nightclubs where loud music is played.

According to estimates, over 100,000 cancer deaths occur from obesity. Excess body fat fuels cancer cells. According to studies, many cancer deaths are preventable through weight management, yet public awareness is low, according to findings from the American Institute of Cancer Research.

Women who undergo mastectomy now have a different option for breast reconstruction that combines tummy tuck. The surgery, called a DEIP (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator) flap procedure, uses skin and fat from the abdomen to reconstruct the breasts, providing a tummy tuck at the same time.

As worries about swine flu and the normal cold and flu season weight heavily upon everyone, it is important to keep your energy up. Some simple energy boosters can help you fight fatigue, prevent flu and colds, and help you better enjoy the upcoming holiday season.

The researchers found on-pump CABG doesn't impair outcomes or cognition any more than off-pump CABG procedures.

Picture this: children across America are sitting in front of the TV watching food commercials to the tune of more than five per hour. More than 70 percent of those commercials are for fast food, sugary foods, and other high-calorie items, all of which can contribute to childhood obesity.

The use of marijuana (cannabinoids) may be helpful in treating patients who have post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new study released by the University of Haifa’s Department of Psychology. Post-traumatic stress disorder is especially a concern among war veterans.

Breast cancer cells that spread to the lymph nodes change form, a discovery that surprised Breakthrough Breast Cancer researchers in Great Britain. This new finding about the activity of breast cancers may lead to different ways to treat the disease.

Childhood brain tumors cast long shadows on survivors. These shadows are in the form of ongoing cognitive problems which affect the survivors level of education, employment and income, all in a negative way.