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 Bus Bomb Kills 12 in Baghdad

Follows a series of bombings in the capital

CNN CNN Aug 3, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bombs ripped through a minibus this morning in Baghdad, reports CNN, killing 12 and injuring 22 after a string of similar bombings in the region. Two more roadside bombs injured nine near a hospital and two near a convoy of SUVs. Elsewhere, a soldier was killed in an unrelated accident, marking August's first US casualty. More »

More about:  Iraq war • bombing • soldier • CNN • civilian casualties • roadside bomb • casualties • wounded

Powder Could Help Wounded Regrow Limbs

Substance extracted from pigs provides 'scaffold' for new tissue

CNN CNN May 27, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Powder sprinkled on the wounded hand of an Iraq veteran might help him regrow a lost finger, CNN reports. The new therapy, taking a cue from the regenerative abilities of salamanders, uses a powder made from pig tissue to trick the body into using stem cells to attract other cells—and eventually grow whole new body parts. More »

More about:  medical breakthrough • amputees • wounded • salamanders

Nonprofit Builds Free
Houses for Wounded Vets

Mass. group provides 'great ending to bad beginning'

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Mar 20, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A nonprofit group is putting up customized homes for badly injured vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Massachusetts-based Homes for Our Troops is building in 20 states, fueled by donated supplies, land, and labor. “When a vet is in need, people come out of everywhere to help,” the contractor-turned-founder says. More »

More about:  Iraq war • military • soldier • Iraq veterans • volunteer • Afghanistan veterans • wounded • injured

 Wounded Warriors
 Saluted at Pentagon

Quiet indoor ceremony honors injured

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Mar 13, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A poignant and little-known ceremony featuring wounded vets is held privately indoors at the Pentagon every six weeks, reports the Wall Street Journal. It's called the "Wounded Warrior March." Hundreds of Defense Department employees line the corridors of the Pentagon to applaud, cheer, shake hands, or hug servicemen wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.  More »

More about:  Iraq • Afghanistan • Pentagon • soldier • Defense Department • Marine • Walter Reed Army Medical Center • wounded • bereaved

Mirror Eases Phantom
Limb Pain

Reflection of healthy appendage helps fool brains of amputees

Reuters Reuters Nov 23, 07 8:44 PM CST
(Newser) - The phantom pain amputees experience from a missing limb can be dramatically reduced if they view their remaining leg or foot in a mirror, Reuters reports. The mirror tricks the brain into thinking the amputated limb is intact, researchers conclude. A controlled study of injured soldiers at Walter Reed found the technique dropped pain levels by 75%. More »

Bush Nominates Doc to Head Veteran Affairs

James B. Peake would be first physician and general to hold post

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 30, 07 9:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today nominated James B. Peake, a doctor and retired Army lieutenant general, to head the Veteran Affairs department, the LA Times reports. With his medical and military backgrounds, Peake is the perfect choice to overhaul the nation’s system for treating wounded soldiers, Bush says. A major report earlier this month called for major improvements in the system. More »

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