By Gregg Zoroya – USA Today
Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 19:21:48 EDT
Military scientists have identified genes and proteins called biomarkers that could enable doctors to tailor personalized treatments for troops suffering traumatic injuries, such as those caused by roadside bombs.
Researchers hope the troops will heal and recover faster, said Navy Cmdr. Eric Elster, [...]
Mohammad Malek is
heading home for now, but he’s taking a few waves first.
By LAYLAN CONNELLY
The Orange County Register
Mohammad Malek sat in a bush, bleeding, waiting for help. While riding his bike home from his job at a bakery, Malek, then 16, had stopped to wander off the road to gather twigs so his family could
make [...]
Skydiving wounded veterans take leap for a cause
More than a dozen want amputees to know ‘life’s not over’
By ERICKA MELLON   Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle    March 30, 2009, 6:56AM
James Nielsen Chronicle
U.S. Army Sgt. John Botts, left, completes a tandem skydive with instructor Ben Morson during the “Wounded Warriors Skydive with Airborne Amputees” in Rosharon on [...]
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