Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_he_me/med_brain_injury"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081202/capt.cps.ojt50.021208162613.photo00.photo.default-512x366.jpg?x=130y=92q=85sig=PFQCgmrQtpKcUrL.TEDoKQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A US Soldier looks at the sky as he sits atop of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a patrol on the outskirts of Baghdad, in 2005. Traumatised by the battlefield or the anguish of divorce caused by long absence from home, many American troops in Iraq are increasingly shedding their macho image and visiting Combat Stress Clinics.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like dementia, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>

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