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AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability
's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.A staggering 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now seeking compensation for injuries they say are service-related. That is more than double the estimate of 21 percent who

AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability

's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

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Thinking in foreign language reduces dumb decisions

People who think problems through in a foreign language - and it doesn't matter which one - make more rational decisions and are more apt to take smart risks, especially in the financial realm,

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Heart rules the head while making financial decisions
Our 'gut feelings' influence our 'rational' thought, when people are faced with financial offers that are deemed to be unfair, according to a new study.

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Gut feelings override rational thought in financial matters
Our 'gut feelings' influence our decisions, overriding 'rational' thought, when we are faced with financial offers that we deem unfair, says a new study.

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Attention key to recovery in stroke, feel researchers
Attention may have an important bearing on the successful recovery after a stroke, reseachers believe.

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