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	On the lookout for Gulf War illness
		Military personnel who were sent to the Persian Gulf in 1991 were 25% to 30% more likely to report symptoms such as joint pain, headaches, sleep disturbances and difficulty concentrating than troops who were not deployed, according to Dr. Beatrice Golomb, a UC San Diego scientist who directs the VA's research advisory committee.
		A more serious effort to identify the causes of Gulf War illnesses would require a variety of tests, some doctors say, including complete cognitive evaluations and blood samples taken just before deployment, which many soldiers and reservists are not getting.
		Gulf War syndrome is so hard to define because the symptoms themselves are as numerous as the possible causes; they also are similar to those of other poorly understood conditions, such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
	www.ph.ucla.edu /epi/bioter/lookoutgulfwardis.html (1556 words)

	CNN.com In-Depth Specials - Gulf War
		Gulf War soldiers may have 'inhaled uranium' September 3, 2000
		The vagueness of the illnesses and the inability to find a cause led some veterans to charge the Pentagon was involved in a cover-up, which it vigorously denied.
		The lowest rate of illness in the study was found in veterans who served primarily on ships during the war, suggesting that proximity to the battlefield could be a risk factor in developing symptoms associated with Gulf War illness.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2001/gulf.war/legacy/gulf.war.illness (2143 words)

	Gulf War Illness Publication Abstracts
		Yet many Gulf War veterans have reported a host of symptoms that could be construed as coming from exposure to chemical or biological weapons.
		The survey was administered by telephone to 2,005 Gulf War veterans who served on the ground in the Kuwaiti theater of operations.
		An illness narrative describes the causes of the illness as perceived by the patient and is most often constructed out of the assertions, metaphors, folklore, causal attributions, and adduced causes common in the patient's culture.
	www.rand.org /multi/gulfwar/publicationabstracts.html (1884 words)

	Doctors Seek Cause of Gulf War Illness
		Data show that Gulf War veterans are no more likely to die or be hospitalized than their peers who never served in the region.
		The VA did announce in December that Gulf War veterans are twice as likely to suffer from Lou Gehrig's disease as their peers, but many experts question the finding because no scientific paper has been published to back it up.
		Researchers have verified that veterans of the Persian Gulf war are more likely to suffer from a range of chronic symptoms including memory and thinking problems, fatigue, joint pain, depression, anxiety, insomnia, headaches and rashes.
	home.att.net /~vetcenter/seekcase.htm (2306 words)

	Gulf War Illness: 10 Years Later
		Gulf War veterans were more likely than veterans who served outside the Gulf to have chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
		In this latest study, VA researchers examined the prevalence of 12 different medical conditions among 1,061 Gulf War veterans who served in the Persian Gulf and 1,128 veterans who served at the same time but were not deployed to the Gulf.
		But those who served in the Gulf were 40 times more likely to have a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, even though overall the rate of the disorder in both groups was small.
	men.webmd.com /news/20050606/gulf-war-illness-10-years-later (767 words)

	Gulf War Illness
		Persian Gulf War veterans say the mystery of missing paperwork shows why the investigation of Gulf War illnesses should be taken away from the Department of Defense.
		The federal government is treating Persian Gulf War veterans wounded by radioactive shrapnel as guinea pigs, the Army's former top researcher on depleted uranium told a gathering of Gulf War veterans this weekend.
		Persian Gulf War veterans this weekend got something they have waited six years for - an apology from a government official for the way their mysterious illnesses have been handled.
	www.militaryreporter.org /gwi.html (1196 words)

	Gulf War Illness
		Gulf War Illness Developments-Army Press Release - Official Public Affairs release of information concerning possibility of exposure of troops to chemical agents, from 4-15 Mar 1991, while destroying munitions in the pit at Khamisiya.
		Gulf War Syndrome (1997 Study) - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have concluded that some Gulf War veterans are suffering from three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve agents and other common chemicals.
		Gulf War Syndrome: The Case For Multiple Origin Mixed Chemical/ - Over 4,000 U.S. veterans of the Gulf War suffering from a myriad of illnesses collectively labelled Gulf War Syndrome are reporting symptoms of muscle and joint pain, memory loss, intestinal and heart problems, fatigue, running noses, urinary urgency, diarrhea, twitching, rashes, and sores.
	www.ability.org.uk /gulf_war_illness.html (1110 words)

	Gulf War Illness
		Gulf War Syndrome is the title given by the media to dramatize the Gulf war related illnesses that service personnel were suffering.
		The possible causes of Gulf war Illness consist of exposures to chemical and biological warfare agents.
		The Gulf war Veterans Association was formed at the end of November 1994 by veterans of the Gulf War, to support and act for all Veterans of that war, whether Army, Navy, RAF or civilian.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /gulf/GVA.htm (487 words)

	GP Guide -- Gulf War Illness
		Gulf War Illnesses: Similarities and Differences Among Countries in Chemical and Biological Threat Assessment and Veterans Health Status.
		This 11th hearing held on the topic of illness of Persian Gulf veterans features testimonies from scientists, government officials, representatives of veterans organizations, and veterans themselves seeking answers to the origin and treatment of unexplained illness present in some individuals who served in the Gulf War.
		Hospitalizations for Unexplained Illnesses Among U.S. Veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
	www.wiu.edu /library/govpubs/guides/gulfwar.htm (800 words)

	Gulf War Illness from Operation Desert Storm
		It was finally discovered that most Vietnam illnesses were due to a mixture of herbicides, contaminated with dioxin, the most notable of which was called Agent Orange.
		Gulf War veterans who have experienced chronic health problems following their service are asking whether exposure to various chemical or biological agents might be responsible.
		Troops in the Gulf War were given packets of PB tablets to take in advance of a chemical-weapons attack, in the hope of moderating the effects of nerve agents.
	www.landscaper.net /gulfwar.htm (2216 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Q&A: Gulf War illness
		He also said that although the illnesses suffered by veterans were probably caused by combinations of different factors, it would not be medically incorrect to describe their ailments collectively as a syndrome.
		A 2002 study by the Gulf War Illness Research Unit in London also found the poor health suffered by the veterans could not be explained by mental health problems.
		In a study of 200 Gulf war veterans and 130 soldiers who had served in the Balkans and other conflicts, the team found those who fought in the Gulf were no more likely to suffer anxiety or post-traumatic stress.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/health/3753350.stm (906 words)

	Gulf War Illness
		A survey of more than 10,000 Gulf War veterans who have reported mysterious illnesses (muscle and joint pain, chronic fatigue, depressed immune systems, neurological disorders, memory loss, chemical sensitivities, rashes, and various other symptoms [31]), [36], [59], 82% had entered destroyed Iraqi vehicles contaminated with DU dust [36].
		Veteran groups claim that out of 698,000 Gulf War veterans (552,000 deployed during the hostilities), 400,000 may have inhaled, ingested, or incurred wound contamination by depleted uranium dust during combat operations, equipment recovery, and post-war battlefield tours [54], [75], [89].
		The presence of a variety of toxic agents in the Gulf War theater strongly suggests exposures have a role in causing, triggering or amplifying subsequent service-connected illnesses [59].
	www.ratical.org /radiation/vzajic/9thchapter.html (2434 words)

	Analysis: Gulf War Illness Still Incurable - Health - RedOrbit
		Gulf War syndrome or illness manifests itself through a plethora of symptoms, including dizziness, fatigue, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems, severe headaches, respiratory problems, stiffness and difficulty concentrating.
		One of the difficulties in treating the illness lies in general confusion over the exact causes of the illness and a lack of effective research on treatments, witnesses said.
		Even before the 1991 Gulf War ceasefire, VA had concerns that returning veterans might have certain unique health problems, including respiratory effects from exposure to the intense oil fire smoke, said Lawrence Deyton, chief public health and environmental hazards officer for the Veterans Health Administration.
	redorbit.com /news/health/1014535/analysis_gulf_war_illness_still_incurable/index.html (972 words)

	Gulf War Illness:
		The gulf veterans are not only who is affected by the war, our children are sacrificing for their country to, though they never signed their name.
		He participated in a Gulf War research project at the Cincinnati, VA hospital (briefly) They found cardiac arrhythmia's (multiple PVC's bigeminy and trigeminy) He quit the study when he was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and the VA here denied our claim because he was no longer an undiagnosed illness.
		If I changed the word “Anthrax” to the words “Gulf War Illness”, the article would be describing me, my sick husband, and thousands of other ailing veterans and their families that I have met since 1993 when Gulf War Illness first became a publicized issue.
	www.desert-storm.com /GWI (11006 words)

	Military World Links: Veterans/Gulf War/Illness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Gulf War Illness Developments-Army Press Release- Official Public Affairs release of information concerning possibility of exposure of troops to chemical agents`` from 4-15 Mar 1991`` while destroying munitions in the pit at Khamisiya.
		Gulf War Syndrome (1997 Study)- Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have concluded that some Gulf War veterans are suffering from three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve agents and other common chemicals.
		Gulf War Syndrome: The Case For Multiple Origin Mixed Chemical/- Over 4``000 U.S. veterans of the Gulf War suffering from a myriad of illnesses collectively labelled "Gulf War Syndrome" are reporting symptoms of muscle and joint pain`` memory loss`` intestinal and heart problems`` fatigue`` running noses`` urinary urgency`` diarrhea`` twitching`` rashes`` and sores.
	www.militaryworld.com /dir/Veterans/Gulf_War/Illness (865 words)

	The Analyst - Internet Health Report: Condition: Gulf War Illness
		A study by the State of Kansas has found that 34% of Gulf War veterans are affected by a pattern of symptoms linked to military service in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, and that the rate of illness differs by where and when veterans served during the war.
		Illness rates differed by where and when veterans served in the Gulf War.
		Some researchers have hypothesized that some of the veterans suffering from Gulf War illness are infected with a bacteria known as mycoplasma.
	www.digitalnaturopath.com /cond/C547785.html (412 words)

	Area getting `outreach' for Gulf War illness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The perplexing range of symptoms reported by veterans of the 1991 war against Iraq -- sometimes referred to as ``Gulf War syndrome'' -- apparently are barely on the radar screens of Navy and Marine Corps leaders.
		While the two services together contributed nearly 40 percent of the 700,000 U.S. troops in the war, their veterans have accounted for only 9 percent of those examined by DOD doctors after complaining of ailments they thought might be related to the war, according to the Gulf War Illnesses office.
		Spotty record-keeping during the war has complicated the work of researchers, who have studied a wide range of other possible explanations for the ailments, including stress, depleted uranium in American bombs, and exposure to oil-well fires or Iraqi chemical agents.
	home.att.net /~vetcenter/outreach.htm (550 words)

	Gulf War Illness:
		The gulf veterans are not only who is affected by the war, our children are sacrificing for their country to, though they never signed their name.
		He participated in a Gulf War research project at the Cincinnati, VA hospital (briefly) They found cardiac arrhythmia's (multiple PVC's bigeminy and trigeminy) He quit the study when he was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and the VA here denied our claim because he was no longer an undiagnosed illness.
		If I changed the word “Anthrax” to the words “Gulf War Illness”, the article would be describing me, my sick husband, and thousands of other ailing veterans and their families that I have met since 1993 when Gulf War Illness first became a publicized issue.
	desert-storm.com /GWI (11006 words)

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		It seems that whenever veterans become ill, the term “mystery illness” seems to be the first and often the only diagnosis that is ever made.
		According to a family member of one of the military victims, the DOD recently, has changed its label of the illness and is now calling it “pneumonia” in sharp contrast to what a physician on the scene reported.
		Contrary to the “pneumonia” and “mystery illness” labels, enlightening information surfaced today on “THE POWER HOUR” radio show (www.thepowerhour.com) in an interview with Mark Neusche, father of Josh Neusche, one of the GW II troops to lose his life from the “mystery illness” while serving in Iraq.
	www.gulfwarvets.com /news13.htm (749 words)

	Gulf War Illness-relatred Medical Research & Publications
		War Syndromes and Their Evaluation: From the U.S. Civil War to the Persian Gulf War.
		British servicemen who served in the Gulf War (GWV) were compared to those who did not deploy to the Gulf and to others who deployed to the Bosnia conflict.
		Although Gulf War veterans reported a higher frequency of symptoms than veterans who did not deploy to the Gulf and veterans of the Bosnia deployment, the similarity in the patterns of symptoms among all three study groups did not support the existence of a syndrome unique to Gulf War veterans.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /medical/gwillness_defining.html (1037 words)

	Gulf War Illness Research
		Gulf War Syndrome or Gulf War Illness has been used to describe a collection of chronic signs and symptoms reported by U.S., British, Canadian, Czech, Danish, Saudi, Egyptian, Australian and other Coalition Armed Forces that were deployed to Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
		Although there is not yet a case definition for Gulf War Illness, the chronic signs and symptoms loosely fit the clinical criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
		Gulf War veterans: Evidence for chromosomal alterations and their significance by J. Nigs and G.L. Nicolson, J. Chronic Fatigue Syndr.
	www.immed.org /illness/gulfwar_illness_research.html (1261 words)

	NPR : A Battle Plan Against Gulf War Illness
		Soldiers who deployed to the Persian Gulf were two to three times more likely to report these symptoms than their counterparts who stayed home.
		Veterans of the 1991 Gulf War blamed their health problems on exposure to chemicals, drugs and vaccines.
		Prompted by the complaints of Gulf War veterans, Congress passed a law requiring soldiers to receive medical examinations before being sent to battle.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1169006 (1074 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Military: Veterans: Issues: Health: Gulf War Illness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Gulf War Illness Developments - Official Public Affairs release of information concerning possibility of exposure of troops to chemical agents, in March 1991, while destroying munitions in the pit at Khamisiya.
		Gulf War Syndrome - Background and general information on this syndrome, as well as specific details on nerve agents.
		Gulf War Syndrome (1997 Study) - Information on three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve agents and other common chemicals.
	www.dmoz.org /Society/Military/Veterans/Issues/Health/Gulf_War_Illness (530 words)

	Gulf War Illness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have concluded that some Gulf War veterans are suffering from three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve agents and other common chemicals.
		Over 4,000 U.S. veterans of the Gulf War suffering from a myriad of illnesses collectively labelled "Gulf War Syndrome" are reporting symptoms of muscle and joint pain, memory loss, intestinal and heart problems, fatigue, running noses, urinary urgency, diarrhea, twitching, rashes, and sores.
		Study to evaluate the possible connection between unceasing symptoms in the Gulf War Veterans and their body's retention of depleted uranium.
	www.medlina.com /gulf_war_illness.htm (938 words)

	Gulf War Syndrome Message Board - Archived 8/29/98-12/19/00
		Re: Gulf War - Beth 07:58:36 7/25/00 (
		Re: Gulf War Syndrom - Betty 18:49:18 1/01/00 (
		Re: gulf war syndrome gene - Bonnie 09:25:39 6/17/99 (
	www.healthboards.com /gulf-war-syndrome (5435 words)

	gulf war illness
		A University of Texas study has found brainstem damage in Gulf War veterans, and the lead author says in interviews that the damage can be traced to sarin gas.
		The published study compared 22 ill Gulf War veterans with 18 healthy Gulf War veterans with regard to neuronal brain damage in the basal ganglia and brainstem.
		The study, combined with earlier related studies, contradict claims by the Pentagon since the Gulf War that low-level chemical agents were not common on battlefields, or,......
	www.safer-world.org /e/disease/gulf.htm (913 words)

	FOXNews.com - Government: Gulf War Illness Doesn't Exist - Health News \| Current Health News \| Medical News
		Every pattern identified in Gulf War veterans also seems to exist in other veterans, though it is important to note the symptom rate is higher, and it is a serious issue," said Dr. Lynn Goldman, of Johns Hopkins University, who headed the Institute of Medicine committee that prepared the report.
		Tuesday's report is the latest in the important series, which the VA will rely on to determine whether Gulf War veterans are eligible for special disability benefits if they are found to suffer from illnesses that can be linked to their service.
		Inadequate screening of soldiers before deployment in the Gulf War, coupled with a lack of environmental monitoring during the conflict, have hindered efforts to determine whether exposure to those contaminants is linked to any illness, the report also notes.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,213483,00.html (972 words)

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