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Persian Gulf War Syndrome
Offers resources and links from the Chronic Illness Network.Category Society Military Issues Health Gulf War Illness (Jan 9, 1997) UT Southwestern team traces gulf war illnesses to chemicalsThree primary syndromes identified Dr. Haley Interviewed by OnLine News.
http://www.chronicillnet.org/PGWS/
Gulf War Illnesses, Vol. 5: Chemical And Biological Warfare Agents
A Review of the Scientific Literature as it Pertains to gulf war illnessesVolume 5 Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents William S. Augerson
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1018.5/
Gulf War Illness Studies At RAND
Arroyo Center, has conducted a series of studies to develop baseline scientific andmedical information about the possible causes of gulf war illnesses and to
http://www.rand.org/multi/gulfwar/

Extractions: Reprinted by permission of the Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses. A significant proportion of U.S. military personnel who served in the Gulf War have reported various health problems following their service, some of which remain unexplained. The Center for Military Health Policy Research, a joint endeavor of RAND Health , the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) , and the Arroyo Center , has conducted a series of studies to develop baseline scientific and medical information about the possible causes of Gulf War Illnesses and to investigate various policy issues.
Gulf War Illnesses: Dealing With The Uncertainties - 9 December 1997
POST has recently reviewed this work to try and illuminate for UK parliamentarianswhat is and is not currently known about gulf war illnesses.
http://www.parliament.uk/post/9712.htm

Extractions: Back to Press Releases Report Summary OST has recently reviewed this work to try and illuminate for UK parliamentarians what is and is not currently known about Gulf War illnesses. The end result is that uncertainty is going to remain for some time. Meanwhile there is a Parliamentary debate on the adequacies of current compensation schemes, which treat illnesses linked by the individual to Gulf War service no differently than any other service disability. Many are thus looking to research to help decide whether there should be extra compensation in addition to this. P OST concludes that the serious lack of qualitative information on individual exposure histories will make proving individual cause and effect very difficult, and that even if epidemiology studies indicate excesses of illness, they may still fall far short of proving cause and effect. It would thus be inadvisable to delay consideration of compensation issues for several years in the mistaken hope that all uncertainties will be resolved. The POST report also looks at other lessons to be learnt, including those that would need to be applied in future conflicts, and other issues related to the management of the research effort and ensuring efficient access to the results of the many programmes coming in from the USA.
Gulf War Illnesses Affect 300
bookstore1.gif (6054 bytes). gulf war illnesses Affect 300,000 Vets. Dian Lawhon,of the department's Office of the Special Assistant for gulf war illnesses.
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/pioneer.htm

Extractions: Riley, who served as a captain in the United States Air Force and flew on C-130 missions in support of Operation Desert Storm, never served in the Gulf. Yet, she says, she became ill in 1991 with symptoms like those of Gulf veterans. She and others charge they were ``guinea pigs'' for experimental uses of vaccines. The Department of Defense acknowledges some 90,000 veterans have symptoms ranging from headaches and joint pain to more serious problems, according to Lt. Col. Dian Lawhon, of the department's Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses. About 20,000 veterans in this group have undiagnosed illnesses. One instance of the release of sarin gas has been confirmed , Lawhon said. One vaccine was used in an attempt to protect some troops from possible exposure to a deadly nerve gas. Its use for this purpose was ``investigational,'' according to Lawhon. Long-term effects of sarin gas and the vaccine are not known. About 150,000 troops received anthrax and about 8,000 troops, mostly special forces, received treatments meant to protect them against botulism.
Schwarzkopf Discusses Gulf War Illnesses
Schwarzkopf discusses gulf war illnesses. Released Feb 6, 1997 by MasterSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service. WASHINGTON The
http://www.af.mil/news/Feb1997/n19970206_970143.html

Extractions: Air Force News Service WASHINGTON The question of whether Gulf War veterans were exposed to chemical weapons was addressed by retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jan. 29 before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affai rs . While senators said they eagerly awaited the Desert Storm commander's view on what has been dubbed the "Gulf War Syndrome," Schwarzkopf offered nothing new to clear-up the mystery. In fact, he told the committee that it was not until last year that he learned about the release of nerve gas and possible exposure to U.S. troops. "I never heard anything about it myself, until 1996 when it was announced by the Defense Department . Nobody was more surprised that I was," Schwarzkopf said. According to the final report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veteran's Illnesses , the jury is still out on possible medical effect of chemical and biological warfare agents released during the Gulf War. As of January, more than 38,000 veterans and their family members have registered for the Gulf War Syndrome medical program.
Get Evaluated, Says Gulf War Illnesses Chief
Air Force News Archive, More AF News. Get evaluated, says gulf war illnesses chief. Formore information on gulf war illnesses, go to Gulf Illness Web page.
http://www.af.mil/news/Feb2001/n20010223_0269.shtml

Extractions: American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFPN) A retired Army general who wrote the official history of the Gulf War tells service members and veterans who think they may have symptoms of Gulf War Illnesses to seek medical help. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dale A. Vesser, appointed in January as the acting special assistant to the secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, said the Gulf War was "a great victory" for United States and coalition military forces. However, Vesser said, the Department of Defense remains very concerned that some active duty, reserve component and former service members believe they've become ill because of their service in the war. Those servicemembers and veterans should contact DOD- or Veterans Affairs-sponsored outreach programs immediately, he said. Vesser heads the office with one of the longest acronyms in the military the Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness, and Military Deployments. "We missed the main story of the Gulf War, that I've subsequently come to learn, that one in seven veterans who went to the Gulf had symptoms, and they think they got those symptoms in the Gulf," Vesser said. "You are your own best health advocate. Don't tough it out if you think you are sick. Go and get evaluated."
Gulf War Syndrome, From The Publisher Of CFS-NEWS
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; CNN news report Study says gulf war illnessescaused by toxins. of Veterans Affairs resources on gulf war illnesses.
http://www.cfs-news.org/gulfwar.htm
DefenseLINK News: DoD's Gulf War Illnesses Office Releases 2ND Annual Report
No. 24299. (703) 578-8421 (media). IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 19, 1999, (703) 697-5737(public/industry). DOD'S gulf war illnesses OFFICE RELEASES 2ND ANNUAL REPORT.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May1999/b05191999_bt242-99.html

Extractions: No. 242-99 (703) 578-8421 (media) IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 1999 (703) 697-5737 (public/industry) The Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses released today its second annual report detailing the office's operational goals and accomplishments in 1998. "Our second year was a busy one," said Bernard Rostker, the special assistant for Gulf War illnesses. "In addition to following hundreds of investigative leads and placing multiple reports in development, we released four case narratives and two environmental exposure reports covering topics ranging from depleted uranium and oil well fires to whether chemical warfare agents had been found in a storage tank at a Kuwaiti girls' school." The report is divided into six sections. Rostker provides a review of the events that led to the establishment of the office and a brief summation of the first year's efforts. A second section provides a summary of the activities of the second year and recaps the findings of the investigations completed.
DefenseLINK News: DOD ANNOUNCES MORE GULF WAR ILLNESSES TOWN HALL MEETINGS
DOD ANNOUNCES MORE gulf war illnesses TOWN HALL MEETINGS. These are the firstgulf war illnesses town hall meetings held on military installations.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr1998/b04081998_bt159-98.html

Extractions: No. 159-98 (703)697-5131(media) IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 1998 (703)697-5737(public/industry) Bernard Rostker, special assistant for Gulf War illnesses, will hold town hall meetings at three military installations this spring to provide the latest information on the Department's efforts and to receive feedback directly from current and former military members and their families. Rostker will visit Fort Sill, Okla. April 23; Fort Riley, Kan., May 13; and Fort Campbell, Ky., June 18. These are the first Gulf War illnesses town hall meetings held on military installations. Last year, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars hosted Rostker at meetings in 13 major metropolitan areas across the country. More town hall meetings will be scheduled for later this year. "Last year, we concentrated on large cities to try to reach the most veterans possible," said Rostker. "This year, we're focusing specifically on large military installations to reach Gulf War veterans still in the military. We also plan to address force protection measures taken since the Gulf War, so the meeting should attract servicemembers who aren't Gulf War veterans," said Rostker.
Gulf War Illnesses
GULF WAR SYNDROME. This Webpage is devoted to Gulf War Syndrome andit's related illnesses. Ms. Louise Richard RN, who is a Gulf
http://www3.sympatico.ca/me-fm.action/gulfwar.html

Extractions: This Webpage is devoted to Gulf War Syndrome and it's related illnesses. Ms. Louise Richard RN, who is a Gulf War veteran herself, will be making many contributions in the experience of her direct relationship with the illness, and her ongoing fight to gain recognition for the many veterans of this insidious post-war disease, who otherwise would have no voice. Please stay tuned to this page for many more informative and help-related issues. Louise is one of our most treasured assets, and has shown nothing less than true devotion to her cause. Minister Promises Help for Ailing Vets GulfWar Brain Damage Linked Are we Abandoning our Soldiers? Beyond the Call of Duty ... Gulf War VetsIll and Forgotten?
ABCNEWS.com : Study Finds No Link In Gulf War Illnesses
No Link in gulf war illnesses. Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf testifieson Capitol Hill on Jan. 29,1997 before the Senate Veterans
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/gulfwar000907.html

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DAV Magazine - 1999:1 - Gulf War Illnesses
gulf war illnesses. By Dave Autry. Senate Report Sheds Little Light.A Senate investigation into illnesses among Persian Gulf War veterans
http://www.dav.org/magazine/1999-1/Gulf_War_Illness1139.html

Extractions: By Dave Autry Senate Report Sheds Little Light A Senate investigation into illnesses among Persian Gulf War veterans has concluded there is insufficient evidence to say whether nerve gas caused those illnesses. Despite those finding, though, some lawmakers said exposure to chemical weapons could still be a factor in ailments that remain undiagnosed seven years later. The report released in September by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee said the U.S. military had been ill-prepared to face chemical and biological weapons and that many of those inadequacies have not been corrected. Noting that it was impossible to determine exactly what caused the variety of illnesses among Gulf War vets, the Senate report blamed the mystery on poor military record-keeping of possible unconventional weapons attacks in the 1991 conflict and a lack of medical information on troops before, during, and after the war. "There is insufficient evidence at this time to prove or disprove that there was an actual low level exposure of any troops to chemical weapon nerve agents or that any of the health effects some veterans are experiencing were caused by such exposure," the report says. Instead, the report agrees with the Defense Department's long-held assertion that no single cause has been determined for complaints ranging from chronic fatigue to memory loss. Besides chemical weapons, other possible causes included exposure to pesticides, smoke from oil well fires. and other environmental hazards and toxins.
DAV Magazine - 2000:6 - Gulf War Illnesses Still A Mystery
gulf war illnesses Still A Mystery. The research into these illnesses needs to beexpanded to consider the full range of toxic exposures during the Gulf War. .
http://www.dav.org/magazine/2000-6/Gulf_War_Illness1557.html

Extractions: A review of scientific literature to date has concluded that there is not enough evidence to link long-term health problems with exposures to certain drugs, chemicals, and vaccines known to be present during the Gulf War, according to the National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine (IOM). "The findings of this report should not be the end of efforts to discover why thousands of Persian Gulf War veterans are sick and disabled," said DAV Washington Headquarters Executive Director David W. Gorman. "The research into these illnesses needs to be expanded to consider the full range of toxic exposures during the Gulf War." The IOM review committee report on all published research looked at Gulf War exposures to only four of the 33 chemical or biological agents: the nerve gas sarin; pyridostigmine bromide (PB), the drug used to blunt the effects of Iraqi chemical attacks; depleted uranium; and vaccines used to prevent anthrax and botulism. Reviewers looked at 10,000 abstracts of articles and read in full 1,000 studies published in the available scientific literature. Most of these studies involved exposures in occupational settings, terrorist attacks, and clinical trials. Only a small number studied veterans who may have been exposed to these agents while serving in the Gulf War theater.
Gulf War Illnesses `Real' - By Thomas D. Williams
gulf war illnesses `Real' By Thomas D. Williams. This story Web-postedfrom Newswise on November 30, 1999; 1130 am. Brain scans
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/irill.htm

Extractions: This story Web-posted from Newswise on November 30, 1999; 11:30 a.m. Brain scans of some Persian Gulf War soldiers show damage by exposure to wartime chemicals, a new Pentagon-sponsored study reveals. 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, if they were evident, that they could not have been seriously harmful to veterans. Many veterans have complained of persistent illnesses in the years since the war. ``It basically penetrates the denials that they were not sick from Gulf War-related exposures,'' said Dr. James L. Fleckenstein, a professor of radiology at the University of Texas and one of those responsible for the study. ``Now we can move from a point when Gulf War syndrome was debated, to a time when Gulf War disease can be diagnosed, and hopefully an effective treatment can be developed.'' ``It confirms what we have known for a long time, that there were serious exposures to chemical warfare out there in the battlefields,'' said former U.S. Sen. Donald W. Riegle Jr., a Michigan Democrat. As chairman of a Senate committee, it was Riegle who first gathered evidence in 1993 and 1994 that Gulf War soldiers had been exposed to chemical warfare. The evidence revealed in part that hundreds of thousands of chemical alarms had sounded after winds carried chemicals over battlefields during allied bombings of Iraqi chemical weapons plants.
Letter To Presidential Advisory Committee On Gulf War Illnesses
In the December, 1996 Final Report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on GulfWar Illnesses, the Committee concluded that current scientific evidence does
http://www.house.gov/bernie/press/1997/06-19-97.html

Extractions: Gulf War Veterans" Illnesses Dear Dr. Lashof : In the December, 1996 Final Report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses, the Committee concluded that "current scientific evidence does not support a causal link between Gulf veterans" illnesses and exposures while in the Gulf region to the following environmental risk factors assessed by the Committee: pesticides, chemical and biological warfare agents, vaccines, pyridostigmine bromide, infectious diseases, depleted uranium, oil well fires and smoke, and petroleum products." The Committee found rather that; "Stress manifests in diverse ways, and is likely to be an important contributing factor to the broad range of physical and psychological illnesses currently being reported by Gulf War veterans." Consequently, the Committee recommended that; "The entire federal research portfolio should place greater emphasis on basic and applied research on the physiologic effects of stress and stress-related disorders." While in no way minimizing the role that stress may have played in causing or contributing to health problems experienced by some veterans, we are writing to ask you to reassess your conclusion that current scientific evidence does not support a causal link between the symptoms and illnesses reported by Gulf war veterans and their exposure to a variety of chemicals during their service in the Persian Gulf War. In fact, it is our belief that more and more scientific evidence suggests that a major cause of Persian Gulf illness is the synergistic effect of a wide variety of chemicals to which our soldiers were exposed. Our hope is that by reassessing your conclusion, you will recommend increased research into and treatment for the health effects of chemical exposures experienced in the Persian Gulf.
Congress Decries Slow Research On Gulf War Illnesses
ARTICLE FEBRUARY 03, 2000, CONTACT (202) 2254115, GANNETT NEWS SERVICE.Congress decries slow research on gulf war illnesses. WASHINGTON
http://www.house.gov/bernie/publications/articles/2000-02-03-gws-gns.html

Extractions: The General Accounting Office asked by the House subcommittee on National Security to describe federal progress on finding the causes and treatments of multiple symptoms afflicting about one-seventh of those who served in the desert conflict had this short answer for the panel: Not much. The GAO told a subcommittee hearing that three agencies the Veterans' Affairs Department, the Pentagon and the Department of Health and Human Services have spent $ 121 million on medical research in the last two fiscal years alone with little to show for it. The Pentagon spent 93 percent of that amount. "I think there's a basic disconnect here between science and policy," testified Kwai Chan, the GAO's director of national security studies.
GP Guide -- Gulf War Illness
A guide to selected information available at Western Illinois University's government publications library.Category Society Military Issues Health Gulf War Illness 1999 Y 4.G 74/7AN 8/10. Persian gulf war illnesses. 1997 Y 4.V 64/310516microfiche. Status of the Investigation Into Persian gulf war illnesses.
http://www.wiu.edu/library/govpubs/guides/gulfwar.htm

Extractions: Web version of this guide includes links to web resources. Federal Government Information DoD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel . In keeping with concern over unexplained Gulf War illness, this hearing analyzes the General Accounting Office's study on the safety of the anthrax vaccine. 1999 Y 4.G 74/7:AN 8/10 Persian Gulf War Illnesses . 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. 1997
GAO - Gulf War Illnesses: Public And Private Efforts Relating To Exposures Of U.
Index. gulf war illnesses Public and Private Efforts Relating to Exposures ofUS Personnel to Chemical Agents (Letter Report, 10/15/97, GAO/NSIAD98-27).
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/gao/nsiad98027.htm
CIA Gulf War Intelligence
FAS Project on Intelligence Reform Central Intelligence Agency GulfLINK Collection.CIA Report on Intelligence Related to gulf war illnesses 2 August 1996
http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/

Extractions: GulfLINK Collection CIA Report on Intelligence Related to Gulf War Illnesses 2 August 1996 Khamisiyah: A Historical Perspective on Related IntelligencePersian Gulf War Illnesses Task Force - 9 April 1997 Documents released: 08 April 97 Documents released: 12 February 97 Documents released: 29 January 97 ... Join FAS http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/

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