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Disaster News Network: What's Causing Gulf War Illness?
6, 2002) Research into the causes of unexplained gulf war illnesses will get$20 million in FY 2004, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Oct.
http://www.disasternews.net/news/news.php?articleid=1621
Mayo Clinic - Greater Study Needed To Understand Gulf War Illnesses, Special Rep
Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Wednesday, August 16, 2000. Greater StudyNeeded To Understand gulf war illnesses, Special Report Says. MAYO
http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2000-rst/714.html

Extractions: Mayo Clinic in Rochester Wednesday, August 16, 2000 MAYO CLINIC CONTACT: John Murphy 507-538-1385 (days) 507-284-2511 (evenings) email: newsbureau@mayo.edu To contact study author, Dr. Jeffrey Sartin, call 316-663-9183. For Immediate Release ROCHESTER, MINN. A researcher whose findings are published in the current edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings reports that despite much attention to the so called Gulf War syndrome in the scientific and popular literature, the illnesses suffered by troops remain poorly understood. The conclusions of the report, authored by Jeffrey Sartin, M.D., from Internal Medicine Specialists in Hutchinson, Kan., are the results of his review of the available scientific literature and government reports, as well as numerous lay press accounts of illnesses. His special article appears in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Dr. Sartin is formerly a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, 2nd General Hospital, Landstuhl, Germany. The various illnesses that have been identified in Gulf War veterans with complaints represent normal illnesses for any large group, Dr. Sartin writes. Regardless of whether toxic or other physical factors are eventually found to contribute to the illnesses, the perception that the various illnesses constitute a syndrome has been shaped by societal influences. These include a strong belief in hidden causes for perplexing occurrences; a basic mistrust of official responses to questions raised by Gulf War illnesses; and an overemphasis on unsupported hypotheses.
Frontline: The Gulf War: Appendix: Gulf War Syndrome
Department. Also collected here are fact sheets on gulf war illnesses,and a bibliography of studies and specialized readings. More
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/appendix/syndrome.html

Extractions: (Watch for a major FRONTLINE update on Gulf War Syndrome that will be posted on this Web site in mid-January 1997) The postwar ailments of Gulf War veterans have become known as 'Gulf War Syndrome' and millions of dollars of research and many health studies are focusing on whether it is a definable illness. About 70,000 Gulf War veterans say their depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal disorders, fatigue, respiratory problems, memory loss and other symptoms are associated with Gulf War exposure to chemicals from burning oil wells, insecticides and, to poison or poisons linked to innoculations against biological warfare or to Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons. Up until June 1996, the Defense Department consistently rejected the idea that these illnesses could be linked to exposure to Iraq's chemical or biological weapons. However, on June 21,1996 the Pentagon disclosed that U.S. troops may have been exposed to poison gas shortly after the Gulf War when an Iraqi weapons bunker in southern Iraq was blown up by soldiers from the U.S. Army (the 37th Engineering Battalion) in March 1991. The Pentagon has announced it will be investigating whether the poison gas from this weapons depot could have drifted down on soldiers in a wider area. The bunker contained nerve and mustard gas munitions. Two valuable sources for background/information on Gulf War syndrome and the medical issues and studies are:
Frontline: Last Battle Of The Gulf War: A Guide For Exploring The Issue
Rotsker is the DOD's Special Assistant for gulf war illnesses; each report citesnumerous source documents, hyperlinked to footnotes in the case narratives.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/etc/guide.html

Extractions: The VA has information for veterans about disability and other information (their health registry number is 1-800-749-8387). The VA also details its on-going scientific research Since Khamisiyah, the DOD's Gulflink site has published four information papers and nine case narratives. Other reports are in progress. (The DOD's health registry number is 1-800-796-9699; the incident reporting hotline is 1-800-472-6719.) Those interested in chemical agents might try The Fox NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle . The case narratives for Khamisiyah, Al Jubayl and the U.S. Marine Corps Minefield Breaching give an idea of the thoroughness of Dr. Bernard Rotsker's belated efforts to reconstruct what happened. Rotsker is the DOD's Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses; each report cites numerous source documents, hyper-linked to footnotes in the case narratives. Forthcoming on Gulflink are a series of reports by RAND, a federally- funded research and development center. DOD has commissioned RAND to prepare reviews of the existing scientific literature on eight of the possible causes of illnesses (the 'risk factors') - from vaccine immunizations to depleted uranium. (To examine these risk factors, go to the web site of the Presidential Advisory Committee,
Gulf War Illnesses Studied - 7/16/97
July 16, 1995. gulf war illnesses Studied. Germ Warfare Possible Cause.By Rod Hafemeister Belleville NewsDemocrat. Thousands of Gulf
http://www.airborne-ranger.com/~hafemeister/Mycoplasma71697.html

Extractions: Thousands of Gulf War veterans may be victims of biological warfare, infected with a disease created in a U.S. laboratory and sold to Iraq, a top cancer researcher believes. One local veteran of Operation Desert Storm says if the researcher is correct, it could explain the mysterious ailments that have plagued him since his return from the Persian Gulf four years ago. "I guess the thing that scares me the most is I've had chronic fatigue," said Chuck Bauman, who served in the Gulf with an Army Reserve helicopter unit based at Scott Air Force Base. Chronic fatigue is one of the most common complaints of the 50,000 to 100,000 veterans claiming they became ill as a result of their service in the Gulf. Other common symptoms of so-called Gulf War Syndrome include joint pain, memory loss, unexplained rashes, depression and diarrhea. Many of those symptoms can be explained by mycoplasma infections, says Garth L. Nicolson, chairman of the Department of Tumor Biology at Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas in Austin. Mycoplasmas are uncommon organisms not often found in nature. They are more complex than bacteria, but unlike a virus usually can be treated with antibiotics. They normally produce relatively benign diseases such as urinary tract or respiratory infections, Nicolson said.
Results Of UK Gulf War Illnesses Research Published:
Press release by King's College London. Results of UK gulf war illnessesResearch Published Evidence of ill health in those who served.
http://www.geocities.com/ukgulfwarhelp/press1.htm

Extractions: Press release by King's College London. Results of UK Gulf War Illnesses Research Published: Evidence of ill health in those who served Lancet The study was led by Professors Anthony David and Simon Wessely, from King's College London's School of Medicine. Professor David said, "It is probably impossible to prevent all ill health after active combat duties, but we must do a better job in preparation, support and subsequent monitoring." Professor Wessely added, "Our study provides the first clear proof that going to the gulf has affected the health of our soldiers, even if we cannot identify any specific illness or specific cause." Key points 1 The study was funded by the US Department of Defence after a public "call for proposals" in 1995, and following competitive peer review. The conduct of the study and publication of results is completely independent. The UK Ministry of Defence assisted in the mailing of a questionnaire to servicemen but otherwise has remained uninvolved. 2 Of 29 potential causes enquired about, including pesticides, routine vaccinations, petrochemical fumes and dealing with casualties, all were statistically associated with poorer perceived health in Gulf veterans.
Nature Publishing Group
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Nature Publishing Group
13 November 1997. Nature 390, 110 (1997) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.First UN text on science and human rights PARIS Almost 50
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Gas Not Blame Of Gulf War Illnesses
Gas Not Blame of gulf war illnesses. SAN DIEGO (AP) Soldiers exposedto nerve gas during the Persian Gulf War were no more ill
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Extractions: Gas Not Blame of Gulf War Illnesses SAN DIEGO (AP) Soldiers exposed to nerve gas during the Persian Gulf War were no more ill than other veterans of the war, according to a new study. Researchers at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego say their study indicates that the nerve gases sarin and cyclosarin aren't necessarily to blame for the illnesses reported by thousands of Gulf War veterans. The study compared hospitalization records of 124,500 Army veterans who may have been exposed to the nerve gases and 224,800 who were not. For the four years after the 1991 war, there was no difference in how many of each group were hospitalized for any reason. There also was no significant difference in hospitalization rates for any of 15 specific types of disorders. "We can't rule out some possible low-exposure effects,'' said Dr. Gregory Gray, a Navy captain who headed the study. "But it's strong evidence that there's not a difference in hospitalization.'' The nerve gas study appeared in Wednesday's issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, published by the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Paul Sullivan, head of the National Gulf War Resource Center, a Washington, D.C.-based group formed on behalf of sick Gulf War veterans, said the study is unreliable.
Mysterious Illnesses Plague Gulf War Vets
Earlier this month, the US Department of Veterans Affairs said it would spend $20million on research into gulf war illnesses in 2004, more than twice what it
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Extractions: FAYETTEVILLE If they would give him a fresh Air Force uniform, former Staff Sgt. Richard Wadzinski Jr. gladly would climb into the cargo hold of the first C-130 headed toward Southwest Asia to supply a U.S. assault on Iraq. "I'd go today. Right now," he said, taking a deep breath that stiffened his spine, briefly recalling the career military man he once was. Just one thing holds him back: Wadzinski is so sick from his deployment during Desert Storm 11 years ago that the military wouldn't take him. Like the rest of the country, Persian Gulf War veterans are divided over the long-term political effects of a U.S. war with Iraq. But those like Wadzinski, who suffer from illnesses linked to their duty in the gulf, say there is one certain outcome of sending troops back to the region to fight: another generation of service members with medical problems that may haunt them for life. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said it would spend $20 million on research into gulf war illnesses in 2004, more than twice what it has spent in any previous year. In announcing the funding, Leo S. Mackay, deputy secretary for the VA, said, "There is increasing objective evidence that a major category of gulf war illnesses is neurological in character" and not related to combat stress, as some scientists have said.
Clinton To Form Oversight Panel On Gulf War Illnesses
Saturday, November 8, 1997 Clinton to Form Oversight Panel on Gulf WarIllnesses. By PAUL RICHTER, Times Staff Writer. WASHINGTONPresident
http://www.radix.net/~jcturner/clips/971108-lat.htm
Gulf War Illness
Univ of California Med School section. Desert Storm Assistance Foundation Assistance for those affected and afflicted with gulf war illnesses.
http://www.ability.org.uk/gulf_war_illness.html

Extractions: Our Aims Services Stats ... Z Gulf War Illness Advanced Techniques For Overcoming CFS, FMS and GWS. - The #1 Site On The Internet For Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Gulf War Syndrome. American Gulfwar Veterans Association - Their goal is to provide information and obtain treatment for service members and families who experience Gulf War Illness. Bibliography: Cleanup of Radiation Sites - Since depleted uranium has done extensive damage to residents there, since the Gulf War, these annotated links may relate to Gulf War Illness. Burning Semen Syndrome - Question of relatedness to Gulf War Syndrome. Univ of California Med School section. Desert Storm Assistance Foundation - Assistance for those affected and afflicted with Gulf War Illnesses Desert Storm Vet Center - The site creates a friendly, supportive atmosphere while providing a collection of good resource links for Gulf War veterans and family members. Gulf Veterans' Illnesses - Official UK (British) Ministry of Defense website devoted to Gulf Veterans' Illnesses. The Gulf War Health Center - Walter Ried Medical Center program to provide an expedited, accessible, and multidisciplinary continuum of care (the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program) for those with Gulf War-related health concerns.
Gulf War Syndrome
Links skeptical of claims made for the existence of Gulf War Syndrome $3 MillionStudy of gulf war illnesses Criticized by David Brown (Washington Post);
http://www.carnell.com/gws

Extractions: Account Signup Gulf War Syndrome Thousands of individuals who served in the Persian Gulf War claim they are afflicted with a broadly defined syndrome they believe has its source in some event or series of events which occurred during that war. So far, however, the epidemiological evidence is quite clear veterans do not suffer from any ailment or affliction at higher rates than soldiers who did not see action in the Gulf with the sole exception of a significantly higher rate of accidents. Articles about Gulf War Syndrome on this site: Articles about Gulf War Syndrome on other sites: Links skeptical of claims made for the existence of Gulf War Syndrome $3 Million Study of Gulf War Illnesses Criticized by David Brown ( Washington Post Bill Clinton Again Betrays the Vets by Michael Fumento Clinical findings for the first 1000 Gulf war veterans in the Ministry of Defence's medical assessment programme from the British Medical Journal Discussion on the Causes of the Gulf War Syndrome (Crossfire transcript) Gulf Lore Syndrome by Michael Fumento More Gulf Lore (letters regarding the "Gulf Lore Syndrome" article
Published Article -- The Mysteries Of Gulf War Illness
Dallas Morning News Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison February 28, 2003.US UNRAVELING MYSTERIES OF THE gulf war illnesses. As our nation's
http://hutchison.senate.gov/gulfwarillness.htm

Extractions: U.S. UNRAVELING MYSTERIES OF THE GULF WAR ILLNESSES As our nation's armed forces gear up for the prospect of a conflict in the Persian Gulf, the safety and security of our men and women in uniform are of utmost concern. In any conflict, human lives are at risk. But the Middle East poses a more insidious threat to America's sons and daughters. It has been more than a decade since the United States sent troops to free Kuwait from the iron fist of Saddam Hussein. Yet while that war has become a chapter in history books, scores of veterans still are fighting battles that should have ended with our withdrawal from the region. We owe it to our soldiers to unravel the mystery of Gulf War illnesses that have plagued veterans of Operation Desert Storm and to protect tomorrow's veterans from a similar fate. For too long, the unexplained health problems of Gulf War veterans were sidelined by politics and indifference. Medical professionals from the Defense Department debated whether Gulf War syndrome even exists, and previous Pentagon officials tried to block congressional funding for research into the illness. Blaming symptoms on post-traumatic stress, the department refused to address the obvious medical maladies plaguing our veterans. Imagine the frustration of one Gulf War veteran so severely debilitated that he hardly can walk across his bedroom unaided; only a couple of years before his deployment, he completed the New York City marathon in less than three hours. Imagine his anxiety when he was told his condition was "all in your head."
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Gulf War Syndrome gulf war illnesses. Book, Home Page.
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Gulf War Illness Stories
The Central Intelligence Agency has 1.5 million documents and a number of studies that could shed light on gulf war illnesses, according to a CIA report
http://www.militaryreporter.org/gw012698.html

Extractions: Belleville News-Democrat The Central Intelligence Agency has 1.5 million documents and "a number of studies" that could shed light on Gulf War illnesses, according to a CIA report released Friday. As many as 100,000 of the documents could be directly relevant to the question of Gulf War illnesses. But don't expect to see them soon. The CIA Gulf War Task Force "does not plan to review each of these documents to determine which are relevant and process those documents for declassification and release," says a 40-page report, dated Jan. 22, from the CIA's Office of the Inspector General. "It's amazing. Even if it's a small fraction (that are directly relevant), you're talking thousands and thousands of documents," said Patrick Eddington, a former CIA analyst and author of "Gassed in the Gulf." The book claims the CIA and Pentagon have been covering up evidence troops were exposed to Iraqi chemical weapons during the Gulf War. Eddington and his wife, Robin, also a CIA analyst, left the agency in 1996 and filed complaints with the Inspector General that CIA officials covered up evidence, obstructed their investigations and ruined their careers.
Gulf War Illness
Paperwork is key, Gulf War vets say Persian Gulf War veterans say the mystery ofmissing paperwork shows why the investigation of gulf war illnesses should be
http://www.militaryreporter.org/gwi.html

Extractions: Gulf War Illness Stories Gulf War Veteran Details His Illness Reichert can even tell you the flight in March 1991 that made him sick. "It was the first or second of March," he recalled. "We flew into Kuwait City, which had just been liberated." Chemical weapons found before blast A special chemical weapons detection team saw evidence of suspected chemical weapons at an Iraqi ammunition depot before it was blown up by U.S. troops but didn't tell them, local Gulf War veterans say. sidebar Investigator: Veterans knew of chemical signs Veterans of a former metro-east Army Reserve unit either saw evidence of chemical weapons at a controversial Iraqi ammunition depot or saw them at a separate site the Pentagon hasn't acknowledged yet, a former congressional investigator said. Reservists Questioned About Weapons Military commanders suspected almost immediately that chemical weapons had been released by blowing up a huge Iraqi complex and sent a team to gather evidence, according to local Gulf War veterans. Local Gulf War Veterans' Accounts Are Investigated At a Pentagon press conference Tuesday, Assistant Secretary of Defense Ken Bacon said that, based on wind patterns and the number of weapons in the pit, a large number of troops may have been under the chemical cloud released March 10, 1991.
Gulf War Illnesses
As the Special Assistant for gulf war illnesses, Medical Readiness and MilitaryDeployments, I am responsible for evaluating potential health impacts of your
http://www.fra238.org/wdva_info/gulf_war_illnesses.html

Extractions: VA Upper Midwest Health Care Network Veterans Integrated Service Network 13 December 5, 2000 Dear Friend: Enclosed please find a sample letter and other information that the Department of Defense will be sending to approximately 130,000 Gulf War Veterans in the United States who may have been exposed to nerve agents during the destruction of an Iraqi depot at Khamisiyah, Iraq in March 1991 This information may be helpful in answering any questions that you may receive from these veterans. Please contact Stephanie Pederson at 012-725-2091, if you have any questions on this information If you receive this mailing and would prefer to receive information via e-mail, please contact Ms. Pederson at the telephone number above and you will be included already established e-mail groups. Sincerely, Robert A Petzel, MD Sample DoD Letter to Veterans As the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness and Military Deployments, I am responsible for evaluating potential health impacts of your service during the Gulf War. I am committed to investigating and providing you the most up-to-date and scientifically valid information available. In 1997, I notified you that if you were with your unit between March 10-13, 1991. you may have been exposed to a very, low level of chemical agent resulting from the demolition of munitions at Khamisiyah, Iraq. As promised, we have worked hard to improve our knowledge of potential exposure areas and unit locations. As a result of this work, I am contacting Gulf War veterans, like you, whose units were near Khamisiyah at that time.
Modern Times - Gulf War Syndrome - Project
GulfLINK gulf war illnesses Home Page. Selected Washington Post articles,10/10/96 11/14/96. web site GulfLINK gulf war illnesses Home Page.
http://symptom.mit.edu/mt/gws.html

Extractions: Gulf War Syndrome (a Modern Times Anthropology of Truths Project Common Knowledge / First Thoughts (assignment) Results Sources (assignment) "Scent of a War," "A Mysterious Malady," Newsweek "Military Declassifies Some Gulf War Documents," ... Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages Cultures of Truth (assignment)
Veteran And Military Gulf War Web Sites
CHRONOLOGY Go GI Photograph Museum of Honor, Info GLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMS/ABBREVSGo GULF LINK Go GULF VET CHAT Go gulf war illnesses RESEARCH, CLINICAL
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