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NEWS ABOUT: Gulf War Syndrome

Gulf War Syndrome stories: 3 news summaries

 Gulf War Illness Is Real: Study 

Research contradicts previous government denials

Nov 17, 08 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Gulf War syndrome is real, and "few veterans have recovered or substantially improved with time," according to a scientific study commissioned by Congress. Nearly a quarter of the 700,000 troops who served in the first Gulf War suffer from neurological problems related to exposure to chemicals during... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Middle East • US military • brain damage • nerve gas • Gulf War • Gulf War Syndrome • pesticide • neurotoxin

Pentagon Delayed Brain Scans for Returning Troops

Brass feared troops would blame health woes on TBI

Mar 18, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking to duck controversy, the Pentagon did not screen returning US troops for brain injuries for more than 2 years. Top brass feared that soldiers would blame minor health woes on brain trauma—which could spark another Gulf War Syndrome, Air Force Col. Kenneth Cox told USA Today. But one... More »

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Pentagon • health • health screenings • Robert Gates • US military • US troops • Gulf War • traumatic brain injury • Gulf War Syndrome • Kenneth Cox • brain scans

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Pesticides and nerve agents cause syndrome, says researcher

Mar 11, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and... More »

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Iraq • veterans • Pentagon • memory loss • Department of Veterans Affairs • Kuwait • nerve gas • chronic fatigue syndrome • National Academy of Sciences • Gulf War • Gulf War Syndrome • muscle pain • Dr. Beatrice Golomb • UCSD School of Medicine • pyridostigmine bromide • Khamisiyah • acetylcholinesterase inhibitors • organophosphates • sarin • Desert Shield • Desert Storm • Rand Corp

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