Gulf War
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Gulf War see Persian Gulf War ; Iran-Iraq War .
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GULF WAR EXPOSURES:LEA STEELE
Congressional Testimony; 7/26/2007; 1320 words
; ... neurocognitive tests have identified problems that affect different brain processes and areas. For example, in recent months, news stories have widely reported on studies showing that Gulf War veterans have reduced volume in specific brain regions. -- Effective ...
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Myths of the Gulf War
Airpower Journal; 10/1/1998; Hammond, Grant T; 5318 words
; ... large, given the extensive television coverage provided by Cable News Network (CNN). It was a war by definition, but it was a very ... surpassing every other institution in our society. -David Gergen, US News and World Report, 11 February 1991 Despite an overwhelmingly ...
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GULF WAR VETERANS ACT OVERSIGHT:STEVE ROBINSON
Congressional Testimony; 11/15/2005; 2728 words
; Congressional Testimony 11-15-2005 Statement of Steve Robinson Executive Director, National Gulf War Resource Center, Inc. Committee on House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations November 15, 2005 Mr. Chairman and members of the
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Gulf War illnesses: Causes and controversies
Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 8/1/2000; Sartin, Jeffrey S; 7331 words
; ... attention. These were picked up by the news media and labeled "Gulf War syndrome."3 ... 1992). During the next 6 months, frequent news reports focused on "hidden" exposures ... know what's making these veterans sick. US News [serial online). November 25, 1996. Available ...
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Gulf War Syndrome: The Final Chapter?
Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 11/1/2006; Sartin, Jeffrey S; 1462 words
; ... 2006. 19. Gillman TJ. Study sees no single Gulf War syndrome. The Dallas Morning News. Sept. 12, 2006. Available at http://www.dallasnews.com/ sharedcontent/dws/news/healthscience/stories/091306dnnatgulfwar .2f87c63.html. Accessed October 6, 2006 ...
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GULF WAR ILLNESS: an Update
VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine; 6/1/2007; Law, Randi; 1323 words
; Though ailments affiliated with the 1991 Persian Gulf War receive less attention today, research is still being conducted, treatment is being offered and some compensation is available. "I am having problems and they have been worsening since my time spent in the Gulf," reads a letter from former
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Gulf War illness blamed on stress
Daily Breeze; 5/12/2002; Matt Crenson; 815 words
; Gulf War illness blamed on stress RESEARCH: Some veteranswant more studies, but scientists insist toxins or infections aren't to blame. To veterans it is a cruel mystery: Which of the countless pesticides, pollutants, microbes and poisons they encountered during the Persian Gulf War has left one in
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GULF WAR EXPOSURES:DENISE NICHOLS
Congressional Testimony; 7/26/2007; 3366 words
; Statement of Denise Nichols Vice Chairman National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Coalition Committee on House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health July 26, 2007 Good morning Congressman Michaud and Representatives of the VA House Health Subcommittee and the audience in attendance this morning. I
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Gulf war illness team coming to Springs/ Critics: Money better spent on research
The Gazette; 10/17/1999; John Diedrich; The Gazette; 760 words
; In eight years, the federal government has spent $130 million on 145 studies of gulf war illness, but the mystery continues. Pentagon officials aren't sure what caused the perplexing mix of ailments suffered by more than 100,000 veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. More importantly, no cure has
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Report denies link between service in Iraq and ex-soldiers' ill health GULF WAR SYNDROME: NEW STUDY GULF WAR SYNDROME: NEW STUDY Desert Storm veterans angered by 'flawed' MoD-funded research
The Sunday Herald; 11/27/2005; Liam McDougall Home Affairs Editor; 1181 words
; ... to take greater risks, putting themselves in danger of accidental death (for example, in exceeding speed limits)." LAST night, news of the study, which is to be published in the respected International Journal of Epidemiology, led to accusations that the government ...
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