This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns. Background information on Gulf War syndrome's chemical-origin theory upheld  -  Mar 11, 2008 Los Angeles Times,By Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer A review of medical studies on Gulf War syndrome supports the theory that the still-hazy disorder was Study determines causes of Gulf War Syndrome  -  Mar 11, 2008 ABC Online,MARK COLVIN: After years of controversy about whether Gulf War Syndrome even existed, a new US study says it does and has identified what caused it. Gulf War syndrome firmly linked to chemical exposure  -  Mar 10, 2008 AFPHer study linked exposure to the chemicals to Gulf War syndrome, a chronic health problem which affected between 26 and 32 percent of deployed troops. Goverment Chemical Caused Gulf War Syndrome, Says Study  -  Mar 10, 2008 Wired NewsThe controversial disorder known as Gulf War illness may have been caused by chemicals used in pesticides and anti-nerve gas pills. Chemical exposure link to war syndrome  -  Mar 10, 2008 The Australian,THE diverse and debilitating symptoms of Gulf War syndrome have been linked to chemicals found in pesticides, nerve gas and, ironically, in medication given Study finds increasing evidence of health problem in Gulf War veterans  -  Mar 10, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk,The very existence of "Gulf War Syndrome" has been hard to pin down with one recent British study of 3600 British regular soldiers deployed in the second Chemicals Linked to Gulf War Syndrome  -  Mar 11, 2008 Enews 2.0,By Ted Moore A new scientific review of medical studies on the chronic Gulf War syndrome finds a strong association between the illness suffered by many Gulf War Syndrome Caused by Chemicals  -  Mar 11, 2008 Daily GreenBy Dan Shapley For nearly two decades, veterans of the Desert Storm have contended that chemicals used by the military cause Gulf War Syndrome, Chemicals, pesticides may be at root of Gulf War illnesses  -  Mar 10, 2008 San Diego Union Tribune,Some of the studies about Gulf War syndrome focused on veterans with certain genetic mutations that left them without the enzymes necessary to process those Pesticides, Chemicals Strongly Connected to Gulf War Syndrome  -  Mar 11, 2008 eFluxMediaDr. Golomb reviewed more than 70 studies on Gulf War syndrome and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors including the anti-nerve gas pyridostigmine bromide, Medical News: Prostate Cancer, Gulf War Syndrome, Diets  -  Mar 10, 2008 Boston Channel.com,Gulf War syndrome remains controversial. A 2006 government study determined it didn't exist. Next time you diet, keep this in mind. Gulf War syndrome linked to chemicals  -  Mar 11, 2008 United Press InternationalSAN DIEGO, March 11 (UPI) -- A US study shows increasing evidence that the high rates of illness among Persian Gulf War veterans can be explained by Chemical Exposure Linked To Gulf War Syndrome  -  Mar 10, 2008 dBTechno,The study has been linked directly to Gulf War syndrome, which caused chronic health problems in around 30% of deployed troops. Share and Enjoy: These icons Gulf War Syndrome Linked to Pesticides and Nerve Agents  -  Mar 11, 2008 MedIndia,A third of veterans of the 1991 war have experienced fatigue, muscle or joint pain, sleeping problems, rashes and breathing troubles. Pentagon admits postponing brain screenings  -  Mar 18, 2008 Guardian,...for mild brain injuries because it feared that the extent of the problem could mushroom to the scale of the Gulf War syndrome after the first Iraq war. Col.: DOD delayed brain injury scans  -  Mar 17, 2008 USA TodayKenneth Cox said in an interview that the Pentagon wanted to avoid another controversy such as the so-called Gulf War syndrome. About 10000 veterans blamed Chemical exposure cited in Gulf War vets' ailments  -  Mar 11, 2008 San Diego Union Tribune,...of studies to determine whether a link exists between chemicals and the group of illnesses that many veterans have labeled as Gulf War syndrome. Chemicals, cause of PG War syndrome  -  Mar 11, 2008 PRESS TV,The Persian Gulf War syndrome, a complex illness characterized by fatigue, memory loss, skin rashes, pain and mood disorders affects more than 200000 Chemicals Linked to Gulf War Illness  -  Mar 10, 2008 The Associated PressCiting the variety of symptoms, the Institute of Medicine in 2006 declared there is no single Gulf War syndrome, although troops who served in the Persian Treat injuries to head  -  Mar 19, 2008 Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,In other words, officials didn't want veterans to blame a variety of post-service maladies on TBI as happened when Gulf War Syndrome was blamed in the 1990s Depleted Uranium in Iraq cause soaring cancer rates among US ...  -  Mar 21, 2008 Canadian National Newspaper,Depleted Uranium (DU) has also resulted in Gulf War Syndrome, that has plagued hundreds of thousands of Gulf War veterans. Depleted uranium, known as DU, Ex-officer claims RAF gave him war disease  -  Mar 13, 2008 Oxford Mail,By Emily Allen A former RAF officer has called for a Government investigation into Gulf War Syndrome which he says has ruined his life - despite not seeing Report: US held off on head injury tests  -  Mar 18, 2008 United Press InternationalWASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- Concerns about a repeat of the Gulf War syndrome controversy led the Pentagon to wait more than two years before screening US Misfortunes of War  -  Mar 11, 2008 Grist Magazine,Fatigue, dizziness, rashes, memory loss, and other symptoms of Gulf War syndrome are likely tied to a combination of chemicals that veterans were exposed to Losing the Future: What else could we do with $3 trillion?  -  Mar 20, 2008 Israel e News,...yellow-ribbon-festooned war, vets started getting sick — started dying — of mysterious maladies that came to be called Gulf War Syndrome. In a crass, thoughtless act, Pentagon decides to delay screening ...  -  Mar 20, 2008 Las Vegas Sun,Fearing the creation of a Gulf War syndrome, Pentagon officials have delayed giving troops returning from Iraq medical screenings for mild brain injuries Over 70000 deaths, and over 1 million disabilities among American ...  -  Mar 21, 2008 Canadian National Newspaper,Forty percent of the Gulf War veterans are on “Gulf War Syndromeâ€? disability from uranium poisoning. Seventy Three thousand of them have already died. Review says chemicals caused Gulf War illness  -  Mar 11, 2008 ArmyTimes.com,They also have symptoms similar to those with Gulf War Syndrome. “The character of clinical findings reported after exposure in each of these settings Widow vows to fight soldier's last battle  -  Mar 22, 2008 Times Herald-Record,With that door closed, Colon sought a service connection for what he believed was Gulf War Syndrome, to qualify for a disability pension. Gulf War veteran in court  -  Feb 26, 2008 Daily Post,Mr Fitzgerald said the Army did not acknowledge that Gulf War Syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder existed. Yesterday after considering a William Polk: What Is the True Cost of the Iraq War?  -  Mar 12, 2008 Knowledge@W. P. Carey (Subscription),Depleted uranium also has been mentioned as a possible cause for Gulf War Syndrome. One of the biggest costs of the war, Polk said, is the damage to Pentagon Admits Postponing Brain Screening Of Returning American ...  -  Mar 18, 2008 AHNDefense delayed the conduct of brain screenings to steer clear of another potential Gulf War syndrome discovered among American soldiers in the 1990s. A Record Document Dump  -  Mar 20, 2008 Washington Post,But there’s no question she played an active role in carefully chosen issues such as adoption, Gulf War syndrome and health care. In My Opinion By Kris Yaniello  -  Mar 20, 2008 Tyrone Daily Herald,...expand early learning and child care, increase funding for breast cancer research, and help veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome. Can we be anti-war but pro-troops?  -  Mar 13, 2008 OpEdNews,...and guilted into hanging yellow ribbons—even if they’re anti-war—from Shays Rebellion in 1787 to Coxey’s Army to the Bonus Army to the Gulf War Syndrome SAS Man Who Killed Ex With Kalashnikov Could Be Out In Eight Years  -  Mar 1, 2008 Glasgow Daily Record,Shanks told his trial he was not responsible for his actions when he shot Vickie and claimed his mind had been affected by Gulf war syndrome. BREAKING NEWS: SAS nurse killer must serve at least 18 years  -  Feb 29, 2008 Yorkshire Evening Post,...diminished responsibility defence and, in March 2003, the Court of Appeal dismissed claims that he was deranged by Gulf War Syndrome at the time. Treating Victims of Weapons of Mass Destruction  -  Mar 5, 2008 Business Wire (press release),Other chapters cover the effects of nuclear weapons and radiation on humans as well as the features of Gulf War syndrome. An important chapter deals with Depleted uranium turns earthworms into glowworms  -  Mar 15, 2008 Sunday Herald,In Iraq and Kosovo, the use of the shells has been blamed for horrific birth defects as well as being implicated in causing Gulf war syndrome. Hearing loss affecting troops  -  Mar 11, 2008 Orlando Sentinel,...according to the American Tinnitus Association. In another veterans' health issue, check out this Reuters story on Gulf War syndrome and chemical exposure. SWEET POISON or BAD COKE? YOU DECIDE.  -  Feb 29, 2008 OnMilwaukee.com,...pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome. Acute and Chronic Lyme Disease: Controversies for Neuropsychiatry  -  Feb 27, 2008 Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)38 The similarity of symptoms between chronic Lyme disease and Gulf War syndrome has also been noted. 39 Most interestingly, one author has proposed a link News 8 Austin interviews Sen. Hillary Clinton  -  Feb 28, 2008 News 8 Austin,...you know, going to be deliverable for kids so they wouldn't get diseases and working on the Gulf War Syndrome to help our veterans who were suffering. Man getting clout for Gulf War veterans  -  Feb 13, 2008 Temple Daily Telegram,...known as the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses was formed to determine what causes the illness known as Gulf War Syndrome. US soldiers continue to commit suicides bidding farewell to their ...  -  Jan 31, 2008 Pravda,Most likely, soldiers commit suicide over their inability to cope with symptoms of the so-called Gulf War Syndrome. It is an illness reported by combat Disentangling Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Stress Reactions  -  Jan 30, 2008 New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),After the first Gulf War, many soldiers had unexplained somatic symptoms — the so-called Gulf War syndrome — which many commentators ascribed to concern Ex-flyer says vaporized jet oil contains sarin-related elements  -  Feb 8, 2008 WorldNetDaily,...the chemicals found in anti-malaria and anti-nerve drugs implicated as causing Gulf War Syndrome when given to troops in the first Gulf War," he said. War Vet. Jailed  -  Feb 6, 2008 Guernsey Press and Star,His advocate, David Domaille, said that Martin, of 21, Place Cerises, Le Grand Bouet, St Peter Port, was suffering from Gulf War syndrome and post-traumatic Cell-phone policy puts irate parent on $15 hold  -  Feb 5, 2008 Jackson Clarion Ledger,Poe has Gulf War syndrome, characterized by migraines and fibromyalgia. "He (the principal) told me I'd have to pay $15 to get my own personal property back MoD payout’s cynical  -  Feb 3, 2008 ic Newcastle.co.uk,War veterans are painfully aware of as, despite masses of medical evidence, the Government continues to deny there is such a thing as Gulf War syndrome. Tobacco road  -  Feb 11, 2008 Flight InternationalGulf War syndrome was once denied by the UK establishment. Now it is fully recognised. Those studying "aerotoxic syndrome" may be on the verge of outing Old soldiers just fading away  -  Jan 26, 2008 MLive.com,The VFW fights for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. The group also has worked to Let me ride that donkey donkey  -  Feb 14, 2008 Commonwealth Times (subscription),She increased funding for breast-cancer research and for programs that directly helped veterans suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Posttraumatic Stress Often a Sequel to Iraq War Concussions  -  Jan 30, 2008 MedPage Today,Dr. Bryant warned that an expectation of permanent after-effects may be self-fulfilling, such as in the "Gulf War syndrome." "If troops currently serving in Contested illnesses and the environmental health movement  -  Jan 30, 2008 Times Online,Brown’s book systematically examines citizen-science alliances in three disease areas: breast cancer, asthma and Gulf War Syndrome as reported by US Help with the scars of warfare  -  Jan 24, 2008 York Press,The charity was also welcomed by the father of Terry Walker, who suffered from PTSD as well as Gulf War Syndrome after fighting in the Gulf War of 1991. Profile of Candidates Appearing on Ashley County Ballots  -  Feb 1, 2008 Ashley COunty Ledger,Hillary passed legislation to track the health status of our troops so that conditions like Gulf War Syndrome would no longer be misdiagnosed. San Pedro VFW Post Plays Taps  -  Jan 26, 2008 Daily Breeze,...a national cemetery system and fighting for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War syndrome. 'We should not fight fire with fire'  -  Jan 28, 2008 PRESS TV,It is believed several hundred thousand US veterans are sick from the effects of "Persian Gulf War" syndrome that may be caused in part by irradiated Tracing the VFW  -  Jan 26, 2008 Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com,...and has been diligent in the fight for compensation for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange and veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. Full Text  -  Jan 24, 2008 Science Magazine (subscription)..."It may well be that blast injuries follow the pattern of Agent Orange and Gulf War syndrome," says former VA psychiatrist David Trudeau, referring to Negative effects of aspartame contested  -  Feb 12, 2008 Red and Black,Several of aspartame's critics say it causes symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome, cancer and other side effects such as headaches and allergic reactions. Combat Brain Injury Symptoms Could Be Post Traumatic Stress, Study  -  Jan 30, 2008 Medical News Today,Let us hope the experience of dealing with Gulf War Syndrome has something to offer here. "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in US Soldiers Returning from Iraq. Music Review: Jello Biafra - In The Grip Of Official Treason  -  Feb 4, 2008 Blogcritics.org,Gulf War Syndrome. Media Distraction / Media Subversion (“Become The Media!â€?). Military Strategy (“All we’re doing is planting the seeds for more Osama Bin GayWired Media Democratic Endorsement: Hillary Clinton  -  Jan 31, 2008 Gay Wired,...attentions toward their quality of life upon returning home, working to pass legislation to ensure Gulf War syndrome would no longer go misdiagnosed. Like to scotch rumour  -  Feb 7, 2008 GazetteLive,Gulf War syndrome? Nothing compared to the nightmares of “Derekâ€?. There will always be a part of me that fears Glasgow where I lost part of my innocence. SonShine Holdings Forms New Subsidiary Company  -  Jan 30, 2008 Market Wire (press release)There is growing evidence that this is exactly what occurs with certain afflictions, including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War syndrome and Ron Paul on Immunization and Vaccines  -  Feb 6, 2008 Chiropractic News (press release)He followed by saying "I think we've gone way overboard, and I think Persian Gulf War syndrome is related to vaccines, and other things, chemicals, Federal Reserve Stealing Iraqi Oil Revenues  -  Feb 2, 2008 uruknet.info,...or their children were not required to "serve," that is to say, having survived IEDs and suicide bombers, come down with a case of Gulf War Syndrome. YOU DECIDE - DEMOCRATS 2008  -  Jan 30, 2008 Red and Black,...where she has written legislation to track the health status of our troops so conditions like Gulf War Syndrome would no longer be misdiagnosed. Going down in a blade of glory  -  Jan 28, 2008 Mirror.co.uk,The tears, he suggested, proved he was "in shock" and possibly suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. "It just goes to show how serious it is," Holly pointed out Comments on this Story  -  Feb 18, 2008 Arizona Daily Star,...seems determined to give the lowest possible disability ratings and tries to ignore conditions like PTSD and TBI (Gulf War Syndrome, Agent Orange, etc. Search the web for more resources on   Web health.mongabay.com Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines mongabay.com Disclaimer: Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded. The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. 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