Sunday, April 11, 2010

Report On Gulf War Syndrome Released

Up To 250,000 Gulf War Veterans Have 'Unexplained Medical Symptoms' -- Washington Post

As many as 250,000 veterans of the first Gulf War "have persistent unexplained medical symptoms" whose cause may never be found, although genetic testing and functional brain imaging may eventually shed some light on the problem.

That is one of the conclusions of a new review of research on the constellation of physical complaints originally known as "Gulf War syndrome" experienced by many soldiers soon after the United States drove invading Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in early 1991.

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My Comment: 20 years since the war .... and a report that examines Gulf War Syndrome is finally released. Are there any answers .... not really .... but it is a refocus on an issue that unfortunately plagues many of our veterans.

1 comment:

Alvin said...

So Gulf War Syndrome was real all along.
For 20 years the government denied and tried to hide this fact.
The people responsible for this crime against humanity and cover up should hang.