Lung Symptoms Not Tied to First Gulf War Service
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NEW YORK  - Ten years after their  deployment, veterans of the Gulf War in 1990-1991 do not seem  to be more likely than normal to develop lung or breathing  problems, investigators report.
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WASHINGTON  - Lung cancers among US veterans of the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites) could be linked to exposure to damaging substances from oil well fires or missile propellents, according to a report.
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YASSER Arafatâs nephew last night said the lack of a diagnosis, despite extensive tests, into his uncleâs death last month raised suspicions that the late Palestinian leader died of &quot;unnatural&quot; causes.
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Kids who spend less time during their early years around pets and dust don't appear to have a lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems, new research reports.
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Ten of the 19 patients were diagnosed with acute eosinophilic pneumonia, a rare type of pneumonia. Symptoms include fever, respiratory failure, and infiltration of the lungs.
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NEW YORK  - For people with lung problems,  the air quality found in commercial airliners can produce a  drop in blood oxygen below recommended levels, Australian  researchers report.
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Gulf War veterans&#39; exposure to pollutants was linked today to lung cancer, though the report didn&#39;t connect contact with hazardous substances to Gulf War Syndrome, contradicting an earlier study.
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Veterans of the Gulf War suffer more  health problems than other members of the military but the  causes of the mysterious array of symptoms may never be known,  a leading British scientist said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - People with asthma often have  gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), but typical symptoms  such as frequent heartburn may be absent, according to Finnish  doctors.
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_ The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said most people enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry reported one or more respiratory problems that started or became worse after the Sept.
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Veterans of the Gulf War suffer more health problems than other members of the military but the causes of the mysterious array of symptoms may never be known, a leading British scientist said on Monday.
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People with asthma often have gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), but typical symptoms such as frequent heartburn may be absent, according to Finnish doctors.
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NEW YORK  - Among individuals who develop  lung cancer, there appear to be differences between smokers and  nonsmokers in survival rates and in individuals patient  characteristics, researchers report. They say the findings  indicate that lung cancer in nonsmokers is a specific disease,  which has implications for research and clinical trials.
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A rare and sometimes deadly pneumonia  has hit 18 U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq, and Army medical  investigators are at a loss to explain the cause, according to  a study published on Tuesday.
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Traumatic brain injury, described as the signature wound of the Iraq war, may be less to blame for soldiers' symptoms than doctors once thought, contends a provocative military study that suggests post-traumatic stress and depression often play a role.
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The cause of Yasser Arafat's illness has not been disclosed by French doctors, but several Boston-area gastrointestinal specialists said his reported symptoms -- intestinal and stomach inflammation, blood-clotting problems, eating difficulties -- are consistent with a range of intestinal and liver afflictions that are not uncommon in a 75-year-old man.
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Scientists advising the US government said Monday that they have found evidence of an association between lung cancer in Gulf War veterans and exposure to combustible products used in the war.