Gulf War Veterans Not at Risk for Nerve Problem
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Contrary to what has been shown in other reports, Gulf War veterans and their spouses are not at increased risk for peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve problem that often involves numbness and tingling in the arms and legs, new research shows.
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By JILL SCHENSUL, STAFF WRITER OK, so maybe I was blind as a bat without my glasses on. Maybe I wasn't in military-grade health and could burst into status asthmaticus at any time. And, no, I haven't logged 1,000 hours behind the controls of a jet fighter.
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Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care
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Britain is to test thousands of veterans of the 1991 Gulf War who have suffered a range of unexplained ailments for the possible presence of depleted uranium in their bodies, a report said.
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Many U.S. combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are clearly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder but it is not at all clear which treatments work to help them, an Institute of Medicine panel said on Thursday.
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All former U.S. prisoners of war who suffer from heart disease or stroke will receive government health care benefits without having to prove the ailments were linked to their captivity, Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi said Saturday night.
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Nearly a third of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who received care from Veterans Affairs between 2001 and 2005 were diagnosed with mental health or psychosocial ills, a new study concludes. Of nearly 104,000 veterans studied, more than half (56 percent) were diagnosed with two or more disorders.
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Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care because Veterans Affairs officials have yet to determine whether their initial screening tests are reliable, investigators say.
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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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US scientists conclude that the phenomenon known as "Gulf war syndrome" does exist.
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An expert panel reviewing hundreds of studies has concluded there is no single "Gulf War syndrome" afflicting thousands of veterans of the 1990-91 conflict,  although they have suffered vague symptoms at a much higher rate than other veterans.
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The British government must acknowledge  that thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 Gulf War are  suffering serious illnesses as a direct result, a heavyweight  inquiry concluded on Wednesday. A damning report said the  Ministry of Defense must admit for the first time that "Gulf  War Syndrome" exists.
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WASHINGTON -- Veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War exposed to pollution from oil well fires, exhausts, and other sources may face an increased risk of lung cancer, a government advisory group reported yesterday.
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Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam may lead to high blood pressure in some veterans, but the evidence is limited and only suggestive, the Institute of Medicine said Friday.
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Statins, drugs commonly prescribed to treat cardiovascular disease, may also protect people from developing the tangles of nerve fibers found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, according to a study that examined the brains of 110 deceased Group Health Cooperative members.
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The Veterans Affairs Department said yesterday that it no longer will pay for studies that seek to show stress is the primary cause of mysterious ailments afflicting thousands of veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war.
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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.