Toxic substances likely cause of Gulf War vets&#39; illnesses, panel ...
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A federal panel said Friday that exposure to toxic substances, not combat stress, most likely caused the mysterious medical problems suffered by many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War.
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BIEN HOA, Vietnam  - Doctors warn people living near the Bien Hoa military airport not to drink the water, eat the fish or grow fruit and vegetables because of wartime dioxin poisoning.
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A study produces evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and a raised risk of Parkinson's disease.
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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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There is &quot;every reason&quot; to believe that the Gulf War syndrome is genuine, and the British government must now accept that it afflicts thousands of veterans of the 1991 conflict, an indepedent inquiry found.
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NEW YORK  - High rates of mental health disorders are being diagnosed among US military personnel soon after being released from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to investigators in San Francisco.
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More than 30 years after the Vietnam War ended, the poisonous legacy of Agent Orange has emerged anew with a scientific study that has found extraordinarily high levels of health-threatening contamination
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The illnesses known as Gulf War Syndrome appear to be linked to toxins, not stress, a US report says.
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UK pressure groups demand ministers recognise Gulf War Syndrome as an  illness after a study found a link to toxins.
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THERE is such a thing as &quot;Gulf War syndrome&quot; and the Ministry of Defence should face up to the fact, an independent inquiry concluded yesterday.
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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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Medical experts and U.S. senators accused the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Department on Tuesday of failing to take seriously illnesses suffered by U.S. 1991 Gulf War veterans and doing too little to help them.
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An independent inquiry called on the Ministry of Defence yesterday to admit the existence of Gulf War syndrome and set aside millions of pounds to compensate sick veterans.
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An independent inquiry has concluded thousands of Gulf War veterans were made ill by their service.
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AN independently-funded inquiry called yesterday for the Ministry of Defence to compensate up to 6000 British veterans of the 1991 Gulf war for &quot;damaged health&quot; as a result of their service.
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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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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.