V.A. to Study Toxins' Effects From 1991 Gulf War
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The government will spend $15 million over the next year for research on the illnesses of veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf war.
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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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The government has found traces of a rocket fuel chemical in organic milk in Maryland, green leaf lettuce grown in Arizona and bottled spring water from Texas and California. What's not clear is the significance of the data, collected by the Food and Drug Administration through Aug. 19.
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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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WASHINGTON: Iraq had no active chemical, biological or nuclear programs at the time of the US-led invasion in 2003 having given up its weapons of mass destruction in 1991, the chief US weapons inspector concluded in a report released on Wednesday.
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An independent inquiry has concluded that Gulf War illness probably does exist.
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By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  Environmental and health groups say the presence of dozens of industrial chemicals in 13 Mainers who volunteered for a study underscores the need for new policies to protect the public from potential toxins found in everyday consumer products.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30-- United Nations weapons inspectors stumbled upon evidence of Saddam Hussein's elusive weapons of mass destruction -- a vial of potentially lethal chemical gas that was put in a U.N. storage box more than ten years ago and forgotten, officials announced Thursday.
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Tests that determine whether toxic chemicals accumulate in food may be missing some hazardous materials and need to be updated, a Canadian researcher said Thursday.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by TCDD, the most harmful known form of dioxin and a key ingredient of the Vietnam-era herbicide Agent Orange, the scientist who conducted tests on the presidential candidate's blood said Friday.
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Tests of the water in Washington aqueduct revealed the presence of perchlorate, a toxic chemical found in weapons and explosives. Federal officials say the chemical likely
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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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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 -- U.N. weapons inspectors stumbled upon evidence of Saddam Hussein's elusive weapons of mass destruction: a vial of potentially lethal chemical gas that was stored in a U.N. shipping crate in Midtown Manhattan more than 10 years ago and forgotten, U.N. officials announced...
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NEW YORK  - Chronic fatigue among Gulf War  veterans seems to be associated with a particular variant of  the DCP1 gene, according to new research.
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LONDON - A report on Gulf War syndrome released Wednesday urges the British government to acknowledge the illness is real and calls for compensation for veterans who became sick following the 1991 conflict.
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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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