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democraticunderground.com - 11/17/2008
Panel finds widespread Gulf War illness
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Source: [b]Cox News[/b] WASHINGTON - At least one in four U.S. veterans of the 1991 Gulf War suffers from a multi-symptom illness caused by exposure to toxic chemicals during the conflict, a congressionally mandated report being released Monday found. For much of the past 17 years, ...
ei-resource.org - 11/11/2008
Gulf War Syndrome - Gulf War Syndrome Symptoms And Information
— ei-resource.org — Fatigue Persistent Headaches Muscle Aches/Pains Neurological Symptoms e.g. tingling and numbness in limbs Cognitive Dysfunction - short... term memory loss, poor concentration, inability to take in information Mood and Sleep Disturbances - Depression, ... (more) Gulf War Syndrome - Gulf War Syndrome Symptoms And ...

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Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says
cnn.com - 11/18/2008
Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says
— cnn.com — An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans... of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. (more) Gulf War illness is real, new federal report says

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