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VA Study Doubts Gulf War Syndrome

Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:10 AM EDT
health, war, gulf, illness, gulf-war
Andrew Bridges, AP Writer
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WebWeasel

Don't we hear this same story after every war?

  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:44 PM EDT
stevetherobot

Yes, Vietnam Veterans are still fighting the federal government over health effects caused by the use of Agent Orange.

http://www.usvetdsp.com/agentorange.htm

  • 2 votes
#1.1 - Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:57 PM EDT
finalcut

If you mean, that soldiers are sick but that "nothing happened" then yes, we do. The problem is Soldiers really are sick and they aren't really doing anything to figure why or how to help them

  • 3 votes
#1.2 - Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:45 PM EDT
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Jagmedic

Gulf War Syndrome was first use by REPORTERs, who were at a lost to what to call what was happening.
Advocates, vet like myself called it usual persistant sympthoms that occured "post deployment illnesses".
www.gulflink.org ***decreased our quaility of life unlike others in our age group.
What is still not known the diseases we have transmitted in out blood to the American populations..see leishmaniasis

    Reply#2 - Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:19 AM EDT
    Jagmedic

    Gulf War Syndrome was first use by REPORTERs, who were at a lost to what to call what was happening.
    Advocates, vet like myself called it usual persistant sympthoms that occured "post deployment illnesses".
    www.gulflink.org decreased our quaility of life unlike others in our age group.
    What is still not known the diseases we have transmitted in out blood to the American populations..see leishmaniasis

      Reply#3 - Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:22 AM EDT
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