Gulf War Illness Health Issues Veterans

Gulf War Illness Health Issues Veterans

Gulf War Illness

DESCRIPTION - Sites that deal specifically with health-related issues faced by veterans and other military personnel, caused by their involvement in the Gulf War.

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- Provides highlights and clips from the documentary by Fierce Films, which highlights awareness of the disease.
- Official government site, that provides declassified documents with potential relevance for affected personnel.
- Official United Kingdom Ministry of Defense website.
- Stated goal is to provide information and obtain treatment for service members and families.
- Provides information and links to topical resources. Optional mailing list is also available.
- A commentary that questions the validity of the disease.
- Provides information about the Walter Reed Medical Center program for those with post-deployment health concerns.
- Transcript of a speech given by a former Air Force Reserve officer, concerning biological warfare.
- Official VA site. Support information, resources, and archives of their newsletter.
- Offers live chat sessions, discussion groups, and mailing lists. The site also publishes a self-help guide for affected personnel.
- Discusses possible causes for the disease, how to detect it, and possible treatments.
- Provides reports of known and suspected storage sites, destruction of chemical munitions, and continued support to the investigation of the diseases service members have contracted.
- Offers articles and opinions against the existence of a real disease.
- Archives of news articles. First time users must set a password to view content.
- A guide to selected information available at Western Illinois University's government publications library.
- Offers resources and links for service personnel and family members who participated or were affected.
- Offers a questionnaire for current and former service members who feel they may be affected, due to their participation in the arena of operations.
- For affected service member discussion.
- Information on three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve agents and other common chemicals.
- Provides a treatment approach for fighting these ailments. Includes list of recommended reading and discussion of finding the root cause.
- Official Public Affairs release of information concerning possibility of exposure of troops to chemical agents, in March 1991, while destroying munitions in the pit at Khamisiya.
- Background and general information on this syndrome, as well as specific details on nerve agents.
- Links to abstracts of studies conducted by the Naval Health Research Center.

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