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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.

Sites in Gulf War Illness

Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages
Offers live chat sessions, discussion groups, and mailing lists. The site also publishes a self-help guide for affected personnel.
Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses
Official government site, that provides declassified documents with potential relevance for affected personnel.
Captain Joyce Riley: Gulf War Syndrome
Transcript of a speech given by a former Air Force Reserve officer, concerning biological warfare.
Desert Storm Vet Center
Offers resources and links for service personnel and family members who participated or were affected.
Persian Gulf War Task Force
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.
American Gulfwar Veterans Association
Stated goal is to provide information and obtain treatment for service members and families.
Updates and News Articles
Provides information and links to topical resources. Optional mailing list is also available.
Reason Magazine: Gulf Lore Syndrome
Offers articles and opinions against the existence of a real disease.
Gulf War Syndrome (1997 Study)
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.
New York Times: Gulf War Syndrome
Archives of news articles. First time users must set a password to view content.
Gulf Veterans Illnesses
Official United Kingdom Ministry of Defense website.
Is Gulf War Syndrome for Real
A commentary that questions the validity of the disease.
Gulf War Veterans Illnesses
Official VA site. Support information, resources, and archives of their newsletter.
The Gulf War Health Center
Provides information about the Walter Reed Medical Center program for those with post-deployment health concerns.
Gulf War Syndrome Message Board
For affected service member discussion.
Burning Semen Syndrome
Offers a questionnaire for current and former service members who feel they may be affected, due to their participation in the arena of operations.
Advanced Techniques For Overcoming CFS, FMS and GWS.
Provides a treatment approach for fighting these ailments. Includes list of recommended reading and discussion of finding the root cause.
Lethal Exposure
Provides highlights and clips from the documentary by Fierce Films, which highlights awareness of the disease.
GP Guide: Gulf War Illness
A guide to selected information available at Western Illinois University's government publications library.
Gulf War Illnesses Research
Discusses possible causes for the disease, how to detect it, and possible treatments.
Gulf War Syndrome
Background and general information on this syndrome, as well as specific details on nerve agents.
Gulf War Illness Developments
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.
Gulf War Veterans Health Publicatons
Links to abstracts of studies conducted by the Naval Health Research Center.

cross references

Society : History : By Time Period : Twentieth Century : Wars and Conflicts : Persian Gulf War : Issues Society : History : By Time Period : Twentieth Century : Wars and Conflicts : Persian Gulf War : Issues
Society : Issues : Warfare and Conflict : Weapons : Depleted Uranium Society : Issues : Warfare and Conflict : Weapons : Depleted Uranium

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Health : Support Groups : Conditions and Diseases : Gulf War Syndrome Health : Support Groups : Conditions and Diseases : Gulf War Syndrome
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