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Gulf War Syndrome Vets Have Brain Damage: Study

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:45:22 CDT

Gulf War Syndrome vets have notable brain abnormalities likely triggered by nerve gas, researchers have discovered. The finding flies in the face of years of Defense Department pronouncements that the syndrome—characterized by pain, lack of concentration and memory loss—is psychological, and linked to combat stress. But vets suffering...

Doctors Suspect Nerve Gas Used on Yemen Protesters

John Johnson — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:36:51 CST

Doctors and protesters in Yemen think the government is using banned nerve gas, not regular tear gas, to quell protests, reports Global Post . Three doctors treating patients say the symptoms are suspiciously severe. “The material in this gas makes people convulse for hours," said one field doctor after soldiers fired...

Gulf War Illness Is Real: Study

Nick McMaster — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:55:34 CST

Gulf War syndrome is real, and "few veterans have recovered or substantially improved with time," according to a scientific study commissioned by Congress. Nearly a quarter of the 700,000 troops who served in the first Gulf War suffer from neurological problems related to exposure to chemicals during the conflict,...

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Peter Fearon — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:05:38 CDT

Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and...

Nerve Gas Found at UN Building

Will McCahill — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:46:09 CDT

Weapons inspectors cleaning out an office in a United Nations building near its Manhattan headquarters found six to eight vials of a nerve gas believed to have been recovered from Iraq in 1996, the AP reports. A UN spokeswoman said there was no immediate danger from the substance, identified as...