Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Elevated Cytokines Possibly Connected to Chronic Pain Symptoms

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  This excellent article was written by Frances Lee , and posted at Suite101.com : Recent studies show that cytokines, chemical messenge...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

VA Publishes Employee Training Letter Expanding Reach of Gulf War illness Claims

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VA acknowledges “25 percent” of Gulf War veterans are ill; Expands coverage to Afghanistan War veterans Written by Anthony Hardie, 91outco...
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Letters to the Editor: Veterans now face a battle for proper medical care

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St. Petersburg Times , Florida (St. Petersburg, Fla)  - I thank you for printing this story. I am a Desert Storm veteran and actually take...

Immune cells of the brain linked to Gulf War Syndrome symptoms

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A new theory based on interactions between the immune system and the brain may provide an explanation for the symptoms experienced by vetera...

Hilbert Potter, Disabled Kentucky Veteran, Helps Other Amputees Learn To Walk Again

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( HUFFINGTON POST ) - After machine gun fire claimed Hilbert Potter's leg during Operation Desert Storm, he learned to walk again with t...

Military Research Hazards to Veterans: Lessons Spanning More than Half a Century

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Following is a 1994 U.S. Senate report authored by Dr. Diana Zuckerman and published by U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller, entitled, “ IS MI...
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RESEARCH UPDATE: Mustard Gas linked to Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

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Impression cytology links limbal stem cell deficiency and mustard gas keratopathy Ophthalmology. 2010;117(2):246-252 . Impression cytolo...
Saturday, March 6, 2010

Gulf War Veteran with Terminal Non-Hodkin’s Lymphoma Granted VA Benefits after Years of Waiting

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Written by by: Alex Diprato, WPRI-TV (CUMBERLAND, R.I. - WPRI ) - A Marine who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, after he fought for ...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

New Suspect In Gulf War Syndrome: Brain Cells

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Written by Dr. Douglas Fields , Chief of the Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section, National Institute of Child Health and Human...

Gulf War Syndrome and TBI: Irresponsible DoD Official Should be Removed

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The article below, from last year, is extremely troubling and shows how irresponsible comments by lone military officers unskilled in health...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

VA cites “Culture Change” for Gulf War veterans

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VA’s new Gulf War Task Force report – which will be open for public review -- will be “a step in the right direction,” says a top official ...

War Injury Centers provide Health Assessments, Research to Help Gulf War Veterans

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Veterans with unexplained war-related illness, injury can be referred with no cost to the veteran By Anthony Hardie, 91outcomes Publisher...
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New structure for VA Research Outlined

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Will provide expert advice from Gulf War veterans’ illnesses research community By Anthony Hardie, 91outcomes Publisher/Editor (Washing...
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Hutchison Statement on Veterans Affairs’ Decision to Reconsider Rejected Claims of Gulf War Vets

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Calls Decision ‘Vindication’ for Gulf War Veterans (Washington, DC – PRESS RELEASE ) U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison released the follo...
Saturday, February 27, 2010

Secretary Shinseki Announces Gulf War Task Force Report

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Comprehensive approach to delivering care and benefits to Veterans (Washington, DC – VA ) - Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. S...