Download or read book Status of Efforts to Identify Gulf War Syndrome written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome written by Christopher Shays and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congressional hearing on the health problems of Persian Gulf war veterans. Includes statements by a number of doctors, professors, vets, and others concerned with these problems, such as Committee to Review the Health Consequences of Service during the Persian Gulf War, Institute of Medicine; and Director, Gulf War Research Foundation. Also includes statements submitted by a number of doctors, members of Congress, veterans, and others, such as Disabled American Veterans; International Advocacy for Gulf War Syndrome; Pres. Advisory Committee on Persian Gulf Vets' Illnesses, and Nat. Persian Gulf War Resource Center.
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of Efforts to Identify Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Tumor Data written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of Efforts to Identify Gulf War Syndrome written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome written by House of Representatives and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problems of Persian Gulf war veterans challenge the Federal Government's capacity to care. Faced with an alarming variety of symptoms and possible pathologies, the Department of Veterans Affairs and others have, since 1991, undertaken an impressive number of studies to explore the illnesses suffered by Gulf war vet- erans. But, so far, studies lead only to more studies; and clinical data yields more hypotheses than conclusions. These oversight hearings will examine how ongoing efforts to diagnose, treat and compensate Gulf war veterans can be more sharply focused and more imbued with the same sense of urgency with which we committed our troops to that war. Without that focus, without that urgency, we risk literally studying the problem to death.
Download or read book Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans written by United States. Department of Veterans Affairs. Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions surrounding Gulf War illness and other health problems resulting from service in the 1990-1991 Gulf War have long plagued veterans and government officials. This 450-page report brings together for the first time the full range of scientific research and government investigations on Gulf War illness. The comprehensive analysis resolves many questions about what caused Gulf War illness and what should be done to address this serious condition, which affects at least one in four Gulf War veterans.--Publisher description.
Download or read book Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 2 decades have passed since the 1990-1991 conflict in the Persian Gulf. During the intervening years, many Gulf War veterans have experienced various unexplained symptoms that many associate with service in the gulf region, but no specific exposure has been definitively associated with symptoms. Numerous researchers have described the pattern of signs and symptoms found in deployed Gulf War veterans and noted that they report unexplained symptoms at higher rates than nondeployed veterans or veterans deployed elsewhere during the same period. Gulf War veterans have consistently shown a higher level of morbidity than the nondeployed, in some cases with severe and debilitating consequences. However, efforts to define a unique illness or syndrome in Gulf War veterans have failed, as have attempts to develop a uniformly accepted case definition. Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans is a comprehensive review of the available scientific and medical literature regarding symptoms for chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) among the 1991 Gulf War Veterans. This report evaluates and summarizes the literature in an effort to identify appropriate terminology to use in referring to CMI in Gulf War Veterans. While the report does not recommend one specific case definition over another, Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans does recommend the consideration of two case definitions on the basis of their concordance with the evidence and their ability to identify specific symptoms commonly reported by Gulf War veterans. This report recommends that the Department of Veterans Affairs use the term Gulf War illness rather than CMI. The report recommends that that the Department of Veterans Affairs, to the extent possible, systematically assess existing data to identify additional features of Gulf War illness, such as onset, duration, severity, frequency of symptoms, and exclusionary criteria to produce a more robust case definition.
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations of Th written by United States Congress House Committe and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome written by United States Congress and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session I was discharged from the referral center 2 weeks later with a diagnosis of Reiters Syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, colitis, multiple chemical sensitivity and gastritis. I have autoimmune dis orders, brain scarring, inflammatory bowel disease, organic scar ring and multitudes of other problems. In October 1995, I was diag nosed with abnormal semen. My discharge summary states that limitations for work are no prolonged sitting or standing. My employability is severely limited by fatigue and joint pain. My pain is still excruciating and un changed. As I sit before you today, I have chest pains, headaches and painful legs and feet. If a doctor with the VA tested me right now, everything would be found within normal limits of abnormal ity. But I question what is the normal limits of abnormality for an illness the VA knows little about. With these limitations and diagnoses and no guarantee that I will have my health back, the VA refuses to give me a permanent rating on my decision. My decision rating also states that I am to tally incapacitated. When a veteran has an illness the VA knows will not improve, a permanent rating is usually given. Autoimmune diseases like mine are not curable. These illnesses will continue throughout my life. My county service officer and the American Le gion have submitted information for my permanency, but we have not heard back yet. After being diagnosed by Dr. Murphy, I was awarded compensa tion. It was the consensus of everyone that I was compensated for squeaky wheel syndrome. There is no doubt in my mind that my personal relationship with Senator Riegle and Congressman Upton moved my paperwork like lightning. My medical problems are existing and well documented, but the rest came quick. I am not here today as a trophy case for the va. I am here because of problems that I have with the va. I would also like to state that without permanent on my rating decision, my family does not receive any Chapter 35 benefits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome written by Christopher H. Shays and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings of the April 1997 hearing on the status of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome. Examines, in particular, the impact of missing, classified, or incomplete medical records on Gulf War veterans' health. Testimony, letters & statements are included from a number of representatives of the Defense Dept. (Deputy Inspector General, Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses), military, & Federal government as well as medical practitioners & researchers, including: Monterey Inst. of International Studies; Southern Illinois Univ. School of Medicine; Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, CIA, etc. Tables & photos.
Download or read book Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Human Resources and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gulf War Illnesses written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gulf War and Health written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) is a serious condition that imposes an enormous burden of suffering on our nation's veterans. Veterans who have CMI often have physical symptoms (such as fatigue, joint and muscle pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms) and cognitive symptoms (such as memory difficulties). For the purposes of this report, the committee defined CMI as the presence of a spectrum of chronic symptoms experienced for 6 months or longer in at least two of six categories-fatigue, mood, and cognition, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neurologic-that may overlap with but are not fully captured by known syndromes (such as CFS, fibromyalgia, and IBS) or other diagnoses. Despite considerable efforts by researchers in the United States and elsewhere, there is no consensus among physicians, researchers, and others as to the cause of CMI. There is a growing belief that no specific causal factor or agent will be identified. Many thousands of Gulf War veterans1 who have CMI live with sometimes debilitating symptoms and seek an effective way to manage their symptoms. Estimates of the numbers of 1991 Gulf War veterans who have CMI range from 175,000 to 250,000 (about 25-35% of the 1991 Gulf War veteran population), and there is evidence that CMI in 1991 Gulf War veterans may not resolve over time. Preliminary data suggest that CMI is occurring in veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well. In addition to summarizing the available scientific and medical literature regarding the best treatments for chronic multisymptom illness among Gulf War veterans, Gulf War and Health: Volume 9: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness recommends how best to disseminate this information throughout the VA to improve the care and benefits provided to veterans, recommends additional scientific studies and research initiatives to resolve areas of continuing scientific uncertainty and recommends such legislative or administrative action as the IOM deems appropriate in light of the results of its review.
