Saturday, November 13, 2004

Government Funds Study on Gulf War Syndrome

The Veterans Administration has agreed to devote $15 million to further study of Gulf War Syndrome, following a panel's recent finding of a probable link between the symptoms of Gulf War veterans and exposures to Iraqi neurotoxins, perhaps including sarin. Earlier investigators, who blamed stress, are skeptical. "Where's the epidemiology?" they say. Maybe now we'll have some. Today's New York Times has the story.

posted by pn at 7:18 PM

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