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Panel says 'Gulf War Syndrome' not real

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A panel of doctors convened by the

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the

existence of " Gulf War Syndrome. "

The panel gathered by the non-governmental organization said veterans of the

Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s do suffer high rates of some ailments,

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Syndrome " that many veterans claim was caused by exposure to pesticides,

weapons

residues, or other chemicals, WebMD reported Wednesday.

Many soldiers who served in the conflict have complained of fatigue, memory

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However, the panel's report said the reviewed studies suggest that Gulf War

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When the report came out a week ago, I went through it as carefully as my

patience allowed. The report essentially said that there are no good

studies of Gulf War Era (GWE) servicemembers, so the IOM could not draw any

firm conclusions. (Gee! What a surprise!) I'm sure Meryl and I have said

the same thing several times over in the last few years.

One other item the article doesn't mention is that it's a preliminary

report. It still needs revision, and its content may change before the

final report issues. I personally hope it strengthens its arguments in

favor of a good, thorough epidemiologic study, and that Congress reads it

and heeds it. (Don't get your hopes up.)

We need a good epidemiological study such as the Vietnam Veterans Health

Study. Until then, we honestly can't say either way what all of us who got

sick actually have in terms of a definable syndrome or syndromes. There may

be commonalities, or each of us may express DU, pyridostigmine, and

anthrax-immunization-autoimmune syndromes -- or some combination of them --

uniquely.

We don't know anywhere nearly as much as we should, and articles implying

that we DO know enough to make such statements do a disservice to us all.

The UPI article eventually gets to the point of the IOM report, but it's

buried below the lead. Making dog-bites-man seem like man-bites-dog isn't

good journalism.

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