Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Full Committee Hearing to Receive Updates on Research, Investigations, and Programs Involving Persian Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Gulf War and Health
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309278058
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
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.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1632
Book Description
Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Chemical warfare
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Status of the Investigation Into Persian Gulf War Illness
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Military Personnel SubcommitteePublisher:
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Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Gulf War
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsPublisher:
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Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Persian Gulf War Illnesses
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Considerations for Designing an Epidemiologic Study for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders in Pre and Post 9/11 Gulf War Veterans
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309388686
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
In January 2015, the Institute of Medicine conducted a study to determine the incidence and prevalence, as well as the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases as a result of service in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf and post 9/11 Global Operations theaters. The other neurologic diseases to be considered include: Parkinson's disease, and brain cancers, as well as central nervous system abnormalities that are difficult to precisely diagnose. This report presents the committee's data collection and findings.
Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description