Chemicals Sickened '91 Gulf War Veterans, Latest Study Finds

In a story which Veterans for Common Sense was critical in publicizing, the New York Times' Scott Shane reports that a new VA Research Advisory Panel on Gulf War Veterans' Ilnesses report breaks dramatically from previous government reports describing stress as the major causative factor in Gulf War illnesses. The new report, focusing on exposure to toxic chemicals, raises the key question: have we learned from our mistakes and will we treat returning Iraq veterans any better than we did those of the Gulf War and Vietnam?

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New Study Shows Gulf War Veterans Sickened by Chemicals

Better care and research is needed for returning veterans who might be exposed to toxic chemicals and other injuries in wartime deployments, said a non-partisan veterans' organization in response to a New York Times report of a new study showing that Gulf War veterans' illnesses were caused by exposure to toxic chemicals.

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