The Military Times (2/11, Kime) reports, “A scientific panel has concluded that the Veterans Affairs Department should stop searching for links between environmental exposures in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and veterans’ illnesses and instead focus on monitoring and treating those who have health problems related to deploying 25 years ago.” In their report, Institute of Medicine researchers “said Gulf War veterans are at increased risk for developing some physical and psychological health conditions like post-traumatic stress, anxiety, Gulf War illness and chronic fatigue syndrome, but other diseases like cancer, respiratory illnesses and most neurodegenerative conditions do not appear to occur at higher rates in these former troops.”
Related Links:
— “Panel to VA: Stop studying causes of Gulf War illnesses, focus on treatment,” Patricia Kime, Military Times, February 11, 2016.