Gulf War Illness Health Issues

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• - For affected service member discussion.
  
• - Provides reports of known and suspected storage sites, destruction of chemical munitions, and continued support to the investigation of the diseases service members have contracted.
  
• - Links to abstracts of studies conducted by the Naval Health Research Center.
  
• - Background and general information on this syndrome, as well as specific details on nerve agents.
  
• - Provides information about the Walter Reed Medical Center program for those with post-deployment health concerns.
  
• - Official Public Affairs release of information concerning possibility of exposure of troops to chemical agents, in March 1991, while destroying munitions in the pit at Khamisiya.
  
• - Official United Kingdom Ministry of Defense website.
  
• - Archives of news articles. First time users must set a password to view content.
  
• - Offers resources and links for service personnel and family members who participated or were affected.
  
• - Stated goal is to provide information and obtain treatment for service members and families.
  
• - Offers live chat sessions, discussion groups, and mailing lists. The site also publishes a self-help guide for affected personnel.
  
• - Offers a questionnaire for current and former service members who feel they may be affected, due to their participation in the arena of operations.
  
• - Provides information and links to topical resources. Optional mailing list is also available.
  
• - Discusses possible causes for the disease, how to detect it, and possible treatments.
  
• - Information on three primary syndromes indicating brain and nerve damage caused by wartime exposure to combinations of low-level nerve agents and other common chemicals.
  
• - Transcript of a speech given by a former Air Force Reserve officer, concerning biological warfare.
  
• - Official VA site. Support information, resources, and archives of their newsletter.
  
• - Offers articles and opinions against the existence of a real disease.
  
• - A guide to selected information available at Western Illinois University's government publications library.
  
• - A commentary that questions the validity of the disease.
  
• - Provides a treatment approach for fighting these ailments. Includes list of recommended reading and discussion of finding the root cause.
  
• - Provides highlights and clips from the documentary by Fierce Films, which highlights awareness of the disease.
  
• - Official government site, that provides declassified documents with potential relevance for affected personnel.