Factor analysis has emerged as a useful method for understanding patterns underlying the
co-occurrence of metabolic risk factors for both type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis—often …

Despite numerous studies on veterans of the 1990 to 1991 Gulf War, the fundamental
questions of how healthy they are and how their health compares with that of their military …

OBJECTIVE Numerous studies investigating Gulf War illnesses have documented that, while
Gulf War veterans are no more likely to die or be hospitalized, they complain of more …

Unusual health problems have been reported by Gulf War (GW) veterans, but no single
etiology has been linked to these illnesses. This study was conducted to determine the …

A previous epidemiologic study demonstrated no unexplained increase in risk for postwar
hospitalization among Gulf War veterans who had remained on active duty. The authors …

Abstract Since the Persian Gulf War ended in 1991, veterans have reported diverse,
unexplained symptoms. Some have wondered if their development of systemic lupus …

Non-specific illness includes a wide variety of symptoms: behavioural (eg, reduced food and
water intake), cognitive (eg, memory and concentration problems) and physiological (eg …

A total of 675,626 active duty Army soldiers who were known to be at risk for deployment to
the Persian Gulf were followed from 1980 through the Persian Gulf War. Hospitalization …

Many books cover the emergency response to chemical terrorism. But what happens after
the initial crisis? Chlorine, phosgene, and mustard were used in World War I. Only years …

Veterans of the Persian Gulf War report a variety of physical and psychological symptoms,
some of which remain unexplained. In an effort to determine the extent to which these …