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EDITORIAL
Gulf War syndrome
Gulf War illnesses ... the story is still alive and well
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr N Greenberg
Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, King’s Centre for Military Health Research, Academic Dept of Psychological Medicine, GKT School of Medicine & Institute of Psychiatry, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RJ, UK; sososanta@aol.com
Commentary on the paper by Kelsall et al (Occup Environ Med, December 2004)*
Keywords: Gulf War syndrome; medically unexplained syndromes; military
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The story of Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) just won’t go away. It’s healthier now than ever. The controversy about whether a Gulf War specific syndrome exists and what may have caused it is one of claim and counter claim. In the UK the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has always strongly denied that anything amounting to a "Gulf War syndrome" exists, though it has accepts that some veterans have become ill and have been paid benefits accordingly. However, disgruntled veterans of the Gulf War have had a recent boost to their battered morale when a recent privately funded inquiry in the UK heard evidence in relation to the subject. The witnesses included scientists, senior military commanders, and veterans. Although the Law Lord who is presiding over the inquiry has yet to publish his report, it is hard to see how the findings will not fan the flames rather
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