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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > February
>March 14, 2003:
Hour Two: Gulf War
Illnesses
After the Persian Gulf War, some American soldiers and
support personnel reported developing a mysterious set of symptoms
-- ranging from diahhrea to memory loss -- now known informally as
Gulf War Illnesses. In this hour of Science Friday, Ira Flatow and
guests talk about the Pentagon's plan to protect the health of the
troops now in the Middle East, and why some veterans think the plan
won't do enough. Plus, we'll get the latest on research into possible
causes and treatments for Gulf War illnesses.
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255, and
share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Stephen L. Robinson
Executive Director
National Gulf War Resource Center
(NGWRC)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Stephen Hunt
Director, Gulf War Veterans Clinic
Puget Sound Health Care
System
Persian Gulf Registry Physician, Psychologist
Seattle, Washington
Michael Kilpatrick
Deputy Director
Deployment Health Support
Directorate
Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness
Falls Church, Virginia
Beatrice Golomb
Scientific Director
Department of Veterans Affairs'
Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses
Neuroscientist and Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Office
of the Special Assistant for the Gulf War Illnesses
National Gulf War Resource Center
(NGWRC)
frontline:
last battle of the gulf war
NY
Times: Gulf War Illness
Research Advisory Committee
on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Veterans'
Affairs: Frequently Asked Questions: Gulf War Illnesses
Gulf
War Veteran Resource Pages
RAND
Gulf War Illness Studies Publications
This segment produced by Kevin
Boyd
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