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Gulf War Syndrome May Stem From Chemical Exposure


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If further study in a larger group of veterans can replicate that finding, "we might have an objective test for Gulf War syndrome and its variants," he said.

That would help determine why some people are affected by chemical exposure and others are not, Haley said, and also would help in the design of studies that could lead to better treatments.

Haley was to present the findings March 24 to the House of Lords in England at a symposium on Gulf War research. The study is published in the March issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has more about Gulf War syndrome.

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SOURCE: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, news release, March 20, 2009


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