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GWI
(redirected from Gulf War illness)

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GWIGulf War Illness
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Now, 17 years after the Gulf War, the congressionally mandated Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses has officially released a 450-page report which confirms that Gulf War Illness is a result of soldiers' exposure to neurotoxic chemicals, including pyridostigmine bromide and pesticides.
The report identified potential causes for-and asserted that research supports the existence ofa multi-symptom condition resulting from service in the 1990-1991 Gulf War, which the committee identified as Gulf War Illness (GWI).
It's the large number of sources reviewed that allowed the committee to reach a conclusion on the existence and causes of Gulf War illness where others have not, Dr.
 
 
 
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