Directory of Gulf War Illness Resources

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DESCRIPTION - Sites that deal specifically with health-related issues faced by veterans and other military personnel, caused by their involvement in the Gulf War.

Subcategories

• Support Groups

Resources in This Category

• Advanced Techniques For Overcoming CFS, FMS and GWS.

  http://www.beatcfsandfms.org/
  Provides a treatment approach for fighting these ailments. Includes list of recommended reading and discussion of finding the root cause.

• American Gulfwar Veterans Association

  http://www.gulfwarvets.com/
  Stated goal is to provide information and obtain treatment for service members and families.

• Burning Semen Syndrome

  http://www.med.uc.edu/semen/
  Offers a questionnaire for current and former service members who feel they may be affected, due to their participation in the arena of operations.

• Captain Joyce Riley: Gulf War Syndrome

  http://www.all-natural.com/riley.html
  Transcript of a speech given by a former Air Force Reserve officer, concerning biological warfare.

• Current Bibliographies in Medicine 94-3: Persian Gulf Experience and Health

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/archive/20040830/pubs/cbm/persgulf.html
  594 selected citations from 1971-1994. From National Library of Medicine.

• Gulf War Illnesses Research

  http://www.immed.org/illness/gulfwar_illness_research.html
  Discusses possible causes for the disease, how to detect it, and possible treatments.

• Gulf War Syndrome Message Board

  http://www.healthboards.com/gulf-war-syndrome/
  For affected service member discussion.

• Gulf War Veteran Resource Pages

  http://www.gulfweb.org/
  Offers live chat sessions, discussion groups, and mailing lists. The site also publishes a self-help guide for affected personnel.

• New York Times: Gulf War Syndrome

  http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/gulfindex.html
  Archives of news articles. First time users must set a password to view content.

• Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses

  http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/
  Official government site, that provides declassified documents with potential relevance for affected personnel.

• The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troops Deployed to the Persian Gulf During Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

  http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medical/med_impact.htm
  Epidemiological study from Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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