Following the 1991 Persian Gulf War, thousands of U.S. military veterans developed illnesses that medical science was unable to understand. Through five compelling case histories, the author unravels the mystery of a real illness, and his inquiry cuts through the web of epidemiological evidence, showing that oil, smoke, and nerve gas are unlikely culprits.
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Following the 1991 Persian Gulf War, thousands of U.S. military veterans developed illnesses that medical science was unable to understand. Through five compelling case histories, the author unravels the mystery of a real illness, and his inquiry cuts through the web of epidemiological evidence, showing that oil, smoke, and nerve gas are unlikely culprits.
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New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket Sewn binding Cloth over boards With dust jacket 427 p Audience: General/trade From Publishers Weekly Gulf War syndrome is a vague diagnosis for such symptoms as diarrhea, headaches, muscle pain, fatigue, shortness of breath and irregular heart rhythm (the eponymous "'"irritable heart"'") Causes of the syndrome have been variously cited as exposure to chemical weapons, nerve gas and fuel oil fumes, but, as Wheelwright explains, the same symptoms could also be the result of chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity or fybromyalgia Wheelwright, former science editor of Life magazine and author of Degrees of Disaster, gathers epidemiological evidence and personal histories to argue that modern medicine lacks the wisdom and skills to understand Gulf War syndrome because medical experts look at physical symptoms separately from emotional symptoms For example, when Carol Best returned from the war, she began to experience, among.
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