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If you choose to follow any links to the abstracts and/or complete text of articles, books, and documents listed below, you will be leaving the Strategian Web site. If you wish to return to this page from the Web page you are sent to, please use the Back option of your browser. Feature Items: Gary J Macfarlane, Elaine Thomas, and Nicola Cherry Mortality Among UK Gulf War Veterans. (... Since the end of the Gulf War, there has been much media and other attention given to reports that individuals who served as part of armed forces in the Gulf region have since experienced much higher rates of various kinds of illnesses compared to individuals who did not serve in the Gulf--the Gulf War Syndrome. The authors conducted a very large study that looked at statistically the numbers and causes of deaths among all 53,000+ men and women who served in the Gulf during the Gulf War of 1990-1991 as part of the armed forces of the United Kingdom. These veterans were compared to a group of the same size consisting of armed forces personnel who were in the service while the Gulf War was going on but did not serve in the Gulf region itself. Individuals in the two groups were matched for age, sex, rank, service [army, navy, or air force], and level of fitness [for duty]. Both of these groups were followed for 8 years [from April 1, 1991 through March 31, 1999] and the numbers of deaths and the causes of these deaths among both groups during those 8 years were tabulated and compared. The authors summarize their results by saying although Gulf war veterans report higher levels of current morbidity [disease, sickness, illness] than those who were not deployed, there is only a very small, and not statistically significant, increase in mortality [death]. The excess mortality is related mainly to accidents, rather than disease-related causes, a finding that is consistent with other studies on US Gulf and Vietnam veterans. The authors also note that an 8-year follow-up period is likely to be too short to detect any possible increase in disease-related deaths from, for example, cancer and that these groups will continue to be followed and their health experiences tracked as time goes on. Other keywords and phrases -- Britain, British, comparison, ill health, retrospective cohort study, United States -- from the text of the abstract and the article) The Lancet Volume 356, Number 9223 (July 1, 2000): 17-21. Other Items of Note: Cheryl Siegel Scott and V. James Cogliano, editors Trichloroethylene Health Risks--State of the Science. (... a supplement that comprises 16 articles on the state of the science regarding health risks of trichloroethylene [TCE]. Trichloroethylene is an organic chemical that has been used in dry cleaning, for metal degreasing, and as a solvent for oils and resins. It has been shown to cause liver and kidney cancer in experimental animals. Other keywords and phrases -- carcinogen, carcinogenic, cervical, epidemiology, exposure, Hodgkin's disease, lymphoma, myeloma, risk assessment -- from the text of the articles and abstracts) Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 108, Supplement 2 (May 2000): 159-363. **Abstracts of the articles and the complete text of the Introduction are currently available through the Web site of Environmental Health Perspectives** How to find the above journals, magazines, and other publications? See Step 3: Locate of the Information Strategy for details. Questions about any or all of the above? Please let me know. |
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