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Gulf War and Health, Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War
Canadian Gulf War Veterans Study, 44 , 58
derivative studies, 44 , 58
diseases of the digestive system, 158 , 166
mental and behavioral disorders, 105
chronic fatigue syndrome, 213
reference study, 44 , 58
Cancer
all cancers, 8 , 74 -75 , 80 -82 , 257
brain cancer, 2 , 9 , 10 , 20 , 73 -74 , 75 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 125 , 231 , 261
conclusions, 8 , 78 , 257
deployment status and, 74 -80
derivative studies, 42 , 44 , 52
digestive tract, 76
hospitalization studies, 73 , 74 , 75 -76 , 80 , 81
incidence, 42 , 52 , 57 , 78
latency, 8 , 28 , 41 , 73 , 74 , 78
leukemias and lymphomas, 73
mortality studies, 73 , 74 -75 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 125 , 226 -227
nerve agent exposure and, 73 -74 , 75 , 77 , 78 , 79
oil-well fire smoke and, 74 , 75 , 78
pesticide exposure and, 78
prevalence, 76 , 77
primary studies, 75 -76 , 79 -82 , 125
recommendation, 78
registry data, 9
research recommendations, 9 , 10
secondary studies, 76 -78
skin, 73 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 166
testicular, 2 , 4 , 15 , 19 , 73 , 74 , 76 , 78 , 79 -80 , 81 , 208
updated and supplemental literature, 75 -78
vaccines/vaccination and, 77
Volume 4 summary, 4 , 19 , 20 , 73 -75
Carbamates, 266 , 267 , 268
Cardiac dysrhythmia, 135 , 140 , 141
Cardiovascular disease. See Circulatory system diseases
Cause-specific mortality. See External causes of mortality
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 47 , 49 , 52 , 59 , 116 , 200 , 205 , 208 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 219 , 220 , 256 , 270
Central nervous system (CNS), 160 , 267 , 270 , 275 , 276 , 278 , 279
Chalder Fatigue Scale, 213
Chemical agent exposure, and neurological diseases, 47 , 59 -60 , 121 , 133
Chemical and biologic warfare
exposure to agents of, 49 , 58
threat of, 14 -15 , 55 , 212 , 213
Chlorinated hydrocarbons, 14
Cholinesterase inhibitors.
See also Pesticide/insecticide
exposures;
Pyridostigmine bromide
animal studies, 275 -276
exposures during Gulf War, 266 -270
genetic susceptibility, 61 , 276 -278
illnesses associated with, 60 , 267 -268
long-term effects of low doses, 270
multisymptom illnesses, 57 , 61 , 62 , 278 -279
studies in Gulf War populations, 60 , 271 -274
Chronic dysphoria, 105
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), 7 .
See also Multisymptom illnesses
chemical sensitivity and, 45
comorbidities, 157 , 163
conclusions, 8 , 214 , 256
definition, 210 -211 , 212
diagnosis, 41 , 211
in disabled veterans, 52 , 214 , 220
etiology, 121 , 211
identification of predictors, 42
mental and behavioral disorders and, 102
multisymptom illnesses, 60 , 207 , 211
oil-fire smoke exposure and, 214
pesticide exposure and, 52 , 55 , 213 , 214
prevalence, 46 , 47 , 53 , 55 , 60 , 61 , 213 , 214
primary studies, 211 -212 , 219 -220
pyridostigmine bromide and, 55 , 213 , 214
secondary studies, 212 -213
threat of chemical weapons and, 55 , 212 , 213
updated and supplemental literature, 213 -214 , 220
Volume 4 summary, 19 , 211 -213
war stress and, 102 , 213
Chronic multisymptom illness (CMI). See Multisymptom illnesses
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 145 , 148 , 150
Chronic widespread pain (CWP).
See also Fibromyalgia
alcohol use and, 177
cognitive performance, 50 , 118
combat exposure and, 50 , 177 , 178
comorbid with mental disorders, 102
conclusions, 8 , 257
delayed-onset, 177
identification of predictors of, 42 , 50
pesticide exposure and, 178
pyridostigmine bromide exposure and, 178
musculoskeletal, 1 , 3 , 10 , 18 , 19 , 47 , 57 , 118 , 120
prevalence, 53 , 177
primary studies, 176 -177 , 178 , 179
secondary studies, 177 -178
self-reports of, 18 , 42 , 43 , 57
stress perceptions and, 177 , 178
Volume 4 summary, 3
Circulatory system diseases.
See also specific diseases and conditions
birth defects, 189 , 200
conclusions, 8 , 140 , 257
female veterans, 138
hospitalization studies, 135 , 136 , 137 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 218
latency, 28