Impotent warriors : Gulf War Syndrome, vulnerability and masculinity / by 528141 Kilshaw, Susie

Disruption of the Blood–Brain Barrier and Neuronal Cell Death in Cingulate Cortex, Dentate Gyrus, Thalamus, and Hypothalamus in a Rat Model of Gulf-War Syndrome by Ali Abdel-Rahman, Ashok K. Shetty, Mohamed B. Abou-Donia

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Desert Shield and Desert Storm 1990 - 1991: Memories of Participant Gulf War by Ivan Princ

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Progression of intervention-focused research for Gulf War illness by Jeremy E. Chester, Mazhgan Rowneki, William Van Doren, Drew A. Helmer

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Self-reported ill health in male UK Gulf War veterans: a retrospective cohort study by Doyle Pat, Maconochie Noreen, Simmons Rebecca

“…The strongest associations were for mood swings (OR 20.9, 95%CI 16.2–27.0), memory loss/lack of concentration (OR 19.6, 95% CI 15.5–24.8), night sweats (OR 9.9, 95% CI 6.5–15.2), general fatigue (OR 9.6, 95% CI 8.3–11.1) and sexual dysfunction (OR 4.6, 95%CI 3.2–6.6). 6% of GWV believed they had Gulf War syndrome (GWS), and this was associated with the highest symptom reporting.…”
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Unexplained symptoms after terrorism and war: an expert consensus statement. by Clauw, D, Engel, C, Aronowitz, R, Jones, E, Kipen, H, Kroenke, K, Ratzan, S, Sharpe, M, Wessely, S

“…Twelve years of concern regarding a possible "Gulf War syndrome" has now given way to societal concerns of a "World Trade Center syndrome" and efforts to prevent unexplained symptoms following the most recent war in Iraq. …”

‘ASIA’ - Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants: even and odd by G. Valesini, C. Alessandri, C. Perricone

“…Recently, Shoenfeld and Agmon-Levin described a potential new syndrome, namely ASIA - autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants, that comprises four medical conditions: siliconosis, the Gulf war syndrome, the macrophagic myofasciitis syndrome and post-vaccination phenomena, characterized by hyperactive immune responses accompanied by a similar complex of signs and symptoms. …”
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Metals and Neurodegeneration [version 1; referees: 3 approved] by Pan Chen, Mahfuzur Rahman Miah, Michael Aschner

“…Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown a strong correlation between aberrant metal exposure and a number of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism spectrum disorders, Guillain–Barré disease, Gulf War syndrome, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Wilson’s disease. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of Italian web pages mentioning squalene-based influenza vaccine adjuvants reveals a high prevalence of misinformation by Donatella Panatto, Daniela Amicizia, Lucia Arata, Piero Luigi Lai, Roberto Gasparini

“…The most common scientifically unsound claims concerned safety issues and, in particular, claims linking squalene-based adjuvants to the Gulf War Syndrome and autoimmune disorders. Italian users searching the web for information on vaccine adjuvants have a high likelihood of finding unbalanced and misleading material. …”
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