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Gulf War Illness

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This week, a presidential committee investigating Gulf War illness released its final report. The 12-person committee praised the government’s response to ailing veterans and concluded that their medical treatment has been excellent. The committee also said that stress is a likely cause for the range of psychological and physiological illnesses that tens of thousands of Gulf war veterans are reporting.

Here do discuss the committee’s report and new medical findings on Gulf War illness are two guests.

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