Study of Gulf War servicewomen shows higher levels of illness

March 28, 1996
Web posted at: 10 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- According to a study of some women serving in the military, there are "striking" health differences between those who served in the Persian Gulf war and those deployed elsewhere. Those differences include more reports of cough, memory problems, breast lumps and cysts, headaches, and abnormal pap smears.

The study compared two groups of 525 Air Force women, one group having served in the Persian Gulf and the other elsewhere. The differences were detected in a follow-up survey conducted four years after the Persian Gulf war.

The findings were revealed in congressional testimony by Penny Pierce of the University of Michigan School of Nursing and The Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She said her studies represent the only research solely focused on health of women who served in the Persian Gulf war.

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Related sites:

• Gulf War Syndrome Cover up, from Covert Action Quarterly
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