Post by beebs on Jan 13, 2012 15:11:27 GMT -5
The aetiology of what defines Gulf War Syndrome
is subject to much debate. The evidence
points to vaccines, meds such as Lariam/Mefloquine,
psychotropics, depleted uranium etc.
Similarities with CFS subgoups of patients fell ill
post vaccines or meds and organophosphate
exposure are striking!
They were all healthy, young, active. Some fell ill
before flying to off to the Gulf (and more recently
Afghanistan), the majority fell ill on active duty.
Many of those symptoms are delayed - often correlation
is not made with triggering exposure by the sufferer.
Politically correct "post vaccine phenomena"
;D is mentioned.
If few people suffered such terrible symptoms after taking
a herbal remedy, removed from the market
at the blink of an eye.... Ohhhh, and don't even
mention raw milk
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Gulf War Syndrome as a part of the autoimmune (autoinflammatory) syndrome induced by adjuvant (ASIA).
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235052
Israeli E. Lupus. 2012;21(2):190-4.
Source
The Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Abstract
Gulf War syndrome (GWS) is a multi-symptom condition comprising a variety of signs and symptoms described in the literature, which not been fully resolved. The various symptoms of the condition include muscle fatigue and tiredness, malaise, myalgia, impaired cognition, ataxia, diarrhoea, bladder dysfunction, sweating disturbances, headaches, fever, arthralgia, skin rashes, and gastrointestinal and sleep disturbances. In addition, excessive chemical sensitivity and odour intolerance is reported. The aetiology of the condition is unclear, but many reviews and epidemiological analyses suggest association with pyridostigmine bromide (PB), certain vaccination regimes, a variety of possible chemical exposures, including smoke from oil-well fires or depleted uranium from shells, as well as physical and psychological stress. Recently, Shoenfeld et al. suggested that four conditions - siliconosis, macrophagic myofaciitis (MMF), GWS and post-vaccination phenomena - that share clinical and pathogenic resemblances, may be incorporated into common syndrome called 'Autoimmune (Autoinflammatory) Syndrome induced by Adjuvants' (ASIA). Symptoms and signs of the four conditions described by Shoenfeld et al. show that at least eight out of ten main symptoms are in correlation in all four conditions. Namely, myalgia, arthralgias, chronic fatigue, neurological cognitive impairment, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory symptoms, skin manifestations and appearance of autoantibodies. Regardless of the aetiology of GWS, be it exposure to environmental factors or chemical drugs, vaccinations or the adjuvants in them, GWS fits well with the definition of ASIA and is included as part of 'Shoenfeld's syndrome'.
PMID: 22235052 [PubMed - in process]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235052