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Found this in the alt.med.cfs newsgroup. Doesn't it seem like they came down
with celiac disease? I'll bet none of them have been tested for it. I can
e-mail the entire article (164 lines) if anybody wants. (Please don't use
the "Reply" function and request to the list.)

Source: MEDNEWS/HICNet Medical Newsletter
        Saturday, 24 Jun 1995, Volume 08, Issue 25
Editor: David Dodell, [log in to unmask], FAX: +1 (602) 451-6135
Author: E. Loren Buhle, Jr. Ph.D. Dept. of Radiation Oncology,
        Univ. of Pennsylvania, [log in to unmask]

Title:  Unexplained Illness Among Persian Gulf War Veterans in an Air
        National Guard Unit: Preliminary Report -- August 1990-March
        1995

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     The most frequently reported symptoms considered "moderate" or
"severe" were fatigue (61%), joint pain (51%), nasal or sinus
congestion (51%), diarrhea (44%), joint stiffness (44%),
unrefreshing sleep (42%), excessive gas (i.e., flatulence,
bloating, and gastrointestinal distress) (41%), "difficulty
remembering" (41%), muscle pains (41%), headaches (39%), abdominal
pain (36%), general weakness (34%), and impaired concentration
(34%). The two symptoms identified as "most bothersome" were
fatigue (27%) and diarrhea (14%).

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Don <[log in to unmask]> New York City