Below are the first 10 and last 10 pages of uncorrected machine-read text (when available) of this chapter, followed by the top 30 algorithmically extracted key phrases from the chapter as a whole.
Intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text on the opening pages of each chapter.
Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.
Do not use for reproduction, copying, pasting, or reading; exclusively for search engines.
OCR for page 175
F
Research and Related Activities on
Health Problems of Persian Gulf
War Veterans
Investigator Affiliation Status (May
Study or Study Center 1996)
Mortality Studies
Mortality follow-up study of PG VACO Completed
veterans
Comparative Mortality Among U.S. WRAIR Completed
Military Personnel Worldwide (Writer et al.,
During ODS/S 1996)
Hospitalization Studies
Comparative study of hospitalizations NHRC, San Diego, Completed
among active duty military Calif.
personnel
Comparison of federal and nonfederal NHRC, San Diego, In progress
hospitalization rates among Calif.
veterans who have separated from
active service
Studies of Self-Reported Symptoms:
Outbreaks
Investigation of a possible outbreak WRAIR Completed
among ODS veterans at Fort (DeFraites et
Benjamin Harrison, Ind. al., 1992)
Post-PG illness reported in Naval NEPMU No. 2, Completed
Reserve Mobile Construction Norfolk, Va.
Battalion 24
Continued
175
OCR for page 176
176
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
Investigator Affiliation Status (May
Study or Study Center 1996)
CDC investigation of veterans in
Pennsylvania
CDC
Phase I
completed
(MMWR,
1995~; Phase II
completed;
Phase III In
progress
Studies of Self-Reported Symptoms:
Surveys
National Health Survey of PG VACO In progress
Veterans and Their Family
Members
A study of symptoms among 1,500 NHRC, San Diego, Completed
Seabees PG and era Calif.
Seabee health study NHRC, San Diego Submitted to
Calif. OMB
Health Assessment of POW Veterans Cooperative agreement In progress
from Iowa . between the CDC and
University of Iowa, and
the Iowa VAMC
Reproductive Health Studies
A Comparative Study of Pregnancy NHRC, San Diego, Completed
Outcomes tBirth Defects] Among Calif.
Gulf War Veterans and Other
Active Duty Personnel
Reproductive Outcomes in Gulf War NHRC, San Diego, In progress
Veterans Calif.
Prevalence of congenital anomalies NHRC, San Diego, In progress
reported in state birth defects Calif.
registries among children born to
POW veterans
OCR for page 177
APPENDIX F
177
Study
Investigator Affiliation
or Study Center
Status (May
1996)
Studies of Mental Health
Stress-related surveys of active duty,
guard, and reserve personnel
The General Well-Being of Gulf War
Era Service Personnel from the
States of Pennsylvania and Hawaii:
A Survey
Desert Storm Reunion Survey
Early intervention with Appalachian
Marine reservists in ODS
Investigation of relation between
experience in ODS and postwar
adjustment
Psychological assessment of ODS
returnees
Evaluation of Cognitive Functioning in
PG Veterans Reporting War-
Related Health Problems
Memory and Attention in PTSD
Neuropsychological Functioning in
Veterans
Psychological adjustment in ODS/S
veterans
WRAIR, Dept. of
Psychiatry
WRAIR, USAMRMC
Boston, Mass., VAMC
Mt. Home, Tenn.,
VAMC
Clarksburg, W.Va.,
VAMC and Dept. of
Psychology, W.Va.
University
New Orleans, La.,
VAMC
New Orleans, La., and
Boston, Mass., VAMC
New Orleans, La.,
VAMC
New Orleans, La.,
VAMC
Gainesville, Fla.,
VAMC
Completed
(Marlowe,
1995; Marlowe
et al., 1990a,b;
WRAIR, 1992;
Wright et al.,
1991)
Completed
(USAMRMC,
1994; Stretch
etal., 1995,
1996)
Expanded
(Wolfe et al.,
1992c, 1993)
Completed
(Sloan et al.,
1992; 1995a,b;
1996a,b)
Completed
(Scott) et al.,
1993)
Expanded
(Sutker et al.,
1992, 1993,
1994a,b;
l 995a,b)
In progress
In progress
Completed
Completed
(Sohler et al.,
1992)
Continued
OCR for page 178
178
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
Investigator Affiliation Status (May
Study or Study Center 1996)
ODS Outreach Program Cincinnati, Ohio, Completed
VAMC (Baker et al.,
1992)
West Haven VAMC ODS Report West Haven, Conn., Completed
VAMC (Southwick
and Morgan,
1992;
Southwick et
al., 1993)
The PG Outreach Program at the Little Rock, Ark., Completed
Little Rock VAMC VAMC (Rodell et al.,
1992)
An Evaluation of Troops Returning Providence, R.I., Completed
from the PG: A Preliminary VAMC (Unger et al.,
Report 1 992)
Coming Home for Good: The ODS Portland, Greg., VAMC Completed
Veterans and Family Psychosocial (Ford et al.,
Debriefing Project 1992)
PG Veterans Seen Through VA's Washington, D.C., Completed
Readjustment Counseling Service VAMC (Blank end
and Impact of the POW on VA's Gelsomino,
Provision of Readjustment 1992)
Counseling
The Need for Continuing Mental Highland Drive, Pa., Completed
Health Intervention in Soldiers VAMC (Pontiusetal.,
Returning from the POW: 1992)
Assessment of Deployed and
Nondeployed Reserve Units from
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio, and West Virginia
Acute and long-term impact of
deployment to SWA on the
physical and mental health of
soldiers and their families
Combat Stress Diagnosis, PTSD
prevention
Women's Health Studies
Health and Psychosocial Readjustment
of Gulf War Women
USUHS and WRAIR In progress
USA~MC and New Ongoing
Haven, Conn., VAMC
U. Michigan School of Completed
Nursing (Pierce, 1995,
1996)
OCR for page 179
APPENDIX F
179
Study
Investigator Affiliation
or Study Center
Status (May
1996)
Completed
(Nelson et al.,
1996)
Activation Experiences During the
POW
VA EHRC
East Orange, N.J.
Health and exposure survey of PG
veterans
Physiological and psychological
assessments of PG veterans
Effects of exertion and chemical
stress on PG veterans
Effects of genetics and stress on
responses to environmental toxins
Portland, Oreg.
Core Epidemiology Study
Psychosocial, neuropsychological,
and neurobehavioral assessment
Clinical and neuroendocrine aspects
of fibromyalgia
Neurotoxicity of environmental
pollutants and warfare agents
DNA damage from chemical agents
and its repair
Boston, Mass.
Evaluation of cognitive functioning of
PG veterans
Evaluation of neurological
functioning in PG veterans
Gulf War and Vietnam veterans
cancer incidence surveillance
Evaluation of respiratory dysfunction
among Gulf War veterans
The aromatic hydrocarbon receptor as
a biomarker of susceptibility
Validity of computerized tests
Beth El College of
Nursing, Colorado
Springs, Colo.; Air
Wyoming Air National
Guard, Cheyenne,
Wyo.
East Orange, NJ., In progress
VAMC
Portland, Greg., In progress
VAMC
Boston, Mass., VAMC In progress
Continued
OCR for page 180
180
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
Study
Environmental Studies
Air-quality studies
Kuwait Oil Fires: Interagency Interim
Report
Investigator Affiliation
or Study Center
Status (May
1996)
.
Report to Congress: U.S. Gulf
Environmental Technical
Assistance (January 27-July 31,
1991)
Human studies
Report to Congress: Health
Consequences of the exposure of
PG Force members to the Fumes
of Burning Oil
Environmental toxicology studies
Kuwait Oil Fire Health Risk
Assessment
Biologic Surveillance Initiative
Animal studies
Assessment of histopathological
lesions and chemical analyses of
feral cats to smoke from Kuwait
oil fires
Interagency Air
Assessment Team
(EPA, DHHS, NOAA)
and representatives
from Coast Guard,
DoD, and DoE
International
cooperative effort
coordinated by UN;
U.S. activities
coordinated by EPA
(PL 102-27)
DoD
AFIP
Completed
(EPA, 1991)
Completed
(U.S. Gulf
Environmental
Technical
Assistance,
1992)
Completed
(DoD, 1993)
Completed
(AFIP, 1994;
Moeller et al.,
1994; Peterson
and
Kal as in sky,
1996)
USAEHA (currently Completed
USACHPPM) (USAEHA,
1992, 1994)
USAEHA (currently Completed
USACHPPM); AFIP (USAEHA,
1994)
AFIP
Completed
(Moeller et al.,
1994)
OCR for page 181
APPENDIXF
181
Study
Investigator Affiliation Status (May
or Study Center 1996)
Physiological and neurobehavioral
effects in rodents from exposure to
PB, fuels, and DEET (toxicity of
simulated POW exposure)
PB synergistic toxicity study
Chronic organophosphorus exposure
and cognition
USAMRMC In progress
USAMRMC
Medical College of
Georgia Research
Institute
Evaluation of MWDs that participated DoD Working Dog
in ODS/S Center, Lackland AFB,
San Antonio, Tex.
Completed
(USACHPPM,
1995)
In progress
In progress
DU Research
Health risk assessment of embedded AFRRI In progress
DU: behavior, physiology,
histology, and biokinetic modeling
Carcinogenicily of DU fragments ITRI In progress
Prophylactic Treatment Research
A Study to Evaluate the Safety USAMRMC Completed
Tolerance, Pha~macokinetics, and (contracted to the South (Lasseter and
PharmacodynamicsofPB Florida Research Garg, 1996)
Corporation)
Retrospective studies involving USAMRICD Completed
military use of pyridostigmine as
pretreatment for nerve agent
poisoning
Possible relationship between
multiple chemical sensitivity- of
DEET and carbamate
(pyridostigmine) in POW veterans'
illnesses
WRAIR; WRAMC In progress
Information Systems Activities
GIS USACHPPM In progress
VA PGHR VACO Ongoing
VA PG Referral Centers Washington, D.C.; Ongoing
Houston, Tex., West
Los Angeles, Calif.;
Birmingham, Ala. Continued
OCR for page 182
182
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
Study
Investigator Affiliation
or Study Center
Status (May
1996)
Ongoing
Ongoing
DoD CCEP
DoD SCC
Pilot Studies
Risk Factors Among U.S. Army
Soldiers for Enrolling on the VA
PGHR
Extent of musculoskeletal problems
associated with "GWS"
Etiology of dyspnea occurring after
POW service
Antibody testing for mycoplasma
Diarrhea in PG veterans: an irritable
bowel-like disorder
Clinical studies in PG veterans
Post-Desert Storm miscarriage rates
in six Army hospitals
Birth defects and miscarriages in the
families of PG veterans assigned to
Robins AFB, Ga.
Spontaneous abortion rate and the
Gulf War mobilization
Children of PG veterans (624th
quartermaster, 786 transportation)
Retrospective survey of PG troops
who received Clostridium
botulinum toxoid
Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in
Desert Storm Veterans: A Survey
and Questionnaire
A Preliminary Neuropsychological
Study of PG Veterans
ODS: Activation, deployment and re-
integration experiences of VAMC
employees
DoD MTFs
WRAMC
VACO; WRAIR
Long Beach, Calif.,
VAMC
Washington, D.C.,
VAMC
WRAMC
Gainesville, Fla.,
VAMC
Allen Park, Mich.,
VAMC
U.S. Army, Office of
the Surgeon General
Robins AFB, Ga.
William Beaumont
Army Medical Center,
Tex.
Jackson, Miss.,
VAMC; CDC; Miss.
State Health
Department
USAMMDA
Boston, Mass., VAMC
Highland Drive,
VAMC; Pittsburgh, Pa.
Salt Lake City, Utah,
VAMC
In progress
In progress
In progress
Completed
In progress
Ongoing
Completed
(Broadnax,
1992)
Completed
(Eggert, 1994)
Completed
(Rosa, 1993)
Completed
(Penman et al.,
1996)
Completed
In progress
Completed
(Goldstein et
al., 1996)
Completed
(Allen et al.,
1991)
OCR for page 183
APPENDIXF
183
Study
Investigator Affiliation Status (May
or Study Center 1996)
Supporting Research
Leishmaniasis and infectious
disease research
Development of a leishmania skin test USAMRMC
antigen
Identification of the genetic factors
that control tropism in Leishmania
Vaccine-Mediated Immunity Against
Leishmania
Serologic diagnosis of viscerotropic
leishmaniasis
Protective immunity in experimental
visceral leishmaniasis
Use of immunological techniques to
study the interaction of
carcinogens with DNA
DoD/VA
Cleveland, Ohio,
VAMC
USALfRMC
San Antonio, Tex.,
VAMC
NCI/NIH
Forward deployable diagnostics for USAMRMC
infectious diseases
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
NOTE: AFB = Air Force base; AFIP = Armed Forces Institute of Pathology;
AFRRI = Armed Forces Radiation Research Institute; CCEP = Comprehensive Clinical
Evaluation Program; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; DEET = N,N,-
diethyl-m-toluamide; DHHS = Department of Health and Human Services; DNA =
deoxyribonucleic acid; DoD = Department of Defense; DoE = Department of Energy;
DU = depleted uranium; EHRC = Environmental Health Research Center; EPA =
Environmental Protection Agency; GIS = Geographical Information System; GWS =
Gulf War Syndrome; ITRI = Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute; MTF = medical
treatment facility; MWD = military working dog; NCI = National Cancer Institute;
NEPMU = Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit; NHRC = Naval Health
Research Center; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NOAA = National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration; 0DS = 0peration Desert Storm; 0DS/S = 0peration
Desert Shield/Storm; PB = pyridostigmine bromide; PG = Persian Gulf; PGHR = Persian
Gulf Health Registry; PGW = Persian Gulf War; PTSD = Posttraumatic stress disorder;
SCC = Specialized Care Center; SWA = Southwest Asia; UN = United Nations;
USACHPRM = U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine;
USAEHA = U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency; USAMMDA = U.S. Army
Medical Materiel Development Activity; USAMRICD = U.S. Army Research Institute of
Chemical Defense; USAMRMC = U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command;
USUHS = Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences; VA = Veterans
Administration; VACO = VA Central Office; VAMC = VA Medical Center; WMO =
World Meteorological Organization; WRAIR = Walter Reed Army Institute of Research;
and WRAMC = Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Representative terms from entire chapter:
investigator affiliation
