http://respiratorycare.medscape.com/reuters/prof/2000/06/06.01/20000601publ0 01.html Al Eskan Disease May Have Contributed to Gulf War Syndrome ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WESTPORT, Jun 01 (Reuters Health) - Gulf War syndrome may in part be the result of Al Eskan disease, an immune system disorder caused by inhalation of the fine, dusty sand common in the Arabian Peninsula, according to a report in the May issue of Military Medicine. Col. Andras L. Korenyi-Both, a flight surgeon for the 107th Cavalry, Army National Guard, Havertown, Pennsylvania, and a multicenter team note that Al Eskan disease, named for Al Eskan village near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was first reported in 1991. It results in the type of multisystem disorders associated with Gulf War syndrome. The research team proposes that sand in the Gulf was both a cause of immune system depletion and a vehicle for low-intensity exposure to chemical warfare agents. When such agents were released by the destruction of ammunition stockpiles and by the Iraqi military, they speculate, they were "microimpregnated" into sand particles, wind-blown throughout the region and inhaled by troops. Once in the lungs, the "dirty sand" damaged the alveoli, causing immune defenses to be compromised. The chemical warfare agents were thus able to "penetrate the alveolocapillary barrier, entering the bloodstream, to be disseminated via the lymphatic and blood vessels." Dr. Korenyi-Both and colleagues report that the military collected sand samples in the Gulf to be analyzed for the presence of chemical warfare agents, but the research team has been unable to obtain the results of that analysis from the US Army. Mil Med 2000;165:321-336. ================================ Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jenkintown, PA, USA "Y Gwir Yn Erbyn y Byd"--Y Bardd Cymraeg "The Truth Against the World"--motto of the Welsh bards <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
