Anti-oxidants could ease Gulf War Syndrome, study finds

Anti-oxidants could ease Gulf War Syndrome, study finds
Published: June 27, 2011
A recent medical school study states anti-oxidant supplements significantly can reduce symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome, USA Today reports, an illness suffered by tens of thousands of veterans more two decades after the first conflict to free Kuwait after an invasion by Iraq.

The DOD-funded research, by Beatrice Golomb of the medical school at the University of California-San Diego, is slated to be released Monday to the Department of Veterans Affairs, USA Today reports.

In 2010, the VA approved $2.8 million in new research spending to fund three separate projects designed to find new treatments to the mysterious Gulf War Syndrome that has affected tens of thousands of veterans from the 1990-91 war. About 697,000 troops served in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, more than a third suffer from a collection of chronic symptoms such as fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, cognitive dysfunction, persistent headaches, and respiratory conditions.
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Anti-oxidants could ease Gulf War Syndrome, study finds