Can Antibiotics Cure Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses?

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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?

Many veterans of the first Gulf War have had a variety of chronic physical and mental symptoms (Gulf War veterans' illnesses, or GWVIs) in the years since that war. Symptoms of GWVIs are often poorly defined and are not limited to any one …

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