and cold flashes, laboredbreathing, sneezing, sensitive teeth and other dental problems, neurological disorders,nasal congestion, bronchitis, leg cramps, twitching, hemorrhoids, thyroid problems, welts,rectal and vaginal bleeding, colon polyps, increased urination, a "bulging disk" in the neck,hypertension, blood in urine, insomnia, headaches, and "a foot fungus that will not goaway.There have been more believable examples such as in the case of Michael Adcock. Adcock died in 1992 from lymphoma, which is cancer of the lymph glands, which thenspread to the rest of his body. He thoroughly believed that he had contracted thelymphoma by being exposed by something in the war. His story was very believable, and the media attentively reported the story. Butthe Army Surgeon General reported that he had suffered from rectal bleeding, which is thefirst symptom of lymphoma, shortly after arriving to the war. And it is well known thatlymphomas take as much as 10 or more years to develop. And Adcocks occurred in avery short time. But Adcock and his family still blamed it on the Gulf War.There have also been many reports of occurrences such as birth defects caused byGulf War Syndrome. One of Nightline’s reporters said “In Waynesville, Mississippi, 13 of15 babies born to returning members of a National Guard Unit were reported to havesevere and often rare health problems.” However, Nighline did not explain that the reportwas prepared by the parents of the babies. The Mississippi Department of Health did and investigation on the alleged cases ofbirth defects and found that the 54 major and minor birth defects to returning Gaurdsmenin the state were well within the predicted range. There were also no more symptoms oflow birth weight children than would be expected. Several miscarriage and birth defect investigations had searched for abnormal ratesamong the offspring of the veterans. They have found no evidence whatsoever. T...
