[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: War-zone dust

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Denying dust study findings could be dangerous


Air Force Times
May 26, 2011

In 10 years of war, hundreds of thousands of troops have developed  
neurological, respiratory and cardiovascular ailments, and the rates  
of such ailments have spiked alarmingly - a 251 percent rise in  
nervous system disorders alone.

Isolating the underlying causes has proved elusive, but one military  
scientist believes his studies have finally found an answer:  
microscopic dust particles laden with poisonous metals, bacteria and  
fungi.

Navy Capt. Mark Lyles, chairman of medical sciences and biotechnology  
at the Center for Naval Warfare Studies, is so confident of his  
findings that he describes the contaminated soil as "the smoking gun."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.airforcetimes.com/community/opinion/military-editorial- 
denying-dust-study-findings-could-be-dangerous-053011w/

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Lenny Siegel
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