War and Health: Lessons from the Gulf War

摘要

War and Health echoes with a clear message; there is no evidence that Gulf War Syndrome has any basis in the scientific fact. The evidence of science is so overpowering that it cannot be denied and yet? Veterans are still getting sick? People still choose not to believe the official verdict and line which is soundly embedded in the science. Scandalous, poorly researched media releases combined with confusion by those whom are charged with a duty to keep us, the public informed. Hollywood presents Gulf War Syndrome movies for public consumption where fiction and conjecture replace facts.All these elements provide the players in a public tragedy where mistrust is the name of the game. Why?, is the burning question? What has happened? The complexity of the problem viewed through the lens of social anthropology as suggested by one author (p. 65), turns this book into an intriguing read, one that leaves the reader with disturbing questions about our society and how we care for those whom we have asked to fight for us. 'There is no evidence' remains the battle cry of science . . . 'But. . .' remains in the minds of many. A great and compelling read.