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CANINE COINCIDENCEMilitary dogs that served in the Persian Gulf War may provide clues to the illnesses now plaguing human veterans of that war, says a Purdue University veterinary researcher.Dr. Lawrence T. Glickman, professor of veterinary epidemiology and environmental health, says that a scientific study of canine veterans exposed to the same chemical and biological agents as soldiers could provide a lot of helpful data in a short time. Researchers could breed one male dog to several different healthy females, then study any congenital abnormalities in the puppies.“It’s a very efficient way to study environmental and genetic disorders that might have been caused by something in the Persian Gulf, says Glickman. “You can collect a lot of medical information, as well as tissue and blood samples, in the short term this way.”Some veterans of Operation Desert Storm have charged thatmysterious illnesses they’ve contracted since returning home are related to their duty in the Persian Gulf. Like the soldiers, militaryworking dogs were vaccinated and received drugs to protect them against disease before working the Persian Gulf“That makes these dogs just about a perfect scientific model to study human illnesses that might be related to serving in the gulf, Glickman says. “Next to the mouse, the dog is the most accepted animal model to study human healthThe shorter life span of dogs also means that diseases such as cancer develop more quickly in the animals.Unfortunately, the approximately 140 dogs that served in the gulf now are scattered at military bases across the country Glickman is working to gather the animals and begin the research project.COLD OR ALLERGY?Could what looks like a child's persistent cold really be an allergy? It’s hard for many parents to tell the difference“Parents should be on the alert for children rubbing their nose and eyes as nasal and eye itching is often a sign of allergy, says Dr. Keith Phillips, pediatric allergist at Egleston Children s Hospital at Emory University. “Also, unlike colds, nasal allergies generally have no associated fever, the drainage remains clear and symptoms persist over a more prolonged period of time.”
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Greenwich Shoppers Helper
Greenwich, Ohio, US
Tue, Apr 18, 1995
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