US claims of 'no chemical links' to Gulf War illnesses under fire
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A US advisory panel found that a number of maladies that afflict Gulf War veterans were not caused by chemical weapons or other environmental exposures during the said war. However, three new scientific papers reported that exposure to chemicals, including chemical nerve agents, government-issued insect repellent and a drug taken to prevent nerve-gas poisoning, seem to have afflicted veterans with neurological syndromes. These are the 'impaired cognition syndrome,' 'confusion-ataxia syndrome' and 'arthro-myo-neuropathy syndrome,' whose symptoms include joint and muscle pain, depression, chronic fatigue, skin rashes and chronic diarrhea.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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'Unrealistic' misconduct plans under fire
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The recommendations by the independent Commission on Research Integrity for procedures to investigate scientific misconduct are facing opposition from many of the US scientific organizations. The procedures are biased toward the accuser because the Commission felt it necessary to protect whistleblowers. The accused researcher remains guilty until proven innocent. The definition of misconduct is broad, legalistic and ambiguous. The accusers may violate confidentiality and make false statements and indulge in unlawful behavior without actually being held responsible for it.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Hostile reception to US misconduct report
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An internal panel has recommended that the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services adopt the proposals given in the report of the Commission on Research Integrity (CRI). The panel's recommendation has been criticized by scientific organizations including the advisory committee to the director of the National Institutes of Health. The change in the definition of scientific misconduct, greater attentiveness to the rights of misconduct informers and the degree of federal bureaucracy involvement have been criticized.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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