[ RadSafe ] Gulf War and Birth Defects

[Eric D]

The most recent review of birth defects and Gulf War has just been published
by the Institute of Medicine, 2006.  The conclusion was "This the committee
concludes that there is no consistent pattern of higher prevalence of birth
defects among the off spring of male or female Gulf War veterans and no
single defect, except urinary tract abnormalities, has been found in more
than one well-designed study."

Note this is not just DU but all exposures during the Gulf War.  The book
can be read or purchased from the NAS web site.  It is instructive to read
the list of other exposures considered by the group.

Eric Daxon, Ph.D., CHP