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Gulf War Report 2000 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS Federally Sponsored Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses for 2000 October 2001 Research Working Group of Military and Veterans Health Coordinating Board Annual Report to Congress – 2000 Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses MILITARY AND VETERANS HEALTH COORDINATING BOARD RESEARCH WORKING GROUP MEMBERS Department of Defense: Robert E. Foster, Ph.D. Roger Gibson, D.V.M., Lt Col, USAF E. Cameron Ritchie, M.D., LTC, USA Gennady Platoff, Ph.D., COL, USA Kathleen Woody, COL, USA Department of Veterans Affairs: John R. Feussner, M.D., M.P.H. (Chair) Kelley Ann Brix, M.D., M.P.H. Mark Brown, Ph.D. Ron Horner, Ph.D. Department of Health and Human Services: Drue Barrett, Ph.D., CDR, USPHS M. Moiz Mumtaz, Ph.D. Janice Cordell, R.N., M.P.H. Stephen Hudock, Ph.D. i ii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 RESEARCH RESULTS IN 2000 .................................................................................... 1 RESEARCH FUNDING TRENDS ................................................................................. 3 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES .................................................... 3 RESEARCH MANAGEMENT....................................................................................... 4 RESEARCH PRIORITIES .............................................................................................. 5 I. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 6 II. RESEARCH RESULTS IN 2000................................................................................ 6 NEW RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS........................................................................................ 6 1. Symptoms and General Health Status ........................................................................ 7 2. Brain and Nervous System Function......................................................................... 15 3. Diagnosis .................................................................................................................. 22 4. Reproductive Health ................................................................................................ 23 5. Mortality ................................................................................................................... 24 6. Depleted Uranium..................................................................................................... 25 7. Chemical Weapons ................................................................................................... 26 8. Pyridostigmine Bromide ........................................................................................... 27 9. Interactions of Exposures ......................................................................................... 27 III. RESEARCH FUNDING TRENDS......................................................................... 32 A. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 32 B. RESEARCH FUNDING .............................................................................................. 33 C. DIVERSITY OF RESEARCH APPROACHES................................................................. 35 IV. NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES......................................... 36 A. NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS ........................................................................... 36 B. 2000 UPDATE OF KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES .......... 37 V. RESEARCH MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 45 A. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 45 B. OVERSIGHT OF RESEARCH ..................................................................................... 45 C. RESEARCH COORDINATION.................................................................................... 50 VI. RESEARCH PRIORITIES .................................................................................... 53 A. RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR 1995 ................................................................. 53 B. RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR 1996 ................................................................. 54 C. RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR 1998 ................................................................. 57 VII. REFERENCES........................................................................................................ 59 iii iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nine large studies were published that focused on symptoms and general health. (Kang, et al, I. INTRODUCTION 2000; Doebbeling, et al, 2000; Knoke, et al, 2000; Bell, et al, 2000; Nisenbaum, et al, 2000; The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to Ismail, et al, 2000; Hotopf, et al, 2000; Steele, submit to the Senate and House Veterans’ 2000; Smith, et al, 2000) These publications Affairs Committees an annual report on the included the results of studies conducted at four results, status, and priorities of research activities large research centers in Washington, DC, Iowa, related to the health consequences of military San Diego, and London, UK. Each of the nine service in the Gulf War. The Research Working studies included several hundred to thousands of Group (RWG) of the Military and Veterans individuals. Four of the studies have included Health Coordinating Board (MVHCB) prepared some form of medical evaluation, such as causes this document, the 2000 Annual Report to of hospitalization. (Knoke, et al, 2000; Bell, et Congress, which is the seventh report on al, 2000; Nisenbaum, et al, 2000; Smith, et al, research and research activities. (PGVCB, 2000) Six of these studies were population- 1995a; 1996a; 1997; 1998; 1999a; 2001) based, which means that the results of these studies may have implications for the overall This Annual Report is divided into six sections. population of 697,000 Gulf War veterans. Section I is an introduction. Section II highlights (Kang, et al, 2000; Doebbeling, et al, 2000; Bell, and summarizes research progress since the last et al, 2000; Ismail, et al, 2000; Hotopf, et al, Annual Report. Section III is an analysis of the 2000; Smith, et al, 2000) Federal Government’s portfolio of research on Gulf War veterans’ illnesses. Section IV One of the most significant conclusions based on highlights significant new research projects and these recent studies and others is that Gulf War initiatives since the last Annual Report. Section veterans do not suffer from a unique, previously V discusses the management of Federal Gulf unrecognized “syndrome.” Four large studies War veterans’ illnesses research programs, have evaluated the health of thousands of Gulf including research oversight, peer review, and War veterans and non-deployed veterans, coordination. Section VI discusses priorities involving the US Air Force; US Navy; US established in 1995, 1996, and 1998 for future Army, Navy, and Air Force, combined; and all research, and highlights the progress made to three services from the United Kingdom, date. combined. (Fukuda, et al, 1998; Knoke, et al, 2000; Doebbeling, et al, 2000; Ismail, et al, 1999) In each study, the patterns of symptoms II. RESEARCH RESULTS IN 2000 reported by Gulf War veterans were similar to the patterns of symptoms reported by non- In the past year, several research studies have deployed veterans. yielded results that provide new and expanded information on the health problems of Gulf War veterans. Section II provides brief summaries of 2. Brain and Nervous System Function: research projects for which results were published from January 2000 to January 2001. Seven studies were published that focused on The RWG tracks all Federally funded research brain and nervous system function, including projects related to Gulf War veterans’ illnesses. posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, As in previous reports to Congress, the research and neuropsychological functioning. (Storzbach, reports summarized in Section II are grouped et al, 2000; Storzbach, et al, 2001; King, et al, according to nine focus areas: symptoms and 2000; Sharkansky, et al, 2000; Benotsch, et al, general health status, brain and nervous system 2000; Fiedler, et al, 2000; Engel, et al, 2000) function, diagnosis, reproductive health, These publications presented the results of mortality, depleted uranium, chemical weapons, studies conducted at five federally funded pyridostigmine bromide, and interactions of research centers in Portland, Oregon, Boston, exposures. New Orleans, East Orange, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Six of these studies included 1. Symptoms and General Health Status: several hundred to several thousand individuals. Four of these publications relied upon neurological and/or psychiatric evaluations, rather than relying solely on self-administered 1 surveys. (Storzbach, et al, 2000; Storzbach, et al, 4. Reproductive Health: 2001; Fiedler, et al, 2000; Engel, et al, 2000) Two studies were published that focused on Two of these seven studies, which focused on reproductive health among Gulf War veterans. brain and nervous system function, were These included one study on the prevalence of published by the Portland Environmental major congenital abnormalities among infants of Hazards Research Center.
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