Barbara a,
Sorry, I haven't logged on in a while. I read ScienceDaily.com every few days. A lot of scientific discoveries involving the immune system are posted there. I saw this article recently so I wanted to log on and pass it on to you:
Gulf war illness not in veterans' heads but in their mitochondria
Date: March 27, 2014
Source: University of California, San Diego Health Sciences
Summary: Veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War who suffer from “Gulf War illness” have impaired function of mitochondria – the energy powerhouses of cells, researchers have demonstrated for the first time. The findings could help lead to new treatments benefitting affected individuals -- and to new ways of protecting servicepersons (and civilians) from similar problems in the future.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0327222210.htm