Local
Gulf War Syndrome study team asks for more funds
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Albuquerque medical researchers are asking the U.S. Army to continue funding their investigation of Gulf War Syndrome.
The team from Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute has already published the results of its first four-year study of the long term effects of low-level exposure to sarin gas.
The team found the gas might be responsible for some syndrome symptoms, such as memory loss and fatigue.
International
Prevalent illness in Asia, Canada prompts action
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department is authorizing the departure of nonessential personnel and family members from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and from five consular offices in China because of concerns about a fatal flu-like illness that has killed at least 80 people in Asia and Canada.
The steps are being taken "due to the risks posed by SARS, the uncertainties of how it is spread, and concerns over our ability to obtain suitable medical care or evacuate our affected employees and their families," according to a State Department announcement Thursday night.
Get content from The Daily Lobo delivered to your inbox
Iraq
Patriot missile suspected cause in deadly accident
WASHINGTON (AP) - American forces in Iraq had four deadly accidents, three of which may have been caused by friendly fire, officials said Thursday. Defense Department officials said they were looking into the possibility that one U.S. fighter jet was downed by an American Patriot missile and that a second jet fired on Army ground forces.
U.S. forces take on dark Iraq after power outage
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The first widespread power outage of the war plunged Baghdad into darkness Thursday night while U.S. forces rumbled through the outskirts of the Iraqi capital. In the pre-dawn hours Friday, big explosions resumed, coming from the south and southwest of Baghdad and shaking buildings. Aircraft were heard overhead.
Rescued POW's family hears contrary reports
PALESTINE, W.Va. (AP) - The father of rescued POW Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch said Thursday she was in great spirits following her first surgery and said doctors told him she had not been shot or stabbed during her ordeal.
"We have heard and seen reports that she had multiple gunshot wounds and a knife stabbing. The doctor has not seen any of this," Gregory Lynch Sr. said. "There's no entry (wounds) whatsoever."
