{"product_id":"long-term-health-effects-of-participation-institute-of-medicine-9780309102100","title":"Long-Term Health Effects of Participation in Project Shad (Shipboard Hazard and Defense)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than 5,800 military personnel, mostly Navy personnel and Marines, participated in a series of tests of U.S. warship vulnerability to biological and chemical warfare agents, Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), in the period 1962-1973. Only some of the involved military personnel were aware of these tests at the time. Many of these tests used simulants, substances with the physical properties of a chemical or biological warfare agent, thought at the time to have been harmless. The existence of these tests did not come to light until many decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn September 2002, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) agreed to undertake a scientific study, funded by the Veterans' Affairs, of potential long-term health effects of participation in Project SHAD. In general, there was no difference in all-cause mortality between Project SHAD participants and nonparticipant controls, although participants statistically had a significantly higher risk of death due to heart disease, had higher levels of neurodegenerative medical conditions and higher rates of symptoms with no medical basis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong-Term Health Effects of Participation in Project SHAD\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the potential health effects of participation in Project SHAD. It is a useful resource for government defense agencies, scientists and health professionals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute of Medicine,Board on Military and Veterans Health,Medical Follow-Up Agency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309102103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309102100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Institute of Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587585814783,"sku":"9780309102100","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/long-term-health-effects-of-participation-institute-of-medicine-9780309102100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}