{"product_id":"long-term-health-effects-of-participation-in-project-shad-shipboard-hazard-and-defense-9780309102100","title":"Long-Term Health Effects of Participation in Project Shad (Shipboard Hazard and Defense)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Institute of Medicine | Board on Military and Veterans Health | Medical Follow-Up Agency\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"National Academies Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969725186199,"sku":"9780309102100","price":5705.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780309102100.webp?v=1782923589","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/long-term-health-effects-of-participation-in-project-shad-shipboard-hazard-and-defense-9780309102100","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}