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Testifying before a US Senate committee on Veterans' Affairs, Professor Roberta White outlines her research that links environmental exposures in some veterans to symptoms of Gulf War Illness.

Read More About It: Study finds 1 in 4 Gulf War Veterans Suffer from Toxic Exposure

View Slideshow: Professor White discusses the effect of sarin gas on Gulf War veterans

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BUSPH and Partners Awarded $1 Million to Tackle Tough "C.diff" Infection

A consortium led by the Boston University School of Public Health has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to test and evaluate interventions aimed at reducing the incidence of Clostridium difficile (or "C.diff") infections, a stubborn bacterial strain that most commonly affects older adults in hospitals and long-term care facilities. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded the grant to BUSPH and two partners the Montefiore Medical Center in New York...[Continued]