European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 24, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a crisis in the Gullock not needed Fra rules Washington apr the food and drug administration says army doctors in the persian Gulf need not obtain patient consent before using experimental drugs on the Battlefield particularly in the event of chemical or biological warfare. The new Rule signed Friday by health and human sen ices Secretary Louis Sullivan and Deputy Fra commissioner James s. Benson Grants defense department re quests to waive patient consent in using a a investigation Al new drugs Quot in a certain Battlefield or combat related  a a combat related might mean Only the threat of combat the regulation said. Armed forces doctors like civilian physicians normally must get informed consent before using such drugs. But the Pentagon in an oct. 30 letter to the Fra saudi briefs requesting the waiver said a military combat is  a if a Soldier s life will be endangered by nerve Gas for example it is not acceptable from a military standpoint to defer to whatever might be the soldiers personal preference concerning a preventive or therapeutic treatment that might save his life avoid endangerment of the other personnel in his unit and accomplish the combat Mission a the letter said. _ a based on unalterable requirements of the military Field commander it is not an option to excuse a non consenting Soldier from the military Mission nor would it be defensible militarily or ethically to Send the Soldier unprotected into  investigation Al new drugs Are those that have emerged from formal clinical trials and Are being used by physicians who Promise to report Resus but have not yet been granted full approval by the Fra. The Pentagon and i a did not reveal what drugs were involved but the Pentagon stressed that a these Are not exotic new  but or. Sidney m. Wolfe director of the Public Iii zen health research group said saturday the new regulation was Quot an outrage been use. It fold soldiers in the Field they a Are going to become Guinea pigs for drugs not proven to be Safe. And e i fee Iive. A  there was still More than three weeks before the Jan. 15 . Deadline authorizing the use of Force if Iraq does not leave Kuwait. There is plenty of time to have soldiers sign consent sheets concerning use of experimental drugs he said. A a Quot it is immoral and unethical to Force people to go into Battle having them subjected to unknown risks of unknown drugs Quot Wolfe said. ,. The Pentagon letter which was published Friday in the Federal Register said among drugs being considered were a common intramuscular injector in a different packaging and a vaccine Long recognized As effective against a specific disease but not used enough to accumulate data needed for a regular drug License. Another is a a drug in common use at a particular dosage level but to preserve alertness of the soldiers we prefer a lower dosage Tablet Quot that the Fra  approved the Pentagon letter said. Colds flu Topping list of desert shield ailments in saudi Arabia colds and flu Are sending More operation desert shield troops to the doctor than any other ailment . Physicians in saudi Arabia report. More than 90 percent of the people coming into desert shield clinics arc being treated for cold or flu symptoms said air Force col. John Mccarthy of the us Central come medical clinic. ,. The numbers have jumped during the past two weeks. In saudi Arabia the flu season is typically from do. Cember through March said army maj. Willian Tynan of the command s surgeons office a seasonal changes to cooler weather tend to keep people indoors where closer Contact Wuh o hers and lower  the spread of respiratory illness.�?�. Tynan also said fatigue and stress contribute to infect. Tion a Quot these can be combated with proper sleep and relaxation he said. A doctors said troops can reduce the spread of viral infections if they cover their Mouths when they cough or sneeze Wash their hands before eating and Wear warm clothing during the Cool saudi arabian nights Sci sprint offer troops free Calls through Mars Washington a amps a two Telephone companies Are offering service members in the Middle East free Calls to the United states if they go through Mars the military affiliates radio system. The Sci communications corp. Has also recently provided enough Short wave radio equipment to the military to establish 15 new Mars stations in saudi Arabia. The donated equipment brings the total stations to 95 in the Middle East officials said. The Sci free Calls will be limited to five minutes each and the service will continue through March 20, a spokeswoman said us sprint will also provide no cast phone Calls to service members in saudi Arabia who use the Mars stations. Sprint will offer the free Calls through Jan i and has placed no time limit on individual Calls a spokesman said. A although phone Calls through the Mars stations will not Dost service members any Money they will heed some patience. It works like this military station operators will Contact one of 185 designated Short wave radio stations in the United states who in turn will Patch the Calls into Sci or us sprint lines. Then the Call will be connected with whomever the Servic member is trying to reach. Those attempting to place us sprint Calls via Mars need to be aware that the Success and Quality of the Calls will depend on weather conditions and the availability of Volunteer radio operators Telephone offi i Alssid. A. Just practising a amps to do Davidson members of combat service support pet 141, a Marine unit deployed in saudi Arabia demonstrate How to evacuate a casualty in a chemical environment this was the groups fourth exercise in Abc nuclear biology and chemical training since their arrival in the Middle East four months ago. Turkey increasing troops Ankara Turkey a Turkey is sending 12,500 More soldiers to its Border with Iraq in a continuing buildup As the . Deadline approaches for Iraq to leave Kuwait a newspaper reported. The Istanbul daily cumhur yet also quoted unidentified military sources As saying Iraq has increased its forces in the area. A total of 8,000 More turkish paratroopers were sent to the Border area in the past 10 Days the paper said saturday. It said 4,500 infantry soldiers Wilf be transferred there from Thrace in Northwestern Turkey not counting the latest reported deployment Turkey has about 100,000 troops along the Border with Iraq. Most were sent there shortly after Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug. 2. A. A a Premier Yildirim Akbulut said thursday that the government Hud asked nato to Send air units to the Border area to bolster the country s defense. Turkish newspapers criticized the request saturday arguing it would commit Turkey militarily in the event of a persian Gulf War. The newspapers said Iraq would see the nato units As a provocation not a creased defense measure. Nato confirmed Friday it was considering the request to have the squadrons in place by Jan. 15, the . Deadline. Belgium said it was preparing a Squadron of Mirage Jet fighters. It a turkish parliamentary delegation arrived in Baghdad on saturday on a peace Mission. The head of the delegation opposition Leader Erdal Inonu told the offi Ciao iraqi news Agency upon arrival that the delegation sought a Means of achieving peace and averting War Over Quot the Gulf  the group planned meetings with senior officials including president Quot Saddam Hussein the iraqi news Agency r�?�?T1