by cheerleader ?? Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:33 pm It is tragic, Blossom--we know that particulates from diesel fuel, pesticides, mercury and cadmium and other toxins break down the lining of our blood vessels.Endothelial dysfunction, hypercoagulation and neurodegenerative disease is being studied in Gulf War vets, Cece.http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/08/20 ... -veterans/Depending on your genetics, endo