/oss/taxonomy/term/2440/all en /oss/article/history/american-plan-win-world-war-ii-incarcerate-promiscuous-women <p>In 1918, as war raged in Europe, the government of the United States of America waged war on a different and much more nebulous opponent: venereal disease.</p> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9397 at /oss /oss/article/medical/dna-trenches-how-identify-fallen-soldiers <p>Last week, we were told that DNA performed a bit of a miracle: it identified a man who was born in 1894 and who died during the First World War. His name was <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2023/01/canadian-soldier-of-the-first-world-war-identified2.html">Percy Howarth</a>. He was born in Lancashire, England, and moved to Canada a few years before enlisting with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. In 1917, he fought at the Battle of Hill 70 near Lens, France, as part of the 7<sup>th</sup> Canadian Infantry Battalion.</p> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 03:59:07 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9372 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know-history/gulf-war-syndrome <p>Many scientists now believe Gulf War Syndrome is a type of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). Unexplained symptoms reported by veterans of the first Gulf War with Iraq in 1991 have caused heated international debate. The symptoms reported include fatigue, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, headaches, loss of memory, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, and extreme sensitivity to commonly occurring chemicals.</p> Thu, 25 May 2017 00:13:23 +0000 OSS 2491 at /oss