Mystery of American Airlines' ailing flight attendants

Dallas

FROM oozing blisters and wheezing to rashes, itchy eyes, and sore throats, numerous American Airlines Group Inc flight attendants say their new work uniforms are making them sick.

But after a battery of tests and a tense back-and-forth among their union, the airline, and the uniform supplier, it's still not clear what exactly is behind the rise in health complaints.