Download or read book A Review of the Scientific Literature as it Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses: Pyridostigmine bromide written by Beatrice Alexandra Golomb and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1998 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This literature review, one of eight commissioned by the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, summarizes the existing scientific literature on the health effects of pyridostigmine bromide that may have affected service members who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The eight RAND reviews are intended to complement efforts by the Defense Department and other federal agencies in their attempt to understand the full range of health implications of service in that conflict. --p. v. of Preface.