Gulf War and Health

The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses the scientific literature concerning the association between these agents and the adverse health effects currently experienced by a large number of veterans.

• Front Matter
• Executive Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans
• 3 Methodology
• 4 Depleted Uranium
• 5 Sarin
• 6 Pyridostigmine Bromide
• 7 Vaccines
• 8 Research Recommendations
• Appendix A: Scientific Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas
• Appendix C: Methods of Identifying and Collecting the Literature
• Appendix D: Gulf War Illnesses and Recognizing New Diseases
• Appendix E: Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides in Humans
• Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Index