A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses: Pyridostigmine Bromide

Mr. Chairman and distinguished Members of the Sub-Committees, it is a pleasure for us to address you today on RAND's review of the scientific literature as it pertains to pyridostigmine bromide (PB) and illnesses among Gulf War veterans. RAND was asked to perform a literature review to evaluate whether PB could plausibly be related to increased health symptoms experienced by Persian Gulf War (PGW) veterans. I examined over 10,000 titles, 6,000 abstracts, several thousand papers and reports, interviewed over 80 people, and reviewed dozens of declassified British studies and reports.