pyridostigmine

The soldiers ingested the medication, known as pyridostigmine bromide, in addition to insecticides.

Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

The panel found two possible causes: a drug given to troops to protect against nerve gas, known as pyridostigmine bromide, and pesticides that were used heavily during the war.

Bleeding Heartland - Front Page 2008

The panel found two possible causes: an acidic drug given to troops to protect against nerve gas, known as pyridostigmine bromide, and acidic pesticides that were used heavily during the war.

Articles of Health 2008

Other drugs used to treat the condition include cholinesterase inhibitors such as pyridostigmine, which are usually the first-line symptomatic treatment for all forms of MG.

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They found Gulf War illness was most prevalent in the veterans who served in Iraq or Kuwait — or the combat zones — who took pyridostigmine bromide pills, which were small doses of nerve agent meant to help troops build up a resistance in case of a chemical attack.

Study links Gulf War vets' illnesses to area of service 2011

They found Gulf War illness was most prevalent in the veterans who served in Iraq or Kuwait — or the combat zones — who took pyridostigmine bromide pills, which were small doses of nerve agent meant to help troops build up a resistance in case of a chemical attack.

Study links Gulf War vets' illnesses to area of service 2011

Possible health effects of pyridostigmine bromide on Persian Gulf War veterans: Joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight ...

OpEdNews - Quicklink: Democrats Say C.I.A. Deceived Congress for Years 2009

Prior to deployment, he and other soldiers at Ft. Bragg were ordered to take the tablet, "pyridostigmine bromide" [without FDA approval or disclosing to the soldiers its usage] or face Court Marshall.

R. B. Stuart: Abandoning America's Soldiers: The Decay of The US Military 2009

The researchers knew that similar poisons are found in the insect repellents Deet and Permethrin, which were used topically or sprayed on uniforms during the war, and in pyridostigmine, which soldiers took as an anti-nerve-gas pill.

Poisoned In The Gulf? 2008

The Binns report estimates that more than a quarter of the GIs deployed during Desert Storm, around 200,000 of them, are suffering in some way from Gulf War Syndrome, and identifies two primary causes: pyridostigmine bromide, an anti-nerve gas medication all troops in the Gulf were required to take, and highly concentrated, DEET-like insect-repellents that were extensively used.

Robert Koehler: The Ghosts of Desert Storm 2008