| Pesticides: Gulf War Illnesses Series: A Review of the Scientific Literature as It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses Contributor(s): Cecchine, Gary (Author), Golomb, Beatrice A. (Author), Hilborne, Lee H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833026828 ISBN-13: 9780833026828 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Medical | Health Policy |
| Dewey: 616.980 |
| LCCN: 98031679 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Series: Review of the Scientific Literature as It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.86" W x 9.9" (0.86 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report summarizes the scientific literature on 12 of the 35 pesticides that are likely to have been used during the Persian Gulf War. Where possible, it focuses on known pesticide exposures or doses and related health outcomes that may be relevant to symptoms reported by some Gulf War veterans. Particular attention is paid to long-term, chronic effects of reported exposures to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides.Evidence from epidemiological studies, studies of genetic and biological differences between ill and healthy subjects, and studies of the physiological mechanisms of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides is suggestive, but not conclusive, that these pesticides could be among the potential contributing agents to some of the undiagnosed illnesses seen in Gulf War veterans. However, no prospective studies have been conductedthat positively identify pesticides as causative agents. More research is needed to confirm or refute a causal link between pesticides and other agents and the symptoms associated with Gulf War illnesses. |