POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS OF PYRIDOSTIGMINE
BROMIDE ON PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

62-452CC

NOVEMBER 16, 1999

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Hon. Cliff Stearns, chairman, Subcommittee on Health

Hon. Luis V. Gutierrez

Prepared statement of Congressman Gutierrez

Hon. Terry Everett, chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investiga-

tions

Hon. Lane Evans, ranking democratic member, Full committee on Veterans'
Affairs

Hon. Baron P. Hill

Hon. Helen Chenoweth-Hage

Hon. Vic Snyder

Hon. Stephen E. Buyer

Hon. Corrine Brown, prepared statement of

Hon. Christopher H. Smith, prepared statement of

WITNESSES

Anthony, C. Ross, Ph.D., Director, Rand Center for Military Health Policy

Research

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Prepared statements of Dr. Golomb and Mr. Anthony, with attachment

Bailey, Dr. Sue, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Depart-

ment of Defense

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Prepared statement of Dr. Bailey

Cassells, Joseph S., M.D., Project Director, Institute of Medicine, National

Academy of Sciences

Prepared statement of Dr. Cassells

Golomb, Beatrice Alexandra, M.D., Ph.D., Consultant, Rand Center for Mili-

tary Health Policy Research

Prepared statements of Dr. Golomb and Mr. Anthony, with attachment

Murphy, Hon. Frances, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Deputy Under Secretary for

Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, accompanied by Mark A. Brown,

Ph.D., Director, Environmental Agents Service, Department of Veterans

Affairs

Prepared statement of Dr. Murphy

Nichols, Denise, Vice Chairwoman, National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans

Coalition

Prepared statement of Ms. Nichols

Puglisi, Matthew L., Director of Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, The

American Legion

Prepared statement of Mr. Puglisi

Rostker, Hon. Bernard D., Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary
of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Department of Defense

Prepared statement of Mr. Rostker

Sullivan, Paul, Executive Director, National Gulf War Resource Center

Prepared statement of Mr. Sullivan, with attachments

MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Letter to Congressman Evans from the Military Toxics Project, November

5, 1999

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