"Communicable Diseases." . . "Persian Gulf Syndrome." . . "Persian Gulf syndrome." . "BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Human Resources & Personnel Management." . . "MEDICAL Health Policy." . . "National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)" . . "Electronic publications." . . "Rand Corporation." . . "Chemical weapons." . . "Persian Gulf Syndrome etiology." . . "Biological weapons." . . "Stress (Psychology)." . . . . "United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense." . . "Chemical agents (Munitions)" . . . . . . . . . . "The confrontation that began when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 brought with it the threat that chemical and biological weapons might be used against the more than half a million military personnel the United States deployed to the region. To protect these troops from such threats, the Department of Defense wished to use drugs and vaccines that, not having been tested for use in these specific situations, were considered \"investigational\" by the federal Food and Drug Administration. This report examines the history of the Interim Rule, adopted in December 21, 1990, that authorized the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to waive informed consent for the use of investigational drugs and vaccines for certain military uses; how this authority was used for pyridostigmine bromide and botulinum toxoid during the Gulf War; and the subsequent controversy surrounding the rule, its application, and its implications."@en . "The confrontation that began when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 brought with it the threat that chemical and biological weapons might be used against the more than half a million military personnel the United States deployed to the region. To protect these troops from such threats, the Department of Defense wished to use drugs and vaccines that, not having been tested for use in these specific situations, were considered \"investigational\" by the federal Food and Drug Administration. This report examines the history of the Interim Rule, adopted in December 21, 1990, that authorized the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to waive informed consent for the use of investigational drugs and vaccines for certain military uses; how this authority was used for pyridostigmine bromide and botulinum toxoid during the Gulf War; and the subsequent controversy surrounding the rule, its application, and its implications." . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Infectious diseases"@en . . . . . "Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses"@en . . . . . . . . "A Review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses" . . . . "A review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses"@en . . "A review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses" . "Internet Resource"@en . "\"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute.\"" . . . . . . . "Fulltext"@en . . . "Electronic books." . .