Read more pyridostigmine bromide stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25899/pyridostigmine-bromide.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 01:02:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21236/gulf-illness-blamed-on-chemicals.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=82567&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020630' border='0' />Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and...A burned out Iraqi tank rests near a series of oil well fires in Kuwait during the 1991 Gulf War. A new study says chemicals and pesticides used in the war are responsible for Gulf War syndrome suffered by thousands of US soldiers. http://www.newser.com/story/21236/gulf-illness-blamed-on-chemicals.htmlTue, 11 Mar 2008 09:05:38 CDT