Recent studies suggest that the function of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is not static under
normal physiologic conditions and is likely altered in neurodegenerative disease. Prevailing …

This review is focused on the pathophysiology of the central nervous system (CNS)
associated with mild-to-moderate hyperthermia (body temperature> 37° C but< 40° C) …

Acute traumatic stress may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is
characterized by delayed neuropsychiatric symptoms including depression, irritability, and …

Pyridostigmine, a carbamate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor, is routinely employed in
the treatment of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis1. Pyridostigmine is also …

The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists,
health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in …

Objective.—To identify risk factors of factor analysis-derived Gulf War-related syndromes.
Design.—A cross-sectional survey. Participants.—A total of 249 Gulf War veterans from the …

Coronary occlusive disease is the leading cause of death in industrial nations and affects
one in four adults. Although heart attacks are caused by occlusion of a coronary artery, some …

Formerly, Chief, Chemical Casualty Care Office, and Director, Medical Management of
Chemical Casualties Course, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense …

Organophosphorous compounds have been employed as pesticides and chemical warfare
nerve agents. Toxicity of organophosphorous compounds is a result of excessive cholinergic …

Previously Haley et al. described six possible syndromes identified by factor analysis of
symptoms in Gulf War veterans and demonstrated that veterans with these symptom …