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Veterans exposed to chemical Agent Orange, not receiving benefit

The CDC found the herbicide,Ā Agent OrangeĀ , caused a number of diseases and cancers, but not all forms of cancers were put on the list, including the kind that killed Denny. It’s the same for other forms of cancer as well, some are on the list as caused by Agent Orange,...
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Human exposure ‘uncontrolled’ at 114 Superfund sites

EPA secrecy about sites’ toxic dangers extends even to senators’ inquiries Scattered across the country, from New Jersey to California, are 114 toxic waste sites where the federal government has determined that the threat to humans from dangerous and sometimes...
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EPAā€™s Superfund Websites Can Save Veteransā€™ Lives: U. S. Air Force

Superfund Site
  EPAā€™s Superfund Websites Can Save Veteransā€™ Lives EPAā€™s Superfund database lists Chemicals of Concerns (COCs) and their health effects, valuable information to medical care providers. Thousands of veterans and their dependents lived and worked on military installations...
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Agent Orange link to diabetes

Agent Orange was used widely in the Vietnam War A US Air Force report suggests a significant link between the defoliant Agent Orange, used widely in the Vietnam War, and diabetes in veterans, it is reported.Servicemen with high levels of dioxins – a chemical constituent of...
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VA Links Brain Cancer to Agent Orange Exposure in Recent Court Decision

It is notoriously difficult for veterans to get their disabilities connected to their military service – even when the connection is apparent. In this unique case, the Department of Veterans Affairs was made to concede a very important connection and gave justice to a...
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Congressional Testimony>>>Oversight Hearing: VA Disability Compensation: Presumptive Disability Decision-Making

Testimony Statement by DianeĀ Bild, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Director for Prevention and Population Sciences National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Oversight Hearing: VA Disability Compensation: Presumptive Disability Decision-Making...
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Testimony on Birth Defects Among Vietnam Veterans’ Children by J. David Erickson D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D. (CDC)

April 16, 1997 Before the House Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. Good morning. I’m Dr. Dave Erickson, Chief of the BirthDefects and Genetic Diseases Branch, National Center forEnvironmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control...
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Possible Association Between Agent Orange Exposure And Increased Risk Of Developing Ischemic Heart Disease Or Parkinson’s Disease For Vietnam Veterans

  A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic heart disease and Parkinson’s disease for...
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Agent Orange Linked to Kidney Cancer: Study

Vietnam veterans exposed to ā€˜extremely toxicā€™ herbicide may be at risk There appears to be a link between Agent Orange and kidney cancer in U.S. veterans exposed to the herbicide in Vietnam, a new study suggests. Researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Shreveport,...
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Nasal Insulin Spray Shows Promise In Treatment of Alzheimerā€™s

  WASHINGTON – A small pilot study led by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researcher found that a nasal insulin spray improved memory, thinking skills, and functional ability in people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimerā€™s disease. Currently, there are...
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