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Birth Defect Research Research for Children

BDRC has worked with Vietnam veterans’ families since 1986. BDRC has collected information from thousands of families of Vietnam veterans and has found a consistent pattern of disabilities in their children.

Diabetes Research

Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD)

TCDD is the most potent compound (congener) of its series (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, known as PCDDs or simply dioxins) and became known as a contaminant in Agent Orange, a

Endometriosis Research

Toxic Link to Endo   Research BC researchers uncover new ovarian cancer gene (a connection between cancer and endometriosis) Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer: A

Veterans Research Video

Veterans Research
Since 1990, BDRC has been collecting data linking birth defects to veterans’ toxic exposures during the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. This work helped lay the groundwork for a law requiring the VA to study the effects of toxins on male veterans’ children. We need your help to keep this momentum going. DONATE NOW
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Agent Pink

Agent Pink is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War Vietnam War. The name comes

Agent White

Agent White is the code name for a herbicide used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the regulatory requirements of

Agent Green

Agent Green is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War. The name comes from the

Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft – 1972 to 1982

According to the report, from 1972 to 1982, approximately 1,500 to 2,100 Air Force Reserve personnel trained and worked on C-123 aircraft that previously had been used to spray

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