News tagged with vietnam veterans
Diabetes now tops Vietnam vets' claims
(AP) -- By his own reckoning, a Navy electrician spent just eight hours in Vietnam, during a layover on his flight back to the U.S. in 1966. He bought some cigarettes and snapped a few photos.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Agent Orange exposure linked to Graves' disease in Vietnam veterans, study finds
Vietnam War-era veterans exposed to Agent Orange appear to have significantly more Graves' disease, a thyroid disorder, than veterans with no exposure, a new study by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has shown.
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Jun 28, 2010 |
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Limited data suggest possible association between Agent Orange exposure
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 24, 2009 |
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