Vets Still Compensated for Dioxin Exposure
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The United States sprayed more than 19 million gallons of defoliant over the jungles of Vietnam, a tactic designed to kill the forests and deny cover to the enemy. The chemical worked. Miles of vegetation withered and died. It also exposed an estimated 3 million U.S. troops and millions more Vietnamese to dioxin, the same toxic chemical reportedly used to poison Viktor Yushchenko, a candidate in the disputed presidential election in the Ukraine.
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Nov 4, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Federal health officials today announced the award of an $877 million contract for 75 million doses of a new anthrax vaccine to protect the public and improve on the existing vaccine used by the military.
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A new study suggests that the compound still represents a significant health risk for the whales.
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NEW YORK -- Victims and businesses affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have received $38.1 billion, according to a new study that questions whether the payouts were fair to all victims.
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NEW YORK  - Farm workers seem to have an elevated risk of developing a serious lung condition more typically seen in smokers, a study has shown.
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BIEN HOA, Vietnam  - Doctors warn people living near the Bien Hoa military airport not to drink the water, eat the fish or grow fruit and vegetables because of wartime dioxin poisoning.
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By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON - More than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the government cannot show how the $5 billion given to public health departments has better prepared the country for a bioterrorism attack or flu pandemic.
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WASHINGTON  - Lung cancers among US veterans of the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites) could be linked to exposure to damaging substances from oil well fires or missile propellents, according to a report.
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The chemical compound, known as TCDD, the world&#39;s most powerful dioxin, was a key part of Agent Orange, used by the United States to clear the Vietnamese jungle, and which left widespread
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Seven prominent Vietnamese and Americans will work together to support humanitarian efforts in cleaning up wartime dioxin, or "agent orange" in Vietnam, a U.S. philanthropy said on Wednesday.
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Seabirds who survive an oil spill can help track the spread of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the event.
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WASHINGTON -- Veterans of the 1991 Persian Gulf War exposed to pollution from oil well fires, exhausts, and other sources may face an increased risk of lung cancer, a government advisory group reported yesterday.
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The government is taking steps to preserve data and biological specimens from a quarter-century investigation into the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans, having found an elevated risk for diabetes but no clear links to cancer from the soon-to-end study.
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Poultry farmers who participate in a   program to prevent the spread of diseases would be fully   compensated for loss of birds and equipment if low-pathogenic   strains of avian influenza are found, the U.S. Agriculture   Department said on Friday.
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An independent inquiry has concluded thousands of Gulf War veterans were made ill by their service. Shaun Rusling and Noel Baker, who have experienced a variety of illnesses since serving in the Gulf, are
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One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledges having used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reports.
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Seven prominent Vietnamese and Americans will work together to support humanitarian efforts in cleaning up wartime dioxin, or "agent orange" in Vietnam, the U.S.-based Ford Foundation said on Wednesday.