'Intelligent men have the best sperm' Oct 13, 2008
To reach the conclusion, the researcher and his team uncovered the apparent sperm-intelligence connection after reanalyzing data gathered in 1985 to assess the after-effects of the Vietnam 00004000 War, particularly exposures to Agent Orange. Of the 4,402 veterans who participated in three days of physical and mental testing, 425 provided sperm samples. (India Times, India)
Veteran supports Obama Oct 8, 2008
They just attributed it to them being crazy and being subjected to Agent Orange. I remember being six year old and my dad throwing himself down our stairs because he though he was still in the jungles of Vietnam. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
For Your Benefit: Qualified vets can receive multifocused diabetes care Oct 6, 2008
This presumptive policy is an outgrowth of research into the potential effects of Agent Orange ... This presumptive policy is an outgrowth of research into the potential effects of Agent Orange. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Lost But Not Forgotten Oct 5, 2008
A recipient of the Silver Star, he died two months ago, possibly from complications of Agent Orange, she said. "My husband was two tours over there with the Air Force," she said, fighting back tears. (Loris Scene, SC)
Veterans praise VA's clinic Sep 21, 2008
I believe Agent Orange is the culprit. I m glad these people are here. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Human costs of war will linger for decades Sep 20, 2008
AARP is an organization funded by the left and publishes articles meant to sway it's readers toward the liberal hateful left. Conservatives should have nothing to do with AARP. Check into it. (Brownwood Bulletin, TX)
A growing concern Sep 20, 2008
Despite rumours the US would use the notorious Agent Orange that was used in Vietnam, Schweich insists the chemical used to kill drug crops in South America and Asia, glyphosate, was harmless to humans. He wrote the military blocked every move to tackle the drug trade, saying it interfered with the war on the Taliban. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Legionnaires celebrate Iowan's ascension to National Commander Sep 18, 2008
" Rehbein will serve a one-year term as national commander. During that time he and his wife, Ann, will likely visit some of the legion posts outside of the United States, he said. They also will help host one of the inaugural balls in Washington, D.C., in January for the new President of the United States. Rehbein was elected Thursday, Aug. 28, but ran unopposed to become the newest leader of the nearly 90-year-old organization in September. He will replace outgoing commander Marty Conatser.... (Dallas County News, IA)
Horrific 9/11 images indelibly seared into memories Sep 13, 2008
"There was no way anybody was going to be alive in that, but hope was there. It was like a grave for 10,000 people. Every conceivable unpleasant smell, sight and sound rolled into one place. The air was thick and rancid, bitter and decaying. They issued us masks, but they kept all the smells inside of our noses - so we wore them around our necks," recalled the pastor, who was previously exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam. The devastation was so unimaginable, rescue workers were... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Gardeners specialize in organic land care Sep 11, 2008
Organic herbicides made of vinegar or clove oil must be registered with the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency and their use posted with the same yellow flags as synthetic herbicides, some of which use an ingredient in Agent Orange. Organic practitioners might have to use a synthetic substance to save a critical landscape element or a client s favorite, if they want to stay in business. (Bolton Common, MA)
Medical opinion: Burning feet could be peripheral neuropathy Sep 8, 2008
Excessive exposure to herbicides and pesticides, such as Agent Orange, and some other poisons. Excessive exposure to heavy metals such as arsenic, bismuth or lead. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
MCCAIN CAMPAIGN SLAMS VP PICK... Aug 24, 2008
Today's Top Political Stories. Politics Newsletter (M-F). (The Drudge Report)
Rehbein expected to assume American Legion National Commander post Aug 23, 2008
He cited efforts by the American Legion in getting Agent Orange and Gulf War Syndrome officially recognized by the federal government. The recent focus has been on traumatic brain injury due to a preponderance of these injuries being seen in soldiers coming back from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
McCain letter had details Aug 23, 2008
"Ramsey stated that his father was in Vietnam during the same time as Senator McCain and that the government takes care of Senator McCain but not his father, who suffers from Agent Orange," the document said ... Only those that knew the risk and side effects of Agent Orange. (iAfrica.com)
Agent Orange link to common killer Aug 10, 2008
VIETNAM veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange are much more likely to get prostate cancer, a new study has found ... The eight-year study of 13,000 veterans by the University of California's Davis Centre found twice as many men exposed to Agent Orange developed prostate cancer as veterans who were not exposed ... More than 75million litres of Agent Orange were sprayed to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets Aug 8, 2008
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange have a significantly greater risk of prostate cancer, especially the most aggressive form of the disease, a new study contends ... "Veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War have a twofold higher risk of prostate cancer," said study lead author Dr. Karim Chamie, a resident physician in urology at the University of California, Davis, Department of Urology and the VA Northern... (MEDLINEplus)
Agent Orange Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer Aug 5, 2008
UC Davis Cancer Center physicians today released results of research showing that Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have greatly increased risks of prostate cancer and even greater risks of getting the most aggressive form of the disease as compared to those who were not exposed ... "While others have linked Agent Orange to cancers such as soft-tissue sarcomas, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, there is limited evidence so far associating it with prostate cancer," said... (Newsmax)
The World According to Monsanto Aug 2, 2008
Monsanto's list of accomplishments includes production of Agent Orange, PCBs, recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone and genetically modified crops such as Roundup Ready soybeans that, far from being a boon to farmers around the world, threaten their livelihood and undermine biodiversity ... A trip back in time takes us to Agent Orange, used in the Vietnam War, and said to have contaminated three million people: Monsanto studies showed that its principal ingredient, dioxin, was not a human carcinogen... (Toronto Star)
State briefs Jul 30, 2008
Bill expands care for Agent Orange victims ... Denny Rehberg is pushing the federal government to expand health care to Vietnam war veterans affected by the chemical defoliant Agent Orange ... The Department of Veterans Affairs requires that Vietnam veterans prove that they were on land to qualify for Agent Orange-related illnesses. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
GM crop trial halted after crop destruction Jul 30, 2008
By Richard Gray, Science CorrespondentLast Updated: 3:01pm BST 29/07/2008. A trial of genetically modified potatoes that could help protect billions of pounds worth of crops from disease is to be abandoned after scientists admitted it was futile to conduct such research on crops in the UK.. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Which came first, the chicken...or the soup? Jul 29, 2008
And why chicken, and not, say, pea-and-ham, lentils or the dreaded Agent Orange of soups, the omnipresent pumpkin. (I confess to a loathing of pumpkin almost as phobic as my detestation of bananas - and thank heavens that yellow menace does not seem to exist in soup form. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Important Agent Orange bill coming up this week Jul 22, 2008
chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans Affairs, will introduce legislation to restore equity to all Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. This legislation will clarify in plain language the intent of Congress in passing the 1991 Agent Orange laws, ensuring that every service member awarded the Vietnam Service Medal will be granted presumptive exposure to herbicides for service-connected diseases ... There will be no doubt that the Blue Water Navy and all other combat... (Montana Standard, MT)
MCCAIN CAMP MOCKS OBAMA EU TOUR; REFERS TO OBAMA AS 'THE ONE'... Jul 18, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: McCain camp portrays Obama as stumping in Europe - Politico. " Though plans for no such event has been released, U.S. and German published reports have indicated that the Illinois senator's campaign has inquired about speaking at Berlin's famed Brandenburg Gate. For security purposes, details of the journey have been kept largely under wraps. Obama's campaign said McCain, who has repeatedly slammed his rival for not having been to Iraq in two years, is trying to have it... (The Drudge Report)
Investigating the Environmental Origins of Autism Jul 13, 2008
With autism on the rise, what research has been done on the possible environmental causes. Autism affects one in every 150 children born today in the U.S., up from one in 500 as recently as just 10 years ago. (Scientific American)
Georgia man is first veteran of Iraq to qualify for Paralympics Jul 13, 2008
It was almost 30 years later when he was diagnosed with cancer, the result of coming in contact with Agent Orange. He died two years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Micro materials could pose major health risks Jul 13, 2008
Although backers of nanomaterials say they hold enormous promise for developing improved medicines and stronger and more durable products, the report cautioned that many useful items once thought to be harmless, such as polychlorinated biphenyls - the now-banned transformer oils known as PCBs - and the herbicide Agent Orange, were later determined to be extremely dangerous. Nanomaterials are manmade substances measured in nanometres, or lengths of one-millionth of a millimetre. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
'Last ghost' of the Vietnam War Jul 13, 2008
More than three decades after the fall of Saigon, the spectre of Agent Orange still haunts the estimated three million children and grandchildren of its initial victims ... This was Agent Orange doing its job ... But the chemical concoction killed more than plants; laced with dioxin, it was one of the more toxic substances known to humanity so toxic, in fact, that the man who invented Agent Orange spent much of his life trying to keep it from being used. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Rear Admiral Philip Coady Jr.; Hub native led fleet in Gulf Jul 3, 2008
"And while he had been exposed to Agent Orange during his military service, along with carcinogens such as secondhand smoke, he fought the battle without rancor."One of the last things Dad told me was that he was faith-centered, he was family-centered," his daughter said. "Those were the important things for him. ""Most importantly, I have Judy, whose love, capacity for care, and good counsel know no bounds," Admiral Coady wrote in an e-mail to friends and family three days before he died. "Time... (Boston Globe)
Charles \'Roy\' Curtis Jun 25, 2008
But instead of getting fitted for hearing aids, doctors discovered Curtis had a lung tumor and is likely suffering effects of Agent Orange exposure ... Days later, instead of being fitted for hearing aids, Curtis underwent more tests after the x-ray turned up a suspicious spot on his lung and his blood work showed he had been exposed to Agent Orange ... Agent Orange, a defoliant herbicide used as part of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam, contained a known carcinogen called dioxin. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Don Imus says he was making a 'sarcastic point' Jun 25, 2008
Think wrote on Jun 24, 2008 11:04 AM:" I'm with Reader0707 & a6g. The US is under water or burning, gas is $4.25 a gallon and this makes news. I'm no Imus fan but all he did was ask a question. Let's get some news, like why the County had Agent Orange. ". scoot wrote on Jun 24, 2008 1:36 PM:" I don't believe his comments were racist. However, the way he said it on the air did make it appear that way. ". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Leaders talk about veterans care at teleconference Jun 25, 2008
The VA has to accept Agent Orange claims without hesitation, he said, and it doesn t matter if the person who served was boots on the ground, on the blue seas off Vietnam or in the blue skies over Vietnam, he said. And, when it comes to the current war, more has to be done to identify and treat TBI and PTSD and that means the Defense Department and VA have to be more in tune to the needs of those serving and to future veterans, the California congressman said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
On Your Mind Jun 25, 2008
It s another example of what happened when our troops came back from Vietnam, diseases from Agent Orange, etc. Our troops should receive first class treatment and full benefits as well as their families. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Witnesses link chemical to ill US soldiers Jun 21, 2008
"The chromium of Iraq is going to be the same thing as Agent Orange of Vietnam," Langford said after the hearing. "I want something done for them.". (Boston Globe)
Floodwaters breed hidden dangers Jun 21, 2008
Hazardous materials crews were called to Black Hawk Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday after it was discovered that about 15 gallons of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid or 245-T, a powerful herbicide commonly found in the defoliant Agent Orange had spilled in side a maintenance building. The Cedar River had flooded the building, and some of the chemical leaked out. (MSNBC -- Race)
Global War Deaths Have Been Substantially Underestimated, Study Shows Jun 21, 2008
21, 2007) A recent study shows that exposure to Agent Orange, and other defoliants, has led to genetic disturbance in New Zealand Vietnam War veterans which continues to persist decades after their. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Brown pushes EU to allow more modified animal feeds Jun 20, 2008
Monsanto gave us Agent Orange, the defoliant used by the US to destroy jungles during the Vietnam War. Producing herbicide-tolerant crops is a fantastic way for it to sell vast amounts of its core products. (Independent)
LETTERS: NCT, June 16, 2008 Jun 17, 2008
Thats what cluster bombs and F-16's are for, and throw in a little agent orange for fun, and then of course Murtha will want them to buy carbon credits to compensate. Ron wrote on Jun 16, 2008 9:07 AM:Joseph Grant. (North County Times)
Hanoi, Vietnam Jun 15, 2008
There is, however, bitterness about the legacy of the defoliant Agent Orange, which, generations later, continues to inflict on Vietnam one of the world's highest rates of birth defects. In rural villages everyone shouted "hello!" as we passed through. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
For Christ's sake Jun 14, 2008
They liked the fact I was a journalist and they liked the fact my father was a consultant to the CIA," Sharlet says. An uncle, also Jeff Sharlet, served in Vietnam as a translator and intelligence officer in 1962-63 but became a critic of the war. Exposed to a precursor of Agent Orange, he died of cancer, aged 27. He has inspired Sharlet's next major book, which covers GI anti-war movements. It is a joint project with his father, who has done much of the research tracking down veterans. But... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Dems Look Into Effect of Weapons Tests on '60s -Era Troops Jun 13, 2008
A similar debate took place around Agent Orange, the chemical defoliant used by U.S. forces in Vietnam that was linked to cancer and other ailments in those exposed to it. At Congress' insistence in the late 1980s, the government extended benefits to veterans and their children suffering from Agent Orange-related diseases ... is patterned after the Agent Orange legislation. (Fox News -- Politics)
The great indoors Jun 11, 2008
It was at one such centre in Florida that Wolverton discovered that swamp plants had been eliminating agent orange, which had entered local waters through government testing. What the swamp plants did for water, thought Wolverton, they might also do for air. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A moment of silence for secondhand smoke victims Jun 10, 2008
mandyv wrote on Jun 9, 2008 3:56 PM:" Observer, I do not know of any either. How about we have a minute silence for the millions who died because they were WRONG about DDT, agent orange, diesel, bad prescribed drugs,ectwww.second-opinions.co.uk/diesel_lung_cancer.htmlwww.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/03/08/wtob08.htmlPassive smoking doesn't cause cancer -official By Victoria Macdonald,Health Correspondent THE world's leading health organisation has withheld from... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
County is ruining veterans office--P.E. Fogerty Jun 5, 2008
Does this director have any knowledge of post-traumatic syndrome or Agent Orange disease ... I have a husband who suffers from post-traumatic stress, Agent Orange, and other service-related maladies. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Agent orange ‘win’ reversed for ‘blue water’ sailors Jun 3, 2008
Agent orange win reversed for blue water sailors 06/03/2008 A federal appeals court has delivered a stinging defeat to Blue Water sailors and Coast Guard veterans of the Vietnam War who have been fighting for disability compensation from illnesses they contend resulted from shipboard exposure to deadly herbicides including Agent Orange. The a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled 2-1 on May 8 that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acted lawfully and... (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
* World News Quick Take Jun 1, 2008
They were formally welcomed by Prime Minister Helen Clark, who earlier delivered a formal apology on behalf of previous governments for sending them into the toxic environment where Agent Orange herbicide was freely sprayed into the jungle and for ignoring them on their return. In an emotional ceremony on the forecourt of parliament, the veterans were given a traditional Maori warriors return from war. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Done and dusted May 31, 2008
Some of the health problems were linked to defoliants, including Agent Orange ... David said he remembered Dianne being astonished when he said, "This is Agent Orange." She told him he was being silly ... He remained firm in his belief that Agent Orange had caused Emma's disability, and was blaming himself. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Editorial: Is something burning? May 31, 2008
If the word dioxin doesn't ring a bell, maybe the name Agent Orange does. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military sprayed Agent Orange over the jungle to expose enemy troop movements. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
VA psychologist to staff: don't diagnose PTSD May 29, 2008
I had an agent orange claim pending at that time and was being paid 20% disability then. They told me[my wife actually,I was working out of town] that if I would just drop all reference to "agent orange" that they would immeidiatly raise my percentage to 50. (Yahoo News -- Health Care)
NZ apologises to Vietnam veterans May 28, 2008
They also suffered medical complaints linked to exposure to chemicals such as Agent Orange - something that the government failed to acknowledge for years. The apology comes at the start of a week of events to mark New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War. (BBC News)
New Zealand apologizes to Vietnam War veterans May 28, 2008
Veterans exposed to the Agent Orange defoliant used to destroy jungle cover used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong have also received compensation. New Zealand, then a close ally of the United States, became involved in the Vietnam War from 1962 with a non-combat contingent, but later sent infantry and artillery units in the mid-1960s. (Globe and Mail)
PM says sorry to Vietnam vets May 28, 2008
Veterans have long campaigned for assistance to deal with health problems caused by exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange, which was used by the US during the war to defoliate areas believed to be harbouring opposing forces. Late last year the government and veterans agreed on assistance worth $NZ30m ($24. (NEWS.com.au)
Veterans make valuable contributions May 27, 2008
Most recently, Tucker said he was able to family members of a diseased veteran who were unaware they could get compensated because he was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. In Fiscal year 2006, the VA Regional office says that Cherokee County had over 2,300 veterans, said Tucker. (CHerokee County Herald, AL)
When a military spouse dies, Gold Star Wives helps grieving May 26, 2008
He died at age 51 of complications from Agent Orange in March 2003. "Many times he told me that he died over there already," Ms. Chojnicki said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Experimental Agent Blocks Prostate Cancer In Animal Study May 25, 2008
Aging Vietnam veterans are giving researchers new opportunities to solidify the connection between in-country exposure to Agent Orange. (Mar. (Science Daily)
A lasting tribute’ to nation’s soldiers on Memorial Day May 25, 2008
In 2001, veterans who served in Vietnam and who later developed adult-onset (Type 2) diabetes became eligible for disability compensation on a presumption that the condition was a result of the potential effects of Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. Reversing a dishonorable discharge. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Frightening food for thought May 23, 2008
You may know Monsanto for its role in those old chestnuts PCB, dioxin and Agent Orange, poisons so pervasive and so stubborn they have spread their toxic stain from pole to pole. Font. (The Gazette (Montreal))
Hamilton Jordan, 63; key architect of Carter's improbable White House win May 22, 2008
He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1984; he said he thought exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam led to the affliction. The cancer went into remission after five months of chemotherapy. (Boston Globe)
Hamilton Jordan, 63, Carter chief of staff, dies May 21, 2008
(He believed his first cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, was caused by his exposure in Vietnam to Agent Orange. He recovered, then went to Plains to see Carter, who was planning his 1970 gubernatorial race. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
House approves relief for military personnel May 21, 2008
-HR 5729 expanding care for children with spina bifida whose Vietnam War veteran fathers were exposed to agent orange. -HR 5826 approving an annual cost-of-living increase for veterans' disability compensation. (AZCentral -- Business)
* Queensland to probe claims of Agent Orange tests May 18, 2008
Queensland to probe claims of Agent Orange tests ... The government of Queensland State said yesterday that it would investigate claims that chemical weapons such as Agent Orange were tested in the 1960s ... Agent Orange, widely used by US forces in Vietnam to clear jungle cover, contains the extremely toxic chemical dioxin. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Soldier 'witnessed Agent Orange test' in rainforest May 18, 2008
Agent Orange scare: Soldier 'witnessed rainforest defoliant test' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) ... Agent Orange scare: Soldier 'witnessed rainforest defoliant test ... A former soldier says he drove two scientists to an experimental site in far north Queensland 40 years ago so they could test what is believed to be Agent Orange in the rainforest. (ABC Online)
Agent Orange cancer inquiry May 18, 2008
THE Defence Force will investigate allegations that secret army testing of the toxic spray Agent Orange in a far north Queensland rainforest during the 1960s led to an increase in cancer deaths 40 years later ... Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to remove jungle foliage used as cover by North Vietnamese forces, but caused cancer and other health problems in soldiers and civilians ... The Sun-Herald report linked the Agent Orange testing to a rate of cancer deaths in 2005 10 times the state... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New Study Strengthens Association Of Prostate Cancer With Exposure To Agent Orange May 17, 2008
Aging Vietnam veterans are giving researchers new opportunities to solidify the connection between in-country exposure to Agent Orange and subsequent prostate cancer development. In a study presented during the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Orlando, researchers presented data from a large study of veterans enrolled in the Northern California VA System, examining prostate cancer incidence and disease characteristics in those exposed to Agent Orange... (Science Daily)
Valley forum May 16, 2008
I was an "Army wife" for 28 years, and my husband, who may look like the picture of health, is actually 100 percent disabled because of the effects of Agent Orange sprayed on our troops as well as on the population of Vietnam, their fields, forests and streams. So many of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are so very young - just kids away from home for the first time. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Casualties of war May 13, 2008
Most of the disabilities 236,000 of them were linked to Agent Orange exposure. Veterans who are approved for disability receive monthly checks for injuries or illnesses sustained or aggravated while on active duty. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
