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REGISTER NOW: IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS

Vietnam Veterans of America Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee is asking the children of Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange; adult children (we recommend you register your children also) who are ill and/or have birth defects, learning disabilities and/or mental health issues; to...
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Peripheral Neuropathy: How this Mushroom Can Repair Damaged Nerves

For anyone suffering from damage to the peripheral nerves, vitamin B12 supplementation is critical to promoting nerve regeneration. Methyl-B12 has been shown to help regenerate nerves and promote the rebuilding of the myelin sheath – a protective coating around the nerves. While...
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Veteran’s death points to ongoing problems

Anyone can experience what Dave went through in Vietnam in a novel authored by an Ivy League graduate and Rhodes Scholar who joined the Marines out of patriotism and went through the hell of Vietnam experienced by his – and Dave Brott’s – generation. The novel,...
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Kan. veteran worries exposure to hazardous fumes cause of health problems

Garrison, a 28-year-old from Leavenworth, experienced debilitating muscle pain for several days and was hospitalized at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility. He left with a cane that he was still using last month. After multiple wartime deployments to Afghanistan as an...
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Medical association considers changes in Gulf War study

The Department of Veterans Affairs commissioned the Institute of Medicine to conduct the review, and the committee’s report is expected to help lay the foundation for future treatments and benefits for thousands of Gulf War veterans. The VA previously determined...
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VA Waitlist Scandals: These boots were made for waiting

War is expensive to wage, and it takes a lot of money to heal physical and psychological wounds. Unwilling to face up to the true costs of modern warfare, the government has systematically tried to weasel out of covering the full costs of care for injured and ill veterans for...
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Expose: Pulling the Curtain Back on the VA Disability Process, Corruption and Patient Abuse

The VA Comp and Pen system is literally a patchwork of small hate crimes and patient abuse bungles which are implemented in small stages across the entire scope of the procedure. It starts from the very first filing by the veteran all the way into the final stages of appeal into...
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New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers

Titanium and other metals found in dust at a base in Iraq have been linked to the dust found in six sick soldiers’ lungs, according to a study set to be released Monday. “We biopsied several patients and found titanium in every single one of them,” said Anthony...
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Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: Adverse Birth Outcomes Study Results

The effects of TCE on the human body
Click Here for PDF  Study Purpose   The purpose of this study was to determine if maternal exposures to contaminants in drinking water at Camp Lejeune were associated with preterm birth and fetal growth retardation. This study is a reanalysis of a previous study, which...
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