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The Agent Orange legacy

Article Abstract:

The U.S. government has continually denied that there is any relationship between Agent Orange exposure and birth defects. It has denied any insurance claims from Vietnam veterans. Some sectors have conducted research on the topic and have challenged the government's findings. However, the lack of any conclusive study regarding the matter has allowed the government to escape from the liabilities.

Publisher: The American Legion
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1992
Analysis, Birth defects, Vietnam veterans

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Double exposure

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American Legion members and Columbia University researchers are once again conducting a joint research project on health problems of veterans. The project is a follow-up study on a 1989 research which determined a link between exposure to herbicides and subsequent health problems of veterans.

Author: Miller, Anthony
Publisher: The American Legion
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1999
Veterans, Columbia University, American Legion

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Life is killing Bethna Hareld: the problem of MCS - multiple chemical sensitivities - has polarized science, medicine and industry

Article Abstract:

MCS afflicts up to 15% of the US population, causing a variety of disabling symptoms. Some scientists believe that is has reached epidemic proportions. Others claim that there is no unbiased research to prove its existence.

Author: Halbrook, David
Publisher: The American Legion
Publication Name: The American Legion
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0886-1234
Year: 1992
Case studies, Biography, Chemical sensitivity, Multiple, Multiple chemical sensitivity, Environmentally induced diseases, Environmental illness, Hareld, Bethna

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Subjects list: Health aspects, Agent Orange, Research
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