DALLAS More than 40 years after the U.S. military used Agent Orange to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam, the health-care bill is escalating. Over the past two years, federal officials say, an ...

They endured the horrors of war but now aging Vietnam War veterans are fighting an ongoing battle against deadly diseases and illnesses linked to a chemical they were exposed to during war. The state ...

Agent Orange was a powerful herbicide used during the Vietnam War to kill jungle growth. Its main ingredient is dioxin, which, once it is in a person's system after exposure, can cause many deadly ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- 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 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with wide-ranging health effects. Even though Agent Orange has not been used for decades, ...

Vietnam War-era veterans exposed to Agent Orange appear to be more likely to develop Graves’ disease, a thyroid disorder, than veterans with no exposure, a new study by UB endocrinologists has shown.

Until a couple years ago my health seemed pretty good for an old guy in his 70s. Then it fell apart. Now I’m disabled due to parkinsonism and other illnesses stemming from the war in Vietnam, which ...

Veterans Day should be both a time for Americans to honor the sacrifices made on their behalf and to recognize the true cost of war and its effects on service men and women.

A new study of rat brain cells shows that the herbicide Agent Orange can damage the central nervous system in a similar way to neurodegenerative diseases. During the Vietnam War, U.S. military forces ...

August 10th of each year is Agent Orange Awareness Day. It is a day to provide awareness and information about the effects of Agent Orange on our servicemen and women who served in Vietnam. On the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Agent Orange, used by U.S. forces to strip Vietnamese and Cambodian jungles during the Vietnam War, may raise the risk of heart disease and Parkinson's disease, U.S. health ...

People who served where Agent Orange was used and have health conditions caused by exposure to it may qualify. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...