Agent Orange Exposure and Dementia Diagnosis in US Veterans of the Vietnam Era.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.5011
Abstract: Importance Agent Orange is a powerful herbicide that contains dioxin and was used during the Vietnam War. Although prior studies have found that Agent Orange exposure is associated with increased risk of a wide range… read more here.
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The Influence of Agent Orange on the Development of Post-Heart Transplantation Malignancy in the Veteran Population
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.465
Abstract: Introduction Due to chronic immunosuppression, heart transplant recipients are at risk for developing malignancy, compromising long-term survival. A subset of our veteran heart transplant recipients have been exposed to Agent Orange, an herbicide which is… read more here.
Keywords: post; transplant; agent orange; heart ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the dioxin-like toxicity in soil samples from Thua Thien Hue province using the AhR-CALUX bioassay - An update of Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.111971
Abstract: In this study, an AhR-responsive reporter-gene cell-based bioassay CALUX was used to assess the biological potency of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs) in top soil samples collected from a former airbase (A-So) and remote regions… read more here.
Keywords: soil samples; thua thien; dioxin like; thien hue ... See more keywords
The Long-Term Respiratory Perils of War
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DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202206-1064ed
Abstract: The pathway to chronic lung disease is complex. This is evident in entities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, where latent effects of smoking may not manifest for decades, or asbestos-related disease, with exposure latency… read more here.
Keywords: long term; agent orange; disease; risk ... See more keywords
Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2014.
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DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-17-00130
Abstract: We present here because it will be so easy for you to access the internet service. As in this new era, much technology is sophistically offered by connecting to the internet. No any problems to… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; veterans agent; agent orange; book ... See more keywords