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Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2010

By Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides

Book information

Publisher
Institute of Medicine
Year
2012
ISBN
9780309214476, 0309214475
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5362549 bytes)
Pages
837\837
Topic
Medicine
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
Медицинские дисциплины;Токсикология;Военная токсик

Description

Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The legislation directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to request the Institite of Medicine to perform a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam to be followed by biennial updates. The 2010 update recommends further research of links between Vietnam service and specific health outcomes, most importantly COPD, tonsil cancer, melanoma, brain cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and paternally transmitted effects to offspring.

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