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Article: Agent Orange Linked to Parkinson's, Heart Disease; Study finds possible increased risk of both conditions among Vietnam vets.(Report)
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- Consumer Health News (English)
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- July 24, 2009
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Byline: Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides that were sprayed far and wide by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War might put veterans at increased risk for heart disease and Parkinson's.
An Institute of Medicine report released Friday finds "suggestive but limited" evidence of an elevated risk for these two conditions among soldiers who served in that conflict.
Agent Orange is made up of compounds known to be contaminated with a type of dioxin -- tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) -- during manufacture. The chemical, named for the color of the barrel it was ...