Possible Association Between Agent Orange Exposure And Increased Risk Of Developing Ischemic Heart Disease Or Parkinson's Disease For Vietnam Veterans

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Possible Association Between Agent Orange Exposure And Increased Risk Of Developing Ischemic Heart Disease Or Parkinson's Disease For Vietnam Veterans

A new report from the institute of medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to agent orange and other herbicides used during the vietnam war is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic heart disease and parkinson's disease for vietnam veterans. the report is the latest in a congressionally mandated series by the iom that every two years reviews the evidence about the health effects of these herbicides and a type of dioxin -- tcdd -- that contaminated some of

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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Disease and Condition, Institute of Medicine

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