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 ...

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, there is increasing interest in its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The long-term impact of exposure on the brain has been a mystery. A new study at Brown University reveals a link between the herbicide and certain aging-associated diseases. The Boston Globe’s weekly ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand eligibility for Agent Orange disability benefits to Vietnam-era veterans who served at 129 locations in the U.S. during specific time frames, as well ...

As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be ...