| That dioxin is a deadly toxin cannot be
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| | relative to the comparison group.
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| disputed. The weight of scientific
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| | Associations between measures of cardiac
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| evidence is just too great.
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| | function and history of heart diseases
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| The Department of Defense released in
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| | and herbicide or dioxin exposure were not
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| early July the latest report of the Air
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| | consistent or clinically interpretable as
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| Force Ranch Hand Study on the health
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| | adverse."
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| effects of exposure to herbicides in
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| | Similarly, "the Ranch Hand enlisted
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| Vietnam. And guess what? The final
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| | ground crews, the subgroup with the
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| examination of the 20-year
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| | highest dioxin levels and presumably the
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| epidemiological study provides the
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| | greatest herbicide exposure, exhibited a
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| strongest evidence yet that Agent Orange
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| | 14 percent decreased risk of cancer."
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| is associated with adult-onset diabetes.
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| | We do not concur. We believe that dioxin
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| This report, along with many other
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| | is associated with a lot more conditions
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| studies on herbicide and dioxin exposure,
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| | that ravage and can eventually end the
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| will be reviewed by the National Academy
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| | lives of our brother and sister veterans.
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| of Sciences. Based upon this review, the
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| | We believe that the Ranch Hand Study
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| Secretary of Veterans Affairs can ask
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| | should not end the government's
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| Congress for legislation on disability
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| | investigation into the adverse health
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| compensation and health care.
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| | effects caused by or associated with
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| Results from the 2002 physical
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| | exposure to Agent Orange. We are
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| examination suggest that as dioxin levels
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| | particularly concerned for our offspring
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| increase, not only are the presence and
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| | and their children: There must be further
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| severity of adult-onset diabetes
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| | investigation into the intergenerational
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| increased, but the time to onset of the
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| | effects of dioxin.
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| disease is decreased. A 166 percent
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| | I'm proud that VVA took the lead and
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| increase in diabetes requiring insulin
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| | prodded the government to recognize the
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| control was seen in those with the
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| | insidious and lingering effects of Agent
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| highest levels of dioxin in their system.
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| | Orange and other defoliants on the health
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| Cardiovascular disease findings were not
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| | and well-being of ground troops in
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| consistent, according to a news release
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| | Vietnam and, of course, the Air Force
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| from DoD. Separate studies have found an
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| | "hands" that did the spraying.
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| increased risk of cardiovascular death in
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| | I hope that VVA will continue to lead,
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| Ranch Hand enlisted ground crews, the
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| | advocating and putting pressure on the
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| subgroup with the highest average serum
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| | powers that be in our government and
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| dioxin.
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| | insisting that additional research be
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| The news release went on: "Overall, Ranch
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| | properly funded and undertaken. We owe
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| Hand pilots and ground crews examined in
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| | this to our children; the government owes
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| 2002 had not experienced a statistically
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| | this to us.
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| significant increase in heart disease
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