“This report vindicates many of our veterans and their families who felt their pleas for help were being ignored,” Hutchison said
http://www.valdezlink.com/sperm_count.htm
NJ Hazardous Chemical Fact sheet on 2-butoxyethanol pdf 6 pages *
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| They say NHL has increased by 50% ... way too dramatic to be a hereditary issue alone - having an 'epidemic' of diabetes & obesity also in USA, Britain, WWII European countries. Is it often coupled with the hard to find anemia? AIHA or IMHA |
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/don.htm
Don had NHL ... & recurrence ... in 2007 anemia showing up
Man in Iraq with sudden, acute AIHA
Soon with NHL
Anchorage female hematologist prescribed Rituxan & he is now in remission for both
Contact Bryan Kirk
bkirk@temple-telegram.com
254-778-4444
VA Gulf War clinic might
be in store 12-7-08
"Gulf War Illness is a combination of memory and concentration problems, persistent headaches, unexplained fatigue and widespread pain, which may include chronic digestive problems, respiratory symptoms and skin rashes, none of which have been seen in veterans of wars before or after the Gulf War." I believe this to be an incorrect statement.
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The research and advisory
committee estimated that nearly
700,000 veterans of the conflict
suffer from the illness, which
has been attributed to the drug
pyridostigmine bromide (PB),
given to troops to protect
against nerve gas, and widely
used pesticides during the Gulf
War.
The committee also found associations between |
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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison,
R-Texas, also issued a statement
supporting the efforts of the
research advisory committee
to bring the issues surrounding
Gulf War Illness to
light.
“This report vindicates many of our veterans and their families who felt their pleas for help were being ignored,” Hutchison said |
"Kane, Kevin (Hutchison)" <Kevin_Kane@hutchison.senate.gov>, john.conger@mail.house.gov, "Marguerite M. Armistead" <protecting.our.guardians@charter.net>, "Ted and Karen" <tedsautos@embarqmail.com>, "tony flint" <tonymedic@msn.com>, "steve Fisher" <steverfisher@msn.com>, "Ken Boorom" <boorom@comcast.net>, JimMoss@cox.net, "Jim Brown" <gulfwatch@earthlink.net>, "James N Baraniuk" <baraniuj@georgetown.edu>, "Robert Haley" <Robert.Haley@UTSouthwestern.edu>, "Jim Binns" <JimBinns@aol.com>
Kirt Love" <kirt@gulflink.org>
gulflink@yahoogroups.com
Children of Vietnam Vets:
megasus: Hi there, my name is Megan and I just found this message board
because I am having a lot of health struggles and have been wondering my whole
life if they are related to agent orange.
My father passed away in September 2007 due to struggles caused by agent orange.
He had dealt with diabetes and neuropathy for years, and then was diagnosed with
non-hodgkins lymphoma. He went through treatments and was in remission, when
they discovered he also had lung cancer. The treatments for that failed, and the
cancer spread to his brain.. he was gone within a matter of weeks.
Every since I was a teenager, whenever I would get sick in a way that didn't
seem normal for kids of my age, Dad would worry it was because of the agent
orange, but we could never get to the bottom of it. I went through a battery of
testing when I was 17, and the doctors concluded that I have PCOS -- poly-cystic
ovarian syndrome. At that point, they stopped looking for anything else that
might be wrong, but I continue to have problems getting worse and worse.
Lately I have been having extreme abdominal pain, and both my ultrasound and CT
scan look normal, and the doctors can't seem to explain my pains. My blood tests
show that I am slightly anemic and my white blood cell count is elevated, but
they still don't know what's causing it. Of course I have many fears running
through my head, and losing my Dad has been very hard on me... he was always the
person I could talk to about anything, and he was taken from me too early. He
had just turned 67 a week before he died, and I guess I am grateful that I got
27 years with him before he died, but that doesn't make it any easier. Now I
continue to struggle with my own health concerns, not knowing if there is any
help available to me out there.
I'm reading through all the posts on this forum slowly (i've skimmed quite a
few, and it sounds like people are having similar problems) and checking some
other links, so I'm hoping to find some answers. I just wanted to post and add
my little "I've joined the club, nice to meet you" to the pool. Hope you all are
having a good December so far... and thanks for any help or advice you might be
able to offer.
~Meg
http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/unclerayvillabraintumor.htm#brain
Unfortunately the VA is only allowed to release information which has been
approved by administration policy and reviewed by the legal staff for content.
Here is a link to material which will assist you in your search for needed
information.
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8280047191001/m/5000015591001
also my short book on Agent Orange which has won several awards. There are
several chapters on birth defects. You should read the complete text.
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8280047191001/m/9730055491001
If you have questions you should post on one of those two links provided, if you
wish to have an answer by me. I do not monitor this particular topic. It was
brought to my attention by someone who cares about AO and birth defects.
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&f=739197221&m=6331984331&r=2980025802001#2980025802001