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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Agent Orange

Agent Orange stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Exposure to Agent Orange appears to increase the risk of developing heart disease and Parkinson’s, a congressionally mandated report says. The carcinogenic defoliant has not been definitively linked with the illnesses, but a professor who led the report says there is “limited or suggestive evidence of an association.... More »

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veterans • heart disease • Parkinson's disease • carcinogens • Vietnam War • Agent Orange • Institute of Medicine • defoliant

Border Patrol Destroys Foliage With Chemicals

Killing plants will cut hiding places for immigrants, smugglers

Mar 25, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to keep smugglers and illegal immigrants from hiding in heavy vegetation as they attempt to cross the Mexican border, the US Border Patrol is looking to Agent Orange for inspiration. One plan for cutting down on possible hiding places on riverbanks is to use an herbicide that... More »

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illegal immigrant • border control • Mexican border • Border Patrol • smuggler • herbicide • border crossing • Agent Orange • Laredo, Texas • Rio Grande

Court Scraps Agent Orange Suit

Judge says chemical was used as a defoliant, not a weapon

Feb 22, 08 3:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Vietnamese plaintiffs who say Agent Orange caused them serious health problems ran into a judicial dead end today. A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a civil lawsuit over use of the defoliant in the Vietnam War. The suit claimed that Dow Chemical and other companies violated a ban... More »

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cancer • Vietnam War • chemical warfare • civil lawsuits • Dow Industrial • Agent Orange • dioxin • war reparations

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