Tag: Vietnam

THANH NIEN NEWS, OCTOBER 24, 2006 A pesticide warehouse that went up in flames three days ago in southern Vietnam is posing a deadly threat to local residents’ health and livelihood. Many people have fainted while bathing in or consuming water from rivers flowing through several districts of An Giang province in the Mekong delta.…

THANH NIEN NEWS, OCTOBER 17, 2006 Dr. Nguyen Khac Hai, director of the Health Ministry’s Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health A mystery illness which killed four people in Vietnam’s northern mountains last month was possibly caused by mercury poisoning, a health expert said. Nguyen Khac Hai, director of the Health Ministry’s Institute of Occupational…

THANH NIEN DAILY, VIETNAM, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 US planes spray the defoliant Agent Orange over southern Vietnam A Vietnamese girl with a tumor on her face, believed to be caused by defoliant Agent Orange used by the US military during the Vietnam War, arrived in Japan Friday to undergo surgery next month to remove the…

VIETNAMNETM AUGUST 11, 2006 Bill Megalos, Masako Sakata and Tadashi Namba (from the left). Bridge – Masako Sakata hopes that her story will support Vietnam Agent Orange victims in their legal action against American chemical companies. “Three years ago my husband died of cancer. Before that he told me he was in Dong Thap province…

PHAP LUAT VIETNAM, LAO DONG, TRANSLATED THE VINH, JULY 19, 2006 Vietnam will carry out detoxification of dioxin in several “hot spots,” especially former US military bases that had stored chemical defoliants used during the Vietnam War, heard a conference last week. The Vietnamese Defense Ministry would be in charge of the task, which would…

VIETNAMNET, JULY 13, 2006 VietNamNet – Vietnamese scientists will present the findings of a study on changes in blood, gene and immune systems of those people who were exposed to dioxin at an international conference on dioxin studies. This information was revealed by Dr. Le Ke Son, from the National Steering Board in charge of…

HUU NGOC, VIET NAM NEWS, JULY 9, 2006 The Ta Oi, one of the 53 ethnic minorities of Viet Nam, has a population of 35,000, of which 26,000 live in A Luoi District (or 66 per cent of the district’s population). A Luoi is a name that evokes sinister memories of two Indochina wars: An…

JESSIE KING, THE INDEPENDENT, JULY 8, 2006 Forty years on, much of the environmental damage caused to Vietnam by American forces during the Vietnam War has still not been repaired, according to a new study. In particular, the effects of the massive amounts of chemical defoliants sprayed from the air to destroy the jungle hiding…

NGUOI LAO DONG, THANNIENNEWS.COM, TRANSLATED BY MINH PHAT Nguyen Duc and his betrothed Thanh Tuyen Once congenitally joined with his brother allegedly due to Agent Orange, one of the twins is set to marry this December at 25 years of age, famed after being successfully separated in 1988. The success of the operation finally gave…

LOUIS HANSEN, THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT, May 28, 2006 Retired Navy Capt. Allen “Wes” Weseleskey, 70, of Virginia Beach spent 14 months in Vietnam flying helicopters along rivers, providing cover for patrols. He was awarded the Navy Cross and other honors. VICKI CRONIS/THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT VIRGINIA BEACH – Retired Navy Capt. Allen “Wes” Weseleskey and his fellow helicopter…

THUY HA, NHAN DAN Mrs Canh and child at the Peace Village. More than 100 disabled children affected by Agent Orange in Hoa Binh (Peace) Village, Hanoi enjoy not only treatment for their illnesses but also the love and care of foster mothers, brothers and sisters who want to help and share with them their…

MITCH MOXLEY, MAISSONEUVE MAGAZINE Trinh Minh Lam still remembers the first time he was sprayed with Agent Orange. Marching near the Cambodian border in the summer of 1967, an American warplane flew overhead, and then a mysterious garlic-smelling fog descended. Within days, the surrounding jungle’s leaves wilted and died, turning lush foliage into a barren…

TEXT OF CONGRESSMAN HIGGINS’ PRESS RELEASE In honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday and in remembrance of the sacrifices made by veterans of the Armed Forces, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) this week cosponsored H.R. 4259 calling for the creation of the Veterans’ Right to Know Commission. The Commission would be given the task of…

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY, MAY 27, 2006 Of 869 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy at 3 VA Medical Centers, a history of Agent Orange exposure was identified in 10% of patients. Patients with prior Agent Orange exposure were more likely to be younger, have T1 disease, lower serum PSA levels, but similar Gleason scores. Interestingly, although…

S. BRUCE MALKOWICZ MD, UROLOGY TODAY AUA 2006 – Epidemiology & Natural History Moderated Poster Session 4 A retrospective observational study by Wilson et al, [ABST. 127] described an evaluation of alpha 1-blocker use and the incidence of prostate cancer. The comparison was between men treated with quinazoline-based alpha 1-blockers and untreated men captured from…