Report Sees Agent Orange Link to More Illnesses
July 25, 2009 By JANIE LORBER An expert panel reported on Friday that two more diseases may be linked to exposure to Agent Orange, a defoliant used by the American military during the Vietnam War. People exposed to the chemical appear, at least tentatively, to be more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease and ischemic heart disease , according to the report. The report was written by a 14-member committee charged by the Institute of Medicine with determining whether certain medica
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