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Agent Orange Exposure During Vietnam War Related to Heightened Bladder Cancer Risk
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Agent Orange Exposure During Vietnam War Related to Heightened Bladder Cancer Risk

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:July 24, 2023
  • Post category:Bladder cancer

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military sprayed a tactical herbicide called Agent Orange to defoliate forest areas. The goal was not only to destroy crops that could provide nourishment…

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Study of Veterans Suggest Kidney Stones Associated with Osteoporosis
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Study of Veterans Suggest Kidney Stones Associated with Osteoporosis

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:March 29, 2021
  • Post category:Kidney Stones/osteoporosis

Did you know that there are a variety of conditions which can occur in tandem, or even because of, another condition? According to Renal & Urology News, this may be…

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Rotary Club Reaches Out to Vets… and the Result Will Make You Smile
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Rotary Club Reaches Out to Vets… and the Result Will Make You Smile

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:September 27, 2016
  • Post category:Ankylosing Spondylitis/Rare Disease

In 1980, Dewayne Rettig, then 22, was proudly serving his country in the US Air Force. Stationed in Germany, he had no idea his life was going to change forever. One night,…

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How America’s Opioid Obsession Is Hurting Vets With AS
Veterans also need proper medical attention.

How America’s Opioid Obsession Is Hurting Vets With AS

  • Post author:James Ernest Cassady
  • Post published:January 12, 2016
  • Post category:Ankylosing Spondylitis/Rare Disease

Michael Needham is a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy before being discharged as a result of his ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In order to live with the pain of his…

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