WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Agent Orange, used by U.S. forces to strip Vietnamese and Cambodian jungles during the Vietnam War, may raise the risk of heart disease and Parkinson's disease, U.S. health ...

As a wild-eyed young man who enjoyed fast cars and causing a stir in the Mid-Missouri community of Belle where he came of age in the late 1950s, Arlan Roesner always sought adventure. It is of little ...

According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The defoliant was heavily used during the conflict. Now, there is a new ...

November 30 marks the International Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. Established by the United Nations ...

Jerry Deible of Murrysville can remember standing on the ground at a Vietnam firebase in the early 1970s, staring up at a massive C-130 airplane passing overhead. He craned his head back and snapped a ...

Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with wide-ranging health effects. Even though Agent Orange has not been used for decades, there is increasing interest in its ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Vietnam War-era veterans exposed to Agent Orange appear to have significantly more Graves' disease, a thyroid disorder, than veterans with no exposure, a new study by endocrinologists ...

Wendell Tilley died from Agent Orange heart and lung disease. After graduating from Sylvan Hills High School in Atlanta, Georgia, he joined the Marine Corps, with two tours of duty in Vietnam in 1963 ...

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – It’s been 50 years since the Fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War – perhaps one of the most controversial wars fought in American history. The United States, and some ...

Memorial Day has special meaning for Mary Pohl. The holiday remembers the men and women who died while serving in the military. But Mary, 61, of Muhlenberg Township will tell you that not all those ...

A memorial to Vietnam War veterans who became ill or died after exposure to the infamous herbicide Agent Orange will be dedicated this month in Des Plaines. The freestanding, granite memorial was ...