• Hence, physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion of melioidosis when dealing with unexplained sepsis in Vietnam veterans. (nih.gov)
  • January 27, 2020 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) releases an updated list of locations where herbicides were used, tested, and/or stored outside of Vietnam. (gerlinglaw.com)
  • Veterans who served in these locations and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides may now be eligible to receive disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. (gerlinglaw.com)
  • [ 2 ] found that 10% of a cohort of veteran inpatients had a diagnosis of PTSD, but the prevalence was 27% among veterans who had combat exposure. (medscape.com)
  • Many Vietnam War veterans with PTSD complain of sleep disturbance, and the diagnostic criteria for PTSD specifically include features such as difficulty in falling or staying asleep and recurrent distressing dreams. (medscape.com)
  • [ 5 ] Many Vietnam War veterans request prescriptions for ongoing use of hypnosedatives, although this is at odds with the recommended PTSD management strategies in accepted treatment guidelines. (medscape.com)
  • To date, there has not been any detailed research that addresses the possible benefits and problems associated with the long-term use of zopiclone among Vietnam War veterans with PTSD. (medscape.com)
  • Based on the understanding of the sleep disturbances that affect Vietnam War veterans with PTSD and the inherent limitations of long-term hypnosedative treatment in the management of insomnia, this qualitative study was designed to explore the characteristics of zopiclone usage for the long-term management of sleep disturbance associated with combat-related PTSD in a naturalistic setting. (medscape.com)
  • In 2002 , the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs added CLL to the list of diseases linked to Agent Orange exposure. (healthline.com)
  • To learn about the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act or to get help filing a claim or applying to enroll in VA health care, please join us and the Pittsburgh Regional Office (Veterans Benefits Administration) for our our Military Toxic Exposures: VBA Claims and VHA Enrollment Fair in Westmoreland County. (va.gov)
  • Participants (N = 196) were veterans with combat-related PTSD ( DSM-IV-TR ) of at least 3 months' duration recruited between 2012 and 2016 from 4 sites in the 24-week PROlonGed ExpoSure and Sertraline (PROGrESS) clinical trial (assessments at weeks 0 [intake], 6, 12, 24, 36, and 52). (psychiatrist.com)
  • Efficacy of prolonged exposure therapy, sertraline hydrochloride, and their combination among combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized clinical trial. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The Agent Orange Registry helps Veterans understand possible long-term health problems that may be related to Agent Orange exposure. (va.gov)
  • Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • Future research to clarify the mechanisms underlying the link between PTSD and heart disease in Vietnam veterans and other groups will help to guide the development of effective prevention and treatment strategies for people with these serious conditions. (nih.gov)
  • According to a 2006 analysis of military records from the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, between 15 and 19 percent of Vietnam veterans experienced PTSD at some point after the war. (nih.gov)
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and the risk of traumatic deaths among Vietnam veterans. (appi.org)
  • Combat exposure and PTSD among homeless veterans of three wars. (appi.org)
  • 1. Agent Orange exposure and risk of death in Korean Vietnam veterans: Korean Veterans Health Study. (nih.gov)
  • 2. Agent Orange exposure and cancer incidence in Korean Vietnam veterans: a prospective cohort study. (nih.gov)
  • 3. Agent Orange exposure and disease prevalence in Korean Vietnam veterans: the Korean veterans health study. (nih.gov)
  • 4. Serum 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin levels and their association with age, body mass index, smoking, military record-based variables, and estimated exposure to Agent Orange in Korean Vietnam veterans. (nih.gov)
  • 7. Chronic liver injury in phenoxy herbicide-exposed Vietnam veterans. (nih.gov)
  • 9. Agent Orange exposure and prevalence of self-reported diseases in Korean Vietnam veterans. (nih.gov)
  • 10. Serum 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin levels in US Army Vietnam-era veterans. (nih.gov)
  • 13. Health status of Army Chemical Corps Vietnam veterans who sprayed defoliant in Vietnam. (nih.gov)
  • 16. Dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals in blood and semen of American Vietnam veterans from the state of Michigan. (nih.gov)
  • Agent Orange was a mixture of plant-killing chemicals (herbicides) used by the United States military during the Vietnam War as a defoliant to remove tree cover, destroy crops, and clear vegetation around US bases. (cancer.org)
  • Exposure to Agent Orange could have occurred when the chemicals were breathed in, ingested in contaminated food or drinks, or absorbed through the skin. (cancer.org)
  • The Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI) in Bangkok, Thailand aims to provide scientific evidence supporting the idea that gestation is a period of high sensitivity to environmental chemicals, and that exposures during early development may lead to an increased risk of disease later in life. (nih.gov)
  • Agent Orange was an herbicide the American military used to clear leaves and other vegetation during the Vietnam War. (healthline.com)
  • Some studies have linked exposure to Agent Orange , an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, to an increased risk of CLL. (cancer.org)
  • 11. Post-Vietnam military herbicide exposures in UC-123 Agent Orange spray aircraft. (nih.gov)
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (1992) Dapsone exposure: Vietnam service and cancer incidence , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 08 December 2023. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Diphtheria in Hà Giang Province, Vietnam September 29, 2023 There is an outbreak of diphtheria in Mèo Vạc and Yên Minh districts, Hà Giang province, Vietnam. (cdc.gov)
  • A geographic information system for characterizing exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides in Vietnam. (nih.gov)
  • 18. Exposure opportunity models for Agent Orange, dioxin, and other military herbicides used in Vietnam, 1961-1971. (nih.gov)
  • The current study is an analysis of predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment response in a clinical trial comparing (1) prolonged exposure plus placebo (PE + PLB), (2) PE + sertraline (PE + SERT), and (3) sertraline + enhanced medication management (SERT + EMM) with predictors including time since trauma (TST), self-report of pain, alcohol use, baseline symptoms, and demographics. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Exposure is considered one of the most effective interventions for PTSD. (researchgate.net)
  • There is a large body of research for the use of imaginal and in vivo exposure in the treatment of PTSD, with prolonged exposure (PE) therapy being the most researched example. (researchgate.net)
  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has sometimes been called an exposure-based treatment, but how exposure is implemented in ACT for PTSD has not been well articulated. (researchgate.net)
  • The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of exposure within ACT in PTSD treatment. (researchgate.net)
  • Through an overview of PE and ACT, and with the use of case examples, we describe how ACT principles and techniques may inform exposure-based treatments for PTSD in order to create more flexible approaches. (researchgate.net)
  • exposure within ACT in PTSD treatment. (researchgate.net)
  • Affecting nearly 7.7 million U.S. adults, PTSD is an anxiety disorder that develops in a minority of people after exposure to a severe psychological trauma such as a life-threatening and terrifying event. (nih.gov)
  • NIH-funded study finds PTSD is a risk factor for heart disease among Vietnam vets. (nih.gov)
  • In the general U.S. population, the main source of arsenic exposure is via ingestion of food containing arsenic. (cdc.gov)
  • 1. Evaluation of low-to-moderate arsenic exposure, metabolism and skin lesions in a Turkish rural population exposed through drinking water. (nih.gov)
  • 2. An investigation of the health effects caused by exposure to arsenic from drinking water and coal combustion: arsenic exposure and metabolism. (nih.gov)
  • 4. Evaluation of dietary arsenic exposure and its biomarkers: a case study of West Bengal, India. (nih.gov)
  • 18. Estimating Inorganic Arsenic Exposure from U.S. Rice and Total Water Intakes. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • Scientists at CRI study how exposure to environmental pollutants, such as traffic-related air pollutants, electronic waste (e-waste), and arsenic, can affect children's health. (nih.gov)
  • 5. Environmental fate and bioavailability of Agent Orange and its associated dioxin during the Vietnam War. (nih.gov)
  • 17. Environmental fate and dietary exposures of humans to TCDD as a result of the spraying of Agent Orange in upland forests of Vietnam. (nih.gov)
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1992, Dapsone exposure: Vietnam service and cancer incidence , AIHW, Canberra. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Aims to assess and quantify any association between cancer incidence and exposure to dapsone and to Vietnam service among Australian Army personnel who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict. (aihw.gov.au)
  • Vietnam has a high smoking prevalence among men and a low smoking prevalence among women. (cdc.gov)
  • Development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor. (hear-it.org)
  • 1986]. Although measurements of arsenic concentrations in cases of occupational exposure have been rare, eight-hour averages of airborne arsenic in a U.S. copper smelter measured during 1943-1965 ranged between 6.9 and 20 milligrams/meter cubed [Welch et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Trinh, T-A., Feeny, S. and A. Posso (2021), Political Connections and Post-Disaster Assistance in Rural Vietnam, European Journal of Political Economy, doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102097. (edu.au)
  • Some other studies have suggested that farming and long-term exposure to certain pesticides may be linked to an increased risk of CLL, but more research is needed to be sure. (cancer.org)
  • Does Exposure to Agent Orange Increase Risk for CLL? (healthline.com)
  • We expect to see a stronger association of ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure and CRC crude rates with increasing age since chronic vitamin D deficiency leads to sustained molecular changes that increase cancer risk. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Take a short screening to determine risk for military toxic exposures. (va.gov)
  • Radon exposure at home has been linked to an increased risk. (cancer.org)
  • There is some evidence to suggest that exposure to some drugs and toxins may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War has been linked to a slight increased risk for developing CLL. (nih.gov)
  • Get screened for toxic exposure by a VA health care provider on site. (va.gov)
  • Learn about PACT Act benefits, new presumed conditions and clinical resources for military toxic exposures. (va.gov)
  • Were exposed to toxic substances while serving during Vietnam, the Gulf War or post-9/11. (va.gov)
  • To learn more about your exposures, you can have a toxic exposure screen (TES) during a routine health care appointment, which will allow your exposures to be documented in your record. (va.gov)
  • It ensures that every Veteran enrolled in VA health care can receive an initial toxic exposure screening at VA and follow-up screening at least every 5 years. (va.gov)
  • It solidifies VA's process for establishing presumptions of service connection of toxic exposure-related conditions. (va.gov)
  • Cardiovascular diseases were the main contributor to mortality cost for both smoking and exposure to SHS. (bmj.com)
  • The population -based sample aged 60+ is from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study. (bvsalud.org)
  • CDC recommends that travelers going to certain areas of Vietnam take prescription medicine to prevent malaria. (cdc.gov)
  • Malaria information for Vietnam. (cdc.gov)
  • 15. Exploring exposure to Agent Orange and increased mortality due to bladder cancer. (nih.gov)
  • The case illustrates that activation of melioidosis can occur long after exposure to a known endemic area and may be precipitated by infections with other common pathogens. (nih.gov)
  • Dermal exposure can occur, but is not considered a primary route of exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Inhalation exposure to coal fly ash may occur in some countries when coal that is contaminated with high levels of arsenic is burned [Rossman 2007]. (cdc.gov)
  • This is from a Floden-Mitchell-Wynn-Jones 2011 collection in northern Vietnam which they thought was H. tengchongense, but upon flowering proved to be H. spicatum which was not known to occur in Vietnam. (farreachesfarm.com)
  • When Daniel Ellsberg leaked documents which came to be known as the Pentagon Papers that revealed greater and longer U.S. military involvement in Vietnam than was officially acknowledged, and an unspoken goal of containing communist China rather than defending South Vietnam, the U.S. government attempted to prevent their publication. (reason.com)
  • OTHER ITEMS South Vietnam - Personal guards fire on President Diem's plane. (cia.gov)
  • The deployment of Australian military personnel to Vietnam during the 1960s and 1970s remains the most substantial national military commitment from Australia since World War II. (medscape.com)
  • Reports of potential health problems due to Agent Orange exposure started emerging in the late 1970s. (healthline.com)
  • Respiratory Health Among Older Adults in Vietnam: Does Earlier-Life Military Role and War Exposure Matter? (bvsalud.org)
  • ObjectiveWe explore how earlier- life military roles and war trauma associate with later- life respiratory health in Vietnam . (bvsalud.org)
  • The PACT Act added to the list of health conditions that we assume (or "presume") are caused by military exposures. (va.gov)
  • 6. Assessing possible exposures of ground troops to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War: the use of contemporary military records. (nih.gov)
  • Vietnam signed the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on August 8, 2003, and ratified it on November 17, 2004. (cdc.gov)
  • During the past 10 years, several tobacco control measures have been conducted in Vietnam, including banning tobacco advertising, increasing the tobacco tax, banning tobacco smoking inside public places and workplaces, implementing textual health warnings on cigarette packages, and disseminating antismoking communications on the negative health effects of smoking on television, on radio, and via other communication means. (cdc.gov)
  • Be aware of current health issues in Vietnam. (cdc.gov)
  • One of the challenges in assessing the health effects of Agent Orange exposure has been determining how much an individual was exposed to (or even what they were exposed to). (cancer.org)
  • Earlier- life war exposure is an important predictor of late-adulthood respiratory health in lower- and middle- income countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Researchers from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, along with colleagues from other institutions, assessed the presence of heart disease in 562 middle-aged twins (340 identical and 222 fraternal) from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry. (nih.gov)
  • 6. Arsenic-induced health crisis in peri-urban Moyna and Ardebok villages, West Bengal, India: an exposure assessment study. (nih.gov)
  • In Vietnam, JE has become a major public health problem in the densely populated deltas of the Mekong river in the south and of the Red river in the north. (cdc.gov)
  • The continued public health impact of JE in the region has led to efforts in Thailand and more recently in Vietnam to implement programs of childhood immunization and vaccine production. (cdc.gov)
  • Morbidity and mortality are related directly to the extent of injuries received from trauma and extensive burns from exposure, in addition to asphyxiation from carbon monoxide exposure and hypoxia. (medscape.com)
  • Exposure dose is the cumulative exposure by all routes. (cdc.gov)
  • 14. Elevated childhood exposure to arsenic despite reduced drinking water concentrations--A longitudinal cohort study in rural Bangladesh. (nih.gov)
  • Thus, exposure of the population to antismoking information is important to encourage cessation, to reduce the consumption and use of tobacco, and to help keep teenagers and other young people from initiating smoking (1,2). (cdc.gov)
  • When adjusted for age, it was found that the hazard ratio of developing CLL after Agent Orange exposure was 1.9, meaning people exposed were almost twice as likely to develop CLL as those not exposed. (healthline.com)
  • 1 2 In 2019, WHO estimated that tobacco use kills more than 8 million people annually, including 1.2 million killed by exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). (bmj.com)
  • 17. Assessment of arsenic levels in body samples and chronic exposure in people using water with a high concentration of arsenic: a field study in Kutahya. (nih.gov)
  • The legacy of the Pentagon Papers, and of the exposure of official bullshit about government shenanigans, lingers decades later. (reason.com)
  • Knowledge about the exposure of a population to antismoking information can provide information for planning communication activities in tobacco control. (cdc.gov)
  • 8. Human exposure to arsenic from drinking water in Vietnam. (nih.gov)
  • 19. Agent Orange Exposure and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) in Human Milk. (nih.gov)
  • The form of ingested arsenic from drinking water sources will vary according to its exposure to air. (cdc.gov)
  • 9. The relationships between arsenic methylation and both skin lesions and hypertension caused by chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water. (nih.gov)
  • 15. Exposure of children to arsenic in drinking water in the Tharparkar region of Sindh, Pakistan. (nih.gov)
  • This paper estimates the economic cost of smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), for which no detailed study exists. (bmj.com)
  • 8. Agent Orange Exposure and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: An Operation Ranch Hand Veteran Cohort Study. (nih.gov)
  • A heart attack from Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam cut his legal career short. (nvf.org)
  • Septicemic melioidosis in association with acute influenza A was diagnosed in a Vietnam veteran. (nih.gov)
  • Could age increase the strength of inverse association between ultraviolet B exposure and colorectal cancer? (biomedcentral.com)
  • The inverse association between crude incidence rates of CRC and UVB exposure was statistically significant for age groups above 45 years, after controlling for covariates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • About 3 million Americans served in the armed forces in Vietnam and nearby areas. (cancer.org)
  • 12. [Studies on markers of exposure and early effect in areas with arsenic pollution: methods and results of the project SEpiAs. (nih.gov)
  • Finding a middle exposure between background and subject while facing the light works very well in the early morning and late afternoon. (digital-photography-school.com)
  • An estimated 91.6% of the adult population was exposed to at least 1 source of antismoking information, and the mean number of sources of exposure was 3.7. (cdc.gov)
  • Studying the effect of chronic vitamin D deficiency on colorectal cancer etiology will help in understanding the necessity for population-wide screening programs for vitamin D deficiency, especially in regions with inadequate UVB exposure. (biomedcentral.com)