Agent Orange
Coverage of Agent Orange in the Nexus archive.
- Aging Untold: How to know when it’s time for hip replacement surgery
The article discusses indicators for hip replacement surgery, warning signs of dangerous clutter in homes, and the therapeutic benefits of roller-skating for older adults. It highlights the importance of recognizing when hip pain affects daily life, addressing hoarding as a psychological issue, and the resurgence of roller-skating as a community activity.
- Aging Untold: How to know when it’s time for hip replacement surgery
The article discusses when to consider hip replacement surgery, warning signs of dangerous clutter in homes, and the therapeutic benefits of roller-skating for older adults. It highlights expert advice on managing hip pain, addressing hoarding behaviors, and the role of community activities in improving well-being.
- Aging Untold: How to know when it’s time for hip replacement surgery
The article discusses when hip replacement surgery is necessary, warning signs of dangerous clutter in homes, and the therapeutic benefits of roller-skating for older adults. It highlights the importance of addressing chronic hip pain and psychological hoarding behaviors, while also exploring community-building through skating.
- The lingering war: Vietnam vets’ battle over Agent Orange
Vietnam veterans continue to battle health issues linked to Agent Orange exposure, with Art Gentry, a 77-year-old veteran, denied VA benefits due to his service at Subic Bay, which is not on the official presumptive exposure locations list. Despite prior approvals for similar claims, Gentry's case highlights the bureaucratic challenges veterans face in securing benefits for diseases like prostate cancer and Type 2 diabetes.
- The lingering war: Vietnam vets’ battle over Agent Orange
Vietnam veterans, including Art Gentry, continue to battle for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits linked to Agent Orange exposure. The VA denies claims unless exposure is proven in specific 'presumptive exposure locations,' and Subic Bay, where Gentry served, is not listed, despite prior claims from 2002.
- The lingering war: Vietnam vets’ battle over Agent Orange
Vietnam veterans continue to fight for recognition of Agent Orange-related health issues, as seen in Art Gentry's denied VA benefits claim due to Subic Bay not being on the presumptive exposure list. The article highlights the bureaucratic challenges veterans face in proving exposure to the toxic herbicide.
- 60 years ago, Agent Orange was sprayed at CFB Gagetown. Vets want to know: are toxins still in the soil?
Sixty years after Agent Orange was sprayed at CFB Gagetown, veterans, military family members, and some U.S. lawmakers are concerned about lingering toxins in the soil. They are calling for more testing as Canada redevelops the base.