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Researchers at The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a drug combination that kills leukemia cells by shutting down their energy source and hastening cell
AS FOR THE SITUATION IN GAGETOWN
Charles This makes me ill How can Canada s s politicians sit by and do nothing but waste time with their Base Gageotwn and Area Fact Finder Project It appears the Americans will compensate the Maine National Guard for illness obtained due to Agent Orange at CFB Gageotwn Canada will not This is the first time I have been ashamed to be Canadian Art Connolly Vice President Agent Orange Association of Canada Peter W Ogden Director 207 626 4464 John W Libby Major General Commissioner 207 626 4205 Department of Defense Veterans and Emergency Management Maine Veterans Services 117 State House Station Augusta ME 04333 0117 Tel 207 626 4464 March 2 2006 INFORMATION PAPER Agent Orange Agent Purple and Canadian Forces Base Gagetown 1 Background Information a Agent Orange was a mixture of chemicals containing equal amounts of the two active ingredients 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T The name quot Agent Orange quot came from the orange stripe on the 55 gallon drums in which it was stored Other herbicides including Agent Purple a less well known but more toxic agent were also used in Vietnam but to a much lesser extent Republic of Korea forces used small amounts of Agent Orange in 1968 69 in the area from the Civilian Control line to the southern boundary of the Demilitarized Zone Since the initial use of Agent Orange significant studies and validation of effects on personnel have resulted in various national programs and assistance for affected veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs VA currently maintains an active VA Agent Orange Registry and provides medical treatment or disability compensation to Vietnam veterans In 2001 the program expanded to examinations of Korean veterans who served in Korea in 1968 and 1969 and may have been exposed to dioxin or other toxic substances while serving in the military Additional information fact sheets and newsletters are available online at <a href= http www va gov agentorange >www va gov agentorange< a> or call the toll free helpline at
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