Sunday, October 17, 2010

Blind man helps young Vietnamese find better life

Blind man helps young Vietnamese find better life

Nguyen Minh, a member of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange, believes the high number may be due to herbicide with a highly toxic compound used during the Vietnam War to defoliate jungle.

"Since dioxin may damage the immune, productive, and endocrine systems and (influence) genetic factors, there's a possibility that it causes birth defects and blindness," Minh said of the compound in Agent Orange.


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