Toxic Vets - The Poisonous Legacy of Ft. McClellan

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Each of these toxins produce known diseases and reactions, even with the most minimal exposure to just a portion of their constituent chemical compounds. Many of these disorders are chromosomal, meaning future generations are effected. That is, if a human being after exposure to some of these agents is left capable of reproducing.
For the past several months, I have been in contact with hundreds of veterans of Ft. McClellan. In every case, they are horrified to find out the illnesses they have been suffering with, often for decades, could have been predicted based on their time at Fort Mac.

The majority of the women veterans suffered a mind numbing, soul crushing six, eight, ten or more miscarriages. The children they were able to bear full term, or at least to a live birth, more often than not suffer a horrifying, yet predictable range of abnormalities, disabilities and medical conditions. Because many of these toxins work on the chromosomal level, nearly as many men fathered children who went on to bear children of their own with abnormalities, disabilities and medical conditions known to be caused by exposure to these chemical agents.

It is really sad that these veterans, as soon as they tell their VA caseworker they are a Ft. McClellan vet, are routinely told that their medical issues will not be covered or treated by the VA. Despite mountains of data proving a direct correlation between these toxins and the diseases for which they are seeking treatment, the VA denies case after case.

Continue Learning: http://www.chicagonow.com/uncommon-sense/2013/08/toxic-vets-ft-mcclellan-08072013/ 

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The Chemicals That Stick Around in the Body How the U.S. tracks the potentially harmful substances that build up in humans

The CDC tests for 212 of the more than 80,000 chemicals developed since the industrial revolution. Its latest full survey, released in 2009, listed many new ones, including Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy; perchlorate, found in fireworks and explosives; perfluorinated chemicals, used in many nonstick coatings in cookware; and acrylamide, a chemical formed when carbohydrates are cooked at high temperatures (think french fries).

Virtually all the survey participants had measurable levels of those chemicals in their blood or urine, the CDC reported.

Many questions remain about which chemicals pose imminent threats, to whom and how people can avoid them. And the Toxic Substances Control Act, which regulates new and existing chemicals, hasn't been updated since 1976.  

Continue Learning:  http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304360704579417241249848968

Veterans Exemptions, Military Pension, TBI and VA, Agent Orange, Canada, Toxic Personal Care Products, Dioxin, Furans, and PCBs,

 

 

POLI-TICKER: Number of veterans eligible for exemption uncertain

 He said he’s seen more than his share of young men who are "worn out from war."
"This is a blessing for them"” he said.

 

NEWS FROM AGENT ORANGE ZONE BLOG

Hatfield Recognized as One of Canada’s Best Companies

http://www.hatfieldgroup.com/news/news-releases/hatfield-recognized-as-one-of-canadas-best-companies/

Hatfield Consultants recently received recognition as one of Canada’s best companies from both Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers and the BC Export Awards.

In December, Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers selected Hatfield Consultants Partnership as one of its winners in the 2013 competition.

 

“This is a significant achievement against stiff competition,” says Grant Bruce, president and partner of Hatfield Consultants. “On behalf of the partners I’d like to congratulate and thank our amazing staff who continue to help us build a company based on core values that include quality, integrity, respect, responsibility, innovation, stewardship, and discovery. “I feel very lucky and proud to be working with such a great group.”

READ MORE: http://www.hatfieldgroup.com/news/news-releases/hatfield-recognized-as-one-of-canadas-best-companies/

Dr. Wayne Dwernychuk interviewed regarding Agent Orange use in Ontario

“Dr. Wayne Dwernychuk, a world-renowned expert on Agent Orange, said the government is ‘throwing up a smokescreen’. There was no categorical brand called Agent Orange,” said Dwernychuk, who for more than 15 years conducted extensive research on the impact of toxic defoliants in Vietnam. “There was nothing coming out of any of the chemical companies in a barrel that had Agent Orange written on it. That’s laughable.”

“If it’s got 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D as a mixture, it’s Agent Orange and it has dioxin — I guarantee it,” said Dwernychuk
To find out more, visit: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/940243–star-exclusive-agent-orange-soaked-ontario-teens
Hatfield has worked on the dioxin issue in Canada since the late 1980s, with the pulp and paper industry in British Columbia.  The company has been instrumental in helping the Government of Viet Nam address the Agent Orange dioxin issue since 1994.  Hatfield is currently involved in the assessment of contamination at the main dioxin hotspots at former US military installations in Viet Nam and Lao PDR, and in providing technical assistance for the cleanup of the Da Nang Airport.
READ MORE: http://www.hatfieldgroup.com/news/news-releases/dr-wayne-dwernychuk-interviewed-regarding-agent-orange-use-in-ontario/  

 

 

Is Your Personal Care Product Toxic?

http://safecosmeticsact.org/search/

What is the California Safe Cosmetics Program Public Database? The California Safe Cosmetics Act (the Act) requires companies that manufacture cosmetics to report any cosmetics products that contain ingredients known or suspected to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. The California Safe Cosmetics Program (CSCP) collects this data and makes it available to the public through this website. Are you curious to see what ingredients have been reported for your shampoo? Want to compare the ingredients of different sunscreens? You can search the database for a type of product; a specific product name; or a brand or company name. You can also read more about chemical ingredients, learn about how chemical exposure can affect your health, or learn more about the California Safe Cosmetics Program by clicking on links to the right. More information on the California Safe Cosmetics Act, cosmetics in the news, and links to other government agencies overseeing cosmetics are also available through the California Safe Cosmetics Program website.
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EU Recommends Stricter Dioxin, Furans, and PCB Control

EU Recommends Stricter Dioxin, Furans, and PCB Control

EU recommends stricter dioxins, furan and PCB control

By Joe Whitworth+, 07-Jan-2014

The food industry must control the presence of dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) more accurately, according to a European Commission recommendation.

 

VVA's WEB WEEKLY

Congress Vows to Fix Military Pension Cuts, But Faces Dilemma

From an article by Jeremy Herb in The Hill, posted January 2:  House and Senate leaders face a dilemma, when they return in January amid a bipartisan backlash over cuts to military pensions. Lawmakers from both parties are demanding the quick repeal of military retirement cuts, included in last month’s two-year budget deal.

 

VA Links Five More Medical Conditions to TBI

From the Keene Sentinel on Jan 6: The Department of Veterans Affairs has added five illnesses to service-connected traumatic brain injuries (TBI). What this means is veterans who have those illnesses as well as TBI will have an easier time getting additional disability benefits. The VA based its decision on a report by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine that found "sufficient evidence" to link moderate to severe TBI with five secondary conditions:  Parkinson's disease; certain types of dementia; depression; unprovoked seizures; and certain diseases of the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. These secondary illnesses will be considered service-connected and won't require medical opinions to establish whether there is correlation to TBI.
There's a time period for three of the five illnesses, however. Parkinson's disease or unprovoked seizures don't have a time frame: 

• Dementia, if it manifests within 15 years with moderate or severe TBI.
  
• Depression, if it manifests within three years with moderate or severe TBI, or within 12 months with mild TBI. 
• Diseases of hormone deficiency from hypothalamo-pituitary changes, if they manifest within 12 months of moderate or severe TBI.
  

Even if you don't meet the guidelines for severity of TBI or length of time between TBI and the onset of the secondary illness, file your claim anyway. To see the whole final determination (the comment section is informative) go online to www.regulations.gov and type this in the search box: VA-2012-VBA-0029-0212

 

 

 

Other Toxic Substances - PCBs and PBDEs: Chemicals in the womb linked to hearing loss in adult rats

These results confirm both rodent and human research that find PCB exposures can result in cochlear dysfunction and – importantly – extends this disruption to a mixture of PCBs and PBDEs.

PCBs are long recognized as a concern for human health. They are linked to cancer and effects on the immune, reproductive and neurological systems. The suite of industrial chemicals was banned in the late 1970s after decades of use as insulators and stabilizers in electrical transformers, lubricants and many other industrial applications. Yet, people and wildlife are still exposed to the persistent pollutants.

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