FLASH UPDATE - Saturday, February 13, 2014
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:17 pm
FLASH UPDATE
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Military Personnel Who Served In Thailand Could Have Been Exposed To Agent Orange
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2014/ ... orange.php
(BEDFORD, Indiana) - Lawrence County Veterans Service Officer Brad Bough told the Lawrence County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that new studies have revealed that military personnel on or near the perimeters of military bases in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 could have been exposed to Agent Orange and may qualify for VA benefits.
Those veterans include:
U.S. Air Force Veterans who served on Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bases at U-Tapao, Ubon, Nakhon Phanom, Udorn, Takhli, Korat, and Don Muang, near the air base perimeter ..
U.S. Army Veterans who provided perimeter security on RTAF bases in Thailand .
U.S. Army Veterans who were stationed on some small Army installations in Thailand anytime. However, the Army Veteran must have been a member of a military police (MP) unit or was assigned an MP military occupational specialty whose duty placed him/her at or near the base perimeter.
A recently declassified Department of Defense report contains evidence that there was a significant use of herbicides on the fenced-in perimeters of military bases in Thailand to remove foliage that provided cover for enemy forces.
Bough says Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits including an Agent Orange Registry health exam, health care and disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Their dependents and survivors may also be eligible for benefits.
"There are a lot of deadly diseases linked to Agent Orange exposure including lung cancer," Bough says.
The staff at the Lawrence County Veterans Service Office will help veterans determine if they were exposed to the deadly agents and help them file for compensation benefits and for the free Agent Orange Registry health exam. Bough says veterans don't have o file a disability compensation claim to receive the exam.
For assistance, contact the Lawrence County Veterans Affairs Office for more details.
Recent studies have shown Dioxin could disrupt the proper functioning of our endocrine system
CYP19 expression is induced by 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-para-dioxin in human glioma cells
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 0713002220
Dioxins are the most concerned environmental pollutants. Recent studies have shown that these compounds could disrupt the proper functioning of our endocrine system. Estrogen is synthesized in glial cells of the brain. The hormone has been linked to the maintenance of normal brain operation, ranging from neurotransmission to synapse formation. Aromatase or CYP19 is the enzyme responsible for estrogen synthesis. In the present study, we demonstrated that 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) stimulated the enzyme activity in human brain cells as low as 1 pM. Increased brain-specific CYP19 mRNA species was also observed in these cells. Since the brain-specific promoter I.f of CYP19 contains two binding motifs for CCAAT/enhancer binding protein, electrophoretic mobility shift assay was performed to validate the activation. We further traced the triggering signal and found that the mitogen-activated protein kinases ERK-1/2 were activated. In summary, TCDD could induce CYP19 transcription in brain cells. Exposure to the pollutant might perturb the hormonal balance in the brain.
READ MORE: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 0713002220
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Everything Old Is New Again Department
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cSbLTtU09lk/U ... wagain.jpg
Military Personnel Who Served In Thailand Could Have Been Exposed To Agent Orange
http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2014/ ... orange.php
(BEDFORD, Indiana) - Lawrence County Veterans Service Officer Brad Bough told the Lawrence County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that new studies have revealed that military personnel on or near the perimeters of military bases in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975 could have been exposed to Agent Orange and may qualify for VA benefits.
Those veterans include:
U.S. Air Force Veterans who served on Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bases at U-Tapao, Ubon, Nakhon Phanom, Udorn, Takhli, Korat, and Don Muang, near the air base perimeter ..
U.S. Army Veterans who provided perimeter security on RTAF bases in Thailand .
U.S. Army Veterans who were stationed on some small Army installations in Thailand anytime. However, the Army Veteran must have been a member of a military police (MP) unit or was assigned an MP military occupational specialty whose duty placed him/her at or near the base perimeter.
A recently declassified Department of Defense report contains evidence that there was a significant use of herbicides on the fenced-in perimeters of military bases in Thailand to remove foliage that provided cover for enemy forces.
Bough says Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service may be eligible for a variety of VA benefits including an Agent Orange Registry health exam, health care and disability compensation for diseases associated with exposure. Their dependents and survivors may also be eligible for benefits.
"There are a lot of deadly diseases linked to Agent Orange exposure including lung cancer," Bough says.
The staff at the Lawrence County Veterans Service Office will help veterans determine if they were exposed to the deadly agents and help them file for compensation benefits and for the free Agent Orange Registry health exam. Bough says veterans don't have o file a disability compensation claim to receive the exam.
For assistance, contact the Lawrence County Veterans Affairs Office for more details.
Recent studies have shown Dioxin could disrupt the proper functioning of our endocrine system
CYP19 expression is induced by 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-para-dioxin in human glioma cells
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 0713002220
Dioxins are the most concerned environmental pollutants. Recent studies have shown that these compounds could disrupt the proper functioning of our endocrine system. Estrogen is synthesized in glial cells of the brain. The hormone has been linked to the maintenance of normal brain operation, ranging from neurotransmission to synapse formation. Aromatase or CYP19 is the enzyme responsible for estrogen synthesis. In the present study, we demonstrated that 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) stimulated the enzyme activity in human brain cells as low as 1 pM. Increased brain-specific CYP19 mRNA species was also observed in these cells. Since the brain-specific promoter I.f of CYP19 contains two binding motifs for CCAAT/enhancer binding protein, electrophoretic mobility shift assay was performed to validate the activation. We further traced the triggering signal and found that the mitogen-activated protein kinases ERK-1/2 were activated. In summary, TCDD could induce CYP19 transcription in brain cells. Exposure to the pollutant might perturb the hormonal balance in the brain.
READ MORE: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 0713002220