Actionable medications in Australian Vietnam War Veterans: Implications for pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing

Abstract: Purpose of research: Describe prescribing patterns in Australian Vietnam veterans, identify CYP2C19-metabolised medications using established pharmacogenetic (PGx) …

Prostate cancer incidence and outcomes among Vietnam Veterans receiving care in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Agent Orange exposure (AOE) is considered a presumptive cause of prostate cancer (PCa) in the Veterans Affairs (VA) population; however, cohort studies …

Serving Vietnam Veterans hospitalized outside the VA system: A scoping review of presumptive service-related illnesses and presentations

Abstract:Background: Recent legislation, the MISSION Act and the PACT Act, expanded access to and utilization of non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care; more Veterans …

Treatment and survival of U.S. Vietnam Veterans with concurrent lymphoid malignancies

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In Vietnam veterans, exposure to military toxicants, such as Agent Orange, may be associated with lymphoid malignancies. Toxicant exposure may increase the …

Impact of persistent combat-related PTSD on heart disease and chronic disease comorbidity in aging Vietnam Veterans

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To assess combat and combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as risk factors for heart disease and noncardiac chronic disease comorbidity in …

The shifting contours of nostalgia, homelessness, and homecoming: Vietnam war Veterans’ identity

Abstract: At the end of the Vietnam War, after the U.S. veterans returned to their homeland, they were rejected by their own society and hence experienced an inner state of …

Traumatic brain injury and genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease impact cerebrospinal fluid β-amyloid levels in Vietnam War Veterans

Abstract: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) may increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its neuropathological correlates, although the mechanisms of this relationship are …

Agent Orange herbicidal toxin-initiation of Alzheimer-type neurodegeneration

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Agent Orange (AO) is a Vietnam War-era herbicide that contains a 1 : 1 ratio of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic …

Posttraumatic stress symptom severity predicts cognitive decline beyond the effect of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in Veterans

Abstract: Chronic stress is a risk factor for dementia but whether it explains unique variance in cognitive decline in older adults above Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers is …

Trade networks, heroin markets, and the labor market outcomes of Vietnam veterans

Abstract: The role of ethnic immigrant networks in facilitating international trade is a well-established phenomenon in the literature. However, it is less clear whether this …

The Adjustment of Children of Australian Vietnam Veterans: Is There Evidence for the Transgenerational Transmission of the Effects of War-Related Trauma?

Abstract: Objective: The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in trauma survivors has been linked with family dysfunction and symptoms in their children, including …

This Isn’t Your Father’s Anti-War Movement: Comparing the Political Mobilization of Vietnam and Iraq Veterans

Abstract: The mobilization of veterans can be a powerful force for any political cause, especially when that cause is concerned with ending a war. Vietnam veterans’ voices were a …