Abstract: Purpose of research: Describe prescribing patterns in Australian Vietnam veterans, identify CYP2C19-metabolised medications using established pharmacogenetic (PGx) …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Agent Orange exposure (AOE) is considered a presumptive cause of prostate cancer (PCa) in the Veterans Affairs (VA) population; however, cohort studies …
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 …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In Vietnam veterans, exposure to military toxicants, such as Agent Orange, may be associated with lymphoid malignancies. Toxicant exposure may increase the …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To assess combat and combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as risk factors for heart disease and noncardiac chronic disease comorbidity in …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Abstract: Objective: The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in trauma survivors has been linked with family dysfunction and symptoms in their children, including …
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 …