“Diseases associated to Agent Orange/dioxin exposure in Vietnam – Current status and solutions to improve the effectiveness of prevention and treatment”
Hubbard purification rundown (PR) is a potential treatment method for dioxin patients. Therefore, ensuring adherence at each step in the process is a key strategy to increase the effectiveness of this method. A cross-sectional study combining quantitative and qualitative methods was conducted on ...
The consequences of Agent Orange/dioxon in Vietnam are very severe. Although 46 years of war have passed, Agent Orange/dioxin has been damaging the ecological environment, severely affecting the health of many Vietnamese people, leaving lasting sequels for generations. children and ...
Environmental pollutants, such as dioxins, induce chronic inflammation in various organs, including the uterus, vessels, intestines, and brain, partly through the aryl hydro- carbon receptor (AhR) [1–5].
1. INTRODUCTION
There are now many tests during pregnancy to screen for and diagnose chromosomal abnormalities. In general, these tests can be divided into two main groups: screening tests and diagnostic tests. Each method is applied with different advantages and disadvantages, and ...
Nowadays, infectious diseases are decreasing, the rate of genetic, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases is increasing. In Vietnam, besides being affected by environmental agents that cause genetic abnormalities, we are also affected by Agent Orange/dioxin [10].
With the development of medical care in Vietnam, the severely and very severely disabled have a higher life expectancy, including those with disability related to Agent Orange.
The consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin are extremely severe; According to statistics from research experts: from 1961 to 1971, the US military sprayed over South Vietnam more than 80 million liters of toxic chemicals, of which about 60% were Agent Orange. contains 336 kg of dioxin.
On the afternoon of January 16, 2024, representatives of the US Veterans for Peace (VFP) visited and worked with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.