Medals could be replaced - Decaturdaily.com

"A disabled war veteran whose service medals were stolen from his Decatur home last weekend could have them replaced sooner than he thought."

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Gulf War Syndrome, Chemical Sensitivity and Why Benefits of CPAP!

Gulf War Syndrome, Chemical Sensitivity and Why Benefits of CPAP!

North Woods landscape is under attack | StarTribune.com

"'We can believe [climate change] or not, but we can't ignore that things are happening,' he said. 'We're seeing tree species here popping up that we probably wouldn't have seen 30 years ago,"

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VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

"Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation under a final regulation that will be published on August 31, 2010 in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures to add two new conditions and expand one existing category of conditions."


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Adult asthmatics at increased risk for pneumococcal infection

"Study results show that adult asthmatics of working age are at significantly greater risk for invasive pneumococcal infection (IPI) than the general population."

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Hundreds of soldiers with PTSD incorrectly dismissed - USATODAY.com

"At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggest."

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Obama promises end of US combat in Iraq : News : WPBN TV 7&4

"ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end 'as promised and on schedule,' touting what he called a success of his administration though it comes amid persistent instability and uncertainty in Iraq."

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