Category Archives: Medical News

ILP–FALL 2015 PRODUCE

Posted on August 28, 2015 by asknod

About this time of the year the weather changes and Monsoon starts. It finally rained and not a minute too soon. I know the tomatoes will suffer but we haven’t had any appreciable rainfall since May. The good news is … Continue reading →

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HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL–JETGUNS

Posted on August 12, 2015 by asknod

Nurse Sylvia gave me the gun but Mark got it operational. It took us several hours of painstaking disassembly and reassembly. Finally we did what all men never do. We read the instructions. Shazammm! A working jetgun. The more we … Continue reading →

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AGENT ORANGE SURVEY–PROPUBLICA

Posted on August 8, 2015 by asknod

Here’s an important tool in uncovering VA’s delay and deny subterfuge on Agent Orange. As most of you know, VA is fond of telling us we weren’t there in Vietnam. Failing that, we were transitory and really had no true … Continue reading →

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CAVC–WILSON v McDONALD-CHANGING WATER TO WINE

Posted on August 4, 2015 by asknod

As I pointed out several days ago, Mr. Billy E. Wilson’s travails at the BVA were nothing more than standard VA protocol. Distracting your “mark” by dragging in extraneous arguments and then not even addressing them is par for the … Continue reading →

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BVA–HOUSTON, TEXAS-STYLE NECKTIE PARTY

Posted on August 2, 2015 by asknod

FROM THE HOUSTON, TEXAS PRIZE REDEMPTION CENTER Rarely do we get to see such a piece of misogynistic justice rubbed in a Veteran’s face. Rarely, too, do we get to see him go on to the CAVC and get more … Continue reading →

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CAVC–HUNT VS McDONALD–RED CLAY BETWEEN MY TOES

Posted on July 17, 2015 by asknod

I shudder to think how many of us who served in Vietnam have hit the wall when they tell you your Agent Orange claim cannot stand because you simply were not there. This is a default setting-one assumed before any … Continue reading →

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About those urine samples

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Laura

It’s hard for my old Marine not to get offended when every year his VA doc tests him for illicit drug use. (His private docs NEVER test him for them.) The screening panel is extensive: Amphetamines; Barbiturates; Benzodiazepines; Cannabinoids; … Continue reading →

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HCV–SUNRISE 9/17/1970–SUNSET 6/25/2015–RIP

Posted on June 27, 2015 by asknod

Once upon a time long ago in a mountainous Kingdom north of Thailand, nestled in a small valley was a funny airpatch but that is another story. I was the “chieu hoi boy” on Tuesdays and Thursdays unless I had … Continue reading →

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Easier cheaper blood testing on the way

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Laura

A positive story from Zina Moukheiber in Forbes (July 21, 2014) features innovator Elizabeth Holmes. She left Stanford to begin a company that only needs a micro-amount of blood for many types of tests. Her company, Theranos, has attracted capital from many areas, and … Continue reading →

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New free release: Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Laura

The VA ordered this study and it is now available as a free download (pdf link)–or it can be read online. In short, the findings state: “Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure rejects the idea that the dioxin residues detected on interior surfaces … Continue reading →