Category Archives: Vietnam Disease Issues

SOFOSBUVIR AND DACLATASVIR–WAITING FOR THE SUN

Posted on April 1, 2013 by asknod

This is a wonderful piece of information by Nicole Cutler L. Ac from Hepatitis Central that confirms what we’ve been advocating here at Asknod. Why put yourself through a three-drug cocktail when just one (Interferon) will maim you for life? … Continue reading →

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BVA–ANOTHER TIM POE COMES TO LIGHT

Posted on March 23, 2013 by asknod

FROM THE JOHN WAYNE MEMORIAL VARO IN LA This is becoming distressingly familiar as Vets grow old and die. The spouse, based on what the Vet has told her, decides to file for the panoply of Agent Orange presumptives and … Continue reading →

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FEINSTEIN SAYS VETS HAVE BENT BRAINS

Posted on March 11, 2013 by asknod

Member Paul sends us this juicy tidbit from Capitol Hill. It kind of makes you wonder what’s in the water in California. Perhaps Timothy Leary polluted the groundwater back in 68. That might explain why Diane thinks PTSD originated during the Iraqi War. Whoooooooo, … Continue reading →

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When HCV kills really fast

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Laura

I came across a study* that was a shocker. In 1994, 30 UK patients with primary immune deficiencies received a batch of HCV-contaminated human immunoglobulin (that had been screened) and became infected with acute hepatitis. Of these 30, four developed … Continue reading →

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VETERANS POPULATION STATISTICS

Posted on February 18, 2013 by asknod

Here’s an eye opener for all of us. It won’t help with your claims but might explain why no one answers or the landline has been disconnected when you call one of your war buddies.

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VA TRAINING LETTER 00-06

Posted on February 16, 2013 by asknod

Many of you write me and ask why it’s so difficult to get secondaries to DM2 approved (or recognized) by the VA . Well, duh. They don’t want to pay you, pilgrim. As I continue to point out, that’s what … Continue reading →

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Projected veteran deaths: WWII, Korea, Vietnam

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Laura

The chart was created from data in VetPop2011: https://www.va.gov/vetdata/Veteran_Population.asp The highest number of deaths of WWII veterans has peaked. Korean veterans are dying in larger numbers in this period. Alarmingly, Vietnam veteran deaths are climbing steadily even though they are … Continue reading →

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THE LITTLE YELLOW BOOK

Posted on January 31, 2013 by asknod

Remember your shot record book? That yellow compendium of all the inoculations and TB tine tests you had. The indignity and pain from the dreaded jetguns recorded and immortalized for posterity is there in the book. Some of you may … Continue reading →

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AO IN VIETNAM–2012

Posted on January 30, 2013 by asknod

Member John sends me this link to a CNN site showing children even now suffering the ignominious effects of AO. Vets are being hornswoggled by VA into thinking this is a chemical that was rarely ingested and, if so, is not well enough … Continue reading →

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NEW DRUGS FOR DM2

Posted on January 28, 2013 by asknod

Here’s the latest from Randy. I can’t thank all of you enough for finding these things. Ideally, VA would publish this but we can’t count on it. In spite of their constant verbiage about how cutting-edge they (VA) are on … Continue reading →