http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new analysis has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and lethal forms of prostate cancer among US Veterans. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that Agent Orange exposure history should be incorporated into prostate screening decisions for Veterans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-agent-orange-exposure-linked-life-threatening.html Cancer Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news287590837 US war veterans on Monday suggested meditation to help heal the post-war mental disturbances that afflict a growing number of American soldiers, including possibly the ex-Marine who gunned down the country's most famous sniper over the weekend. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-war-veterans-meditation-ptsd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:03 EST news279261575 Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors associated with a higher prevalence of the disease including older age, lower educational level and prior diagnoses of dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity, according to a study in the December 26 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-autopsy-based-prevalence-atherosclerosis-members.html Cardiology Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:00:01 EST news275576911 From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills. Now after a decades-long wait, a historic "Agent Orange" clean-up is finally beginning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-vietnam-historic-agent-orange-cleanup.html Health Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:11:32 EST news263700682 Undergraduate students at Rice University have come up with what they hope will prove to be a better and safer version of cervical collars to stabilize the heads and necks of accident victims. Cervical collars have been in common use since their introduction during the Vietnam War. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-students-focus-cervical-collar.html Other Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:06:51 EST news253195593