A new medical study of military toxic exposure symptoms set to be published this month indicates that individuals who served around dangerous burn pit smoke may face a greater risk of mental health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veterans who served at bases with burn pits were more likely to develop asthma, hypertension and heart disease than individuals ...

U.S. Marine walks away after disposing of trash at the burn pit in Forward Operating Base Zeebrudge, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz) A ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the link between deployment duration to military bases that utilized open burn pits and the probability of being diagnosed ...

The PACT Act provides new access to services for American veterans struggling with the health effects of exposure to burn pits. But in Iraq,... What is the legacy of burn pits? For some Iraqis, it's a ...

CHICAGO — Exposure to toxic smoke from military burn pits may be putting millions of US veterans at risk for neurologic disorders, new research suggested, raising fresh questions about the long-term ...

Tens of thousands of veterans and service members stationed at military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan say exposure to trash fires or “burn pits” has left them with breathing problems and other chronic ...

SAN ANTONIO – For one U.S. Army veteran, art is a way to give back. His paintbrush and vision are his new weapons after serving his country during the global war on terrorism. Abraham “Ghost” Cazares ...

Prolonged deployment to military bases with open burn pits was associated with increased risks for certain respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, according to a retrospective cohort study using ...

If you've heard American veterans celebrating one thing about the PACT Act, which President Biden will sign into law this week, it probably has to do with burn pits. These were massive piles of ...