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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iraq War veteran Cynthia Daniels was working as a police officer in Delaware after leaving the Army when she began experiencing ...

Le Roy Torres remembers the air at Joint Base Balad in Iraq smelled like burning rubber. It felt as though he were “breathing in charcoal” while he was deployed there with the U.S. Army Reserve ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new medical study suggests potential new reasons for mental health challenges of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while in ...