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 ...

A new study has found that exposure to military burn pits increases the risk of mental health conditions and brain injuries, a finding researchers say could lead to better understanding of those ...

LOS ANGELES • The noxious smoke plumes that wafted over the military base in Balad, Iraq, alarmed Lt. Col. Michelle Franco. The stench from a huge burn pit clung to her clothing, skin and hair. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DENVER – A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan ...