"I had been pretty healthy," Nicole said. "So, to find out that I got this, I thought, 'Well, I'm so healthy, I don't know, kind of, where this came from.' It made me realize like, this could happen ...

Here's what you need to know. What are military burn pits? According to the Unites States Department of Veterans Affairs, a burn pit is "an area devoted to open-air combustion of trash." Military ...

Medically reviewed by Adam H. Kaplan, DPM Foot problems run the gamut from blisters caused by wearing the wrong shoes to nonhealing foot ulcers caused by diabetes. Some foot problems are triggered by ...

Dry eye may seem like a minor inconvenience to some, but for those living with the persistent discomfort caused by burn pit exposure, it represents a daily struggle. With Regener-Eyes now accessible ...

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Burn pits were largely disbanded in 2010, but scientists said they are now just starting to look at the long-term health ramifications of those exposed.

Study links extended deployments at military bases with open burn pits to a higher risk of developing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, including COPD, asthma, and hypertension in veterans.

The fumes and smoke generated by burn pits remained unrecognized for years, but recently the health risks associated with these exposures have, rightfully, gained significant attention. The US ...

Legislation providing lifetime healthcare to military personnel exposed to huge trash burning pits in Iraq and Afghanistan excludes thousands of U.S. civilians.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A group of WVU researchers is looking for the origins of chronic multi-symptom illness (CMI) also known as “Gulf War Syndrome.” Chair of the Department of Physiology and ...