3 15 51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 067 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1811 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eisen, Seth Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Seth Eisen to Alvin L. Young, February 24, 1984 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study VA policy study criticism PTSD ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/32473a118ba4e3ebf1959e03b033cd90.pdf 456e7d0110ffd0d81c1f9f6d610856bd PDF Text Text ItoimDNunber 0181 Author Young, Alvin L. ° Corporate Author Rmnrt/Artidfl Titln Letter: from Alvin L. Young to Raymond Suskind, nqiui i/m uuu Febmary 23 1984 Journal/Book Title Year 000 ° Month/Day Color n Number of hianos 1 DeSCrlUton Notes Alvin L. Young filed this item under "Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Enclosures mentioned in the letter are missing. Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1811 of 1870 �EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY WASHINGTON. O.C. 20600 February 23, 1984 Dear Ray: Thank you for the special hospitality shown to me during my February 1, 1984 visit to the Institute. I hope your students and staff enjoyed the exchange as much as I did. As a follow-up to our conversation, I have enclosed some documents that will be of interest to you. c 0 0 0 0 Abbreviated package on the results of the Air Force Health Study (RANCH HAND Epdemiologic Study). I presume that George Lathrop will be sending you a copy of the technical report. CDC Protocol for Health Studies of Vietnam Veterans. A 1969 Technical Report on Use of Herbicides in Southeast Asia. OSTP Cancer Document. NTP Cancer Document. The latter two documents on carcinogenesis are in the final review stages and, at least in the case of the OSTP document, will be submitted to the FEDERAL REGISTER in order to solicit public comment. Since my visit with you, I have had the opportunity to discuss with Seth Eisen your continued interests and concerns in the conduct of the Twin Study. I have encouraged him to pay you a visit in the near future. Best wishes. Alvin Young, Ph.D. LT COL USAF Senior Policy Analyst for Life Sciences Dr. Raymond Suskind Director Institute of Environmental Health University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 3223 Eden Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 067 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1810 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Young, Alvin L. Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Alvin L. Young to Raymond Suskind, February 23, 1984 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study Air Force Health Study ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 067 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1809 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sun-Sentinel Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 12 1984 Title A name given to the resource Twins Are the Key to Viet War Study Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study PTSD popular press ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 067 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1806 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eisen, Seth Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Seth Eisen to Alvin L. Young, January 23, 1984 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study CSP VA policy study criticism ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/285a52c91cc9bb6701469d9df47df868.pdf 8e3e0bb965d252752bede41996596c0d PDF Text Text Item ID Number °1805 Author Corporate Author Report/ArUde Title Typescript: Minutes, CSP#256, Protocol #1 Coordinating Group Meeting held by Telephone Conference Call, January 5,1984 Journal/Book Title Year 000 ° Month/Day Color [J Number of Images 5 DOSCrlPtOD NOtBS Avn ' ' L- Young filed this item under "Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1806 of 1870 �REFERENCE SUP TO (Name or litlo-Mait roulini aymbalt INITIALS-DATE '•CSP //256, Consultant Oversight Group Protocol til . - • a - Chief CSP - Miami Staff Assistant, CSP ~ VACO ••VETS Project Staff - St. Louis NAS -MFUA Staff w Washington, B.C. «• Agent Orange Project Office Staff - WA., D.C.v^ Rose David son f Contract Officer - VACOl *. " Piet Harris, Contract Officer - NAS REASON FOR flBFERSNCE LJA» HEQOESTED LJron voun riuee LJ NOTE AND RETURN LJ COMMENTS LJ IN FORMATION. LJ pen CONVERSATION I—I I LjSIONATURE I NECESSARY ACTION REMARKS Attached are the minutes of the recent Coordinating Group Meeting on CSP 0256, Protocol //I, FROM DATE I IXZ JACK GOLDBERG , Ph.D., /]/" . / Study Epidemiologist, lotfes VA CSPCf 51K VA FORM Mnn* MAY t«ao 3230 ttXlSTINO 1TOCK* Of VA AUS «»vt, WIUL as used. fonu »iw, 1/19/84 T6U. EXT. ^ w ^ s > O i y j 0 < ,v8J.t06.2M �MINUTES CSP #256, Protocol #1 Coordinating Group Meeting held by Telephone Conference Call 01/05/84 Present: William True, Jack Goldberg, Dennis Robinette Minutes of the meeting held on November 29, 1983 were approved as read and will be distributed to all parties. I. ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE A. Communications with States Virginia Has sent two tapes containing raale/male twin pairs to NAS. A formal application now has to be filed with Virginia so that the twins identified can be contacted. California California has requested that NAS file a formal application to use their twin register. The California Review Committee meets month. once a Dennis is filling out forms sent by California. Texas No new information regarding the Texas birth certificate search. Connecticut Forms have been submitted to the Connecticut review group. We are awaiting approval. New Yo rk No new information regarding the computerization of the New York twin register. -1- �B. WORK AT NPRC 1. Computer System The abstraction screens for data entry 2. are nearly completed. Twin Search Procedures The process of determining which Connecticut twins were in the military is continuing. This process is based on the "name only" strategy. Dennis indicated that the search for additional temporary staff at NPRC is under way. 3. NPRC Registry Search The NPRC Registry search will not be done using a GSA subcon- tract as was described in the 11/19/83 coordinating group min- utes. Dennis indicated that it will be cheaper for NAS to write the computer matching programs than to have it done contract. under sub- Mr. Joe Griffin, Head of Computer Operations at NRPC has agreed to provide Dennis with computer tapes of the. 10 mil- lion Vietnam era veterans contained on the NPRC register. C. Subcontract Arrangements No new subcontract arrangements have been made. D. Work on DMDC Files No new work on the DMDC files has been performed. E. Zygosity/Morbidity Questionnaire Development The zygosity/morbidity questinnaire has not OMB. Jack yet been submitted to indicated that it would be submitted within the next few weeks. F. Development of a Procedures Document for the NPRC Search The procedures manual describing the abstraction process is nearing completion. -2- �II. AREAS OF SPECIAL ATTENTION A. Contract Between VA and NAS The final contract between VA and NAS has not been signed. counsel has indicated that NAS legal cannot maintain the twin register after the conclusion of the VETS project. twin VA If NAS would maintain the register, it would be in clear violation of the law, according to the VA legal counsel. Decnis indicated that he is not stopping work at NAS or NPRC; he believes that this matter can be resolved between the NAS and VA lawyers. However, Dennis stated that NAS not let any could subcontracts until the final contract is signed. This means that NORC and the State of New York have not received a subcontract from NAS. NORC does not appear to be worried by this and is continuing to provide assistance in the development of and pretesting the zygosity/morbidity survey. New York has not and will not be- gin to computerize their twin register until a subcontract is re- ceived from NAS. B. Problems With Obtaining Social Security Numbers Larry Hobson has been negotiating with the Social stration Security Admini- to obtain social security numbers for twins identified from state twin registers. Bill has indicated that Hobson is having difficulty some in getting the Social Security Administration to agree to provide social security numbers. Hobson recognizes the importance of obtaining C. Social Security cooperation and is working on the problem. Quality Control in Abstraction and Data Entry Dennis suggested that an informal system of quality control to monitor the abstraction and data entry process. a system where the NAS supervisor at NPRC would ter's work on be used Dennis described review an abstrac- an irregular basis during the course of the project. Jack Goldberg objected to this plan noting that a more formalized system of quality control is necessary. Jack suggested that a random sample of records be reabstracted during the project. Bill entire length of the True suggested that this was a problem that might be discussed at the upcoming Consultant Oversight Group meeting. -3- �III. TASKS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE NEXT COORDINATING GROUP MEETING A. VA Tasks 1. The zygosity/morbidity survey should be submitted to OMB. is 2. continued from the list This of tasks from the last meeting. A request to VACO to obtain a BIRLS file of potential twin pairs, This file will be constructed based on same last name, different first name, same state of issuance of the social security number and same date of birth. 3. B. Check with Larry Hobson to determine if any progress has made with the Social Security Administration. been NAS Tasks 1. Determine the number of twin pairs on the Virginia tapes. 2. Submit formal applications to all remaining access to the state twin registers. states to obtain 3. Develop a description of how NAS proposes to conduct the mortality study outlined in CS? #256, Protocol #2 (p. 129-133). 4. The abstraction of military records at NPRC should begin. 5. Complete the procedures document describing the NPRC search and abstraction process. 6. Develop additional information on the completeness of the DMDC file compared to the Connecticut twin register. IV. NEXT IMPORTANT DATES The next coordinating group meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 31, following trie conclusion of the COG-1 meeting. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 067 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1805 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Typescript: Minutes, CSP#256, Protocol #1 Coordinating Group Meeting held by Telephone Conference Call, January 5, 1984 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study BIRLS DMDC NPRC ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/3e9eb33fc888c66540a827552a0361cd.pdf 57f38142e582f6bce79504a580bbec3a PDF Text Text Item ID Number 01804 Author Corporate Author Roport/Artldo TltlO Typescript: Report of Meeting, October 27, [1983] Journal/Book Title Year 000 ° Month/Day Color U Number of Images 1 UOSCriptOll NotBS ^'v'n *-• ^oung filed this item under "Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Summary of the sequence of activities for placing the study on contract. Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1805 of 1870 �REPORT OF MEETING PERSONS Supply, Studies Leavitt, PRESENT: Ms. Rose D a v i d s o n ( O f f i c e of P r o c u r e m e n t and VACO, 389 3125), Dr. James Hagens (Chief, Cooperative P r o g r a m ) , Dr. Ping Huang (CSP, VACO), Drs. Eisen, True, and Goldberg (VETS, St. Louis and H i n e s ) MEETING PURPOSE: To review the details for p r o g r a m on c o n t r a c t . p l a c i n g the VETS DATE - O c t o b e r 27, 1873 The f o l l o w i n g s u m m a r i z e s t h e s e q u e n c e o f a c t i v i t i e s f o r p l a c i n g the VETS on c o n t r a c t . W£JE_K ' ' ACTIVITY 1 Y e l l o w F o l d e r - " Y e l l o w f o l d e r " p r e p a r e d and c i r c u l a t e d . The y e l l o w f o l d e r c o n s i s t s o f t h e r e s p o n s e t o t h e "24 questions", the proposed c o n t r a c t work s t a t e m e n t , and a statement from the ACMD/R&D which supports the contract request. The yellow folder requires approval from the Research Service, the CMD, General Counsel, Deputy A d m i n i s t r a t o r for Logistics, and the A d m i n i s t r a t o r .The a p p r o v a l process t y p i c a l l y takes 3-4 weeks. 4 R e q u e s t for Proposals ( R F P ) - A f t e r a p p r o v a l of the y e l l o w folder is o b t a i n e d , the RFP is announced in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). A p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 days elapse between t h e . s u b m i s s i o n of the r e q u e s t to the CBD and its publication. Fifteen days must elapse between publication and a c t u a l l y p l a c i n g the c o n t r a c t "on the s t r e e t " . 7 C o n t r a c t Work S t a t e m e n t released to p o t e n t i a l bidders. P o t e n t i a l b i d d e r s h a v e 45 d a y s in w h i c h to r e s p o n d . 10 Pre-bid c o n f e r e n c e c o n v e n e d b e t w e e n the VA and p o t e n t i a l b i d d e r s to discuss the R F P . 14 B i d d e r s s u b m i t r e s p o n s e t o submitted proposals begins. RFP. Technical a n a l y s i s of 17 T e c h n i c a l a n a l y s i s c o n c l u d e d . Cost a n a l y s i s p e r f o r m e d only on the t e c h n i c a l l y a c c e p t a b l e p r o p o s a l s . 18 B i d d e r s w h o s e p r o p o s a l a r e a c c e p t a b l e o n b o t h a t e c h n i c a l and cost basis are asked to s u b m i t a "best and f i n a l o f f e r " . 19 P r o p o s a l selected and c o n t r a c t s i g n e d . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 067 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1804 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Typescript: Report of Meeting, October 27, [1983] Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study CSP ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/8a4d57eac58805af83ca701d1037e5eb.pdf b817c3cf6e151986636f617d69950a07 PDF Text Text Item ID Number 01803 Author Jemison, Terry L. Corporate Author RflpQrt/APtidB Titto VA Concludes JOIirnal/BOOk Title U.S. Medicine Year 1983 Month/Day September 15 Color n Number of Images 3 Twins Study Feasible Alvin L. Young filed this item under "Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Duplicate copy is the entire issue of the publication. Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1804 of 1870 �Gonorrhea Vaccine Not Protective By Nancy Tomich VOL 19, No. 18 SEPTEMBER 15, 1983 Medicine An Independent National Newspaper for Physicians WASHINGTON—Army researchers here are beginning the detailed process of determining why a vaccine developed to protect against gonorrhea infection worked so poorly. The vaccine, tested earlier this year in a field trial among U.S. military personnel stationed in Korea, "clearly was not significantly protective," Col. Edmund Tramont, MC, USA, of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, related. Dr. Tramont .and his colleagues brought back 30,000 specimens taken from 3,252 volunteers and from other military personnel who were seen by the study team for comparison purposes. These specimens, he said, have been catalogued and filed and are ready to be checked for antibody response levels. Vietnam Data Sought VA Concludes Twins Study Feasible By Terry Jemison WASHINGTON—Researchers planning to compare sets of identical twins to consider health effects of Vietnam service have concluded there are more than enough pairs to get the study going and have received approval to start finding them. If both twins were in the military but only one brother served in Vietnam, researchers hope to determine if there are statistically significant differences between the two that would suggest health effects peculiar to the Vietnam jungle and combat environment itself. Though "Vietnam service" is the risk factor of primary interest, agent orange exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder experiences also will be examined. Both dizygotic and monozygotic (identical) twins would be involved in a morbidity and mortality analysis, with a five- to six-day battery of physical examinations for a small subgroup of the identical twins. They are of particular interest to researchers because they are genetically identical and more likely to have shared the same environment through the (Continued on paf>e 20) Thoracic Surgeons' Report: 'Questions' At Wilford Hall —U.S. Medicine photo Dr. Seth Eisen, who will conduct the twins study, found the universe of potential subjects to be adequate. DoD Develops Standardized THC Cut-Off By Judy E. Fox WASHINGTON—Standardi/ed minimum requirements for confirming urine samples which previously tested positive for the presence of marijuana are being developed by the Department of Defense for use by all three military services. The requirements arc another step in the DoD effort to standardize the military's Hrna 'ihuc^ *r...«;~~ - - WASHINGTON -A report issued by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons concludes there were some procedures performed by a cardiac surgeon at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center in which his technique was "questionable." The report was prepared by the society under contract to the Air Force in an attempt to elucidate the situation at Wilford Hall during a time when Dr. William Stanford, then chief of cardiothoracic surgery, was criticized by some staff members as being "rough" in his surgical techniques. The staff members also charged that Dr. Stanford's patient mortality rate was excessively high and his graft patency rate excessively low. In addition, 1,000 organism specimens must be tested for antigcnic variations. The raw data, however, leave no doubt that the vaccine, as it currently is configured and administered, "is not protective enough to go to the field," Dr. Tramont said. There earlier had been some concern that statistically significant results could not be obtained because the trial's volunteer rate was not as high as researchers had hoped (it was only 64 per cent of the level envisioned in the protocol). However, the raw data so clearly indicate the vaccine did not confer sufficient protection that those concerns do not come into play any more, another source said. "Where we go from here will depend on what the antibody results tell us," Dr. Tramont related. There are several possible explanations for the vaccine's failure to confer protection that have to be examined, he said. One is whether the vaccine produced an antibody response that in fact should have been protective. If it did, and if studies show exposure was to the correct serotype, then there may be something wrong with the theory behind the vaccine itself. The vaccine, developed jointly by researchers at WRAIR and the University of Pittsburgh, is the first one aimed at a local infection. If the antibody response is low, however, then there must be something (Continued on page 11) The carefully worded Thoracic Surgeons report, obtained by U.S. MEDICINE through a Freedom of Information Act request, says for certain procedures Dr. Stanford's mortality rate and results appear "questionable." For others, however, Dr. Stanford's results were acceptable, it states. The report was submitted by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to the Air Force in April. In July a supplement to the report, responding to questions raised by the Air Force inspector, general about the original report, also was submitted. A special committee was appointed (Continued on page 18) Neisseria gonorrhea Air Controller Stress Criteria Urged WASHINGTON--'!^ Federal Aviation Administration, which closed several of the agency is how it can place more Yet the agency has cut the number of �U.S. MEDIQ 20 VA Will Study Twins For Vietnam 'Effects' (Continued from page 1) developmental years than other pairs of individuals. Primary investigator Dr. Seth Eisen of the St. Louis VA hospital, announcing the results of a feasibility analysis conducted to see if the study could be done, determined there are probably 17,000 twin pairs in the country that meet the criteria of military service with one a Vietnam veteran and the other not. He and his associates concluded that about half of the pairs are mono/ygotic, and suitable for the "intensive health assessment" phase of physical examinations. Dr. Eisen, briefing VA agent orange advisors, said his team and collaborators at the Hines, 111., VA hospital cooperative: studies program have received approval to begin identifying twins. A formal protocol has not been finished, but the study hopefully will begin next year, he said. The health assessments could take 18 months, with data analysis requiring an additional six to 12 months, he predicted. Dr. Eisen said investigators will not limit their interest to the pairs where one served in Vietnam while the other brother served at a stateside base, because the statistical power will be enhanced by comparing two other groups: Vietnam veterans compared to brothers who also saw Vietnam service as well as pairs where both brothers were in the military but neither served in Vietnam. For example, if the researchers find that in the "non-Vietnam/Vietnam set" the Vietnam veterans have four times the risk of diabetes as their brothers, the fourfold risk elevation should similarly be reflected in both subjects throughout the Vietnam/Vietnam set while the rate of diabetes should be noticeably low in the both subjects of each non-Vietnam/ non-Vietnam set. Such tripartite analyses should offer "powerful support of the non-Vietnam/ Vietnam twin pair findings," Dr. Eisen said. While about 10,000 pairs would be used in the morbidity and mortality analysis, only 500 pairs would undergo the intensive physical examination phase, he told members of the V A advisory committee on agent orange. One of the advisors, Dr. Marion Moses of Johns Hopkins University, voiced concern about the ability to compare twins with important differences — for example if one is a heavy smoker and the other is not. Dr. Richard A. Hodder of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research added that one of the twins may have a "profile" of characteristics that kept him from Vietnam service. Dr. Eisen said the life history prior to induction will be reviewed, but investigators hope "to minimize exclusion criteria" for study subjects. State birth certificates will be reviewed to find twin pairs, who will be traced to determine if they had military experience. Upon determination of the Vietnam experience, they will be assigned to appropriate subgroups. Dr. Eisen's announcement that researchers had determined that an adequate universe of potential subjects exists to continue the efforts was based on epidemiologic analysis of the birth years from 1939 to 1953. During that time, 25 million males were bora, and the epidemiologic data suggest that includes 400,000 twins — half monozygotic and half dizygotic. In about half of the pairs, neither brother will have had military service. Of about 46,000 twin pairs who both had military service —the first study criterion —initial indications arc that for 26 per cent, neither served in Vietnam; in 37 per cent of the cases, one did; for 23 per cent, both did; and for 14 per cent, that has not been determined. He said the twins study is a good opportunity for VA to conduct research that the public will accept because the hypothesis is simple and the idea of comparing twins is interesting. VA was pressured to give up its major epidemiological study of ground troops thought exposed to agent orange ostensibly because of congressional concern about the bclicvability of research sponsored by the VA, which could face millions of dollars of compensation costs if scientists advise policymakers there is a link between diseases and service. In other agent orange developments, the week the advisors met, the American Chemical Society was told that a registry of veterans who have undergone special VA agent orange examinations does not support the thesis there is unusual long-term morbidity associated with Vietnam service or agent orange exposure. sei Ufi / /ca' oil da m< by an 85 da ne st; FAA Examines CAM By Judy E. Fox WASHINGTON- There are strong indications that the research branch of the :~^»,\;^i Tnctitiif fr AMI1 will be �i«>«:^v*vi^v:i-i•'•^^l^e*I:isasiW'.•. Data presented at chemical association meeting show number and per cent distribution of selected malignant neoplasm cases among 84,456 veterans recorded in the Agent Orange Registry and comparison to a reference population. However, the registry is composed of In fact, he noted, THE NEW YORK self-referred veterans who have pre- TIMES story on the chemical society data sented at VA hospitals concerned about reported that Dr. Young had said that yTe health effects of agent orange. his report on the registry, which it called / A senior researcher for the VA mcdi- a study, was not a true epidcmiologic fcai department's agent orange program study. : office, Dr. Alvin L. Young, presented In the paper, "Evaluation of Veterans data from the registry, which involves for Agent Orange Exposure," coaumore than 110,000 veterans examined thored by M. R. Flicker, Dr. Young by VA physicians. He described the reported that only three-fourths of the analysis of data now complete for 85,000 veterans complained of symp85,000 cases. toms, most frequently dermatologic Following media coverage of the and psychologic. data, the American Legion circulated a Other symptoms reported in at least news release criticizing Dr. Young's 10 per cent of registered patients were statements as "totally irresponsible and headaches, peripheral neuropathy, misleading." asthenia and gastrointestinal disorder. The Legion criticized Dr. Young The majority of symptoms, the paper because "he apparently did not clarify reported, "bear no correlation to the that his conclusions were not based on known toxicology of herbicide orange; any study per sc." in addition, no increased incidence of Dr. Young categorically denied the malignancy (has) been observed in this charge in the Legion's press release. "I population, which, by virtue of its selfclearly staled this was surveillance of selected nature, may have been expected veterans who were a self-selected group to exhibit artificially higher than baseof men," he told U.S. MEDICINE. line rates in the general population." II Research Branch But, he asserted, the committee did not recommend one of the three over the others—that decision will be made by FAA administrator Helms. "The team was unable to come up with a consensus as to which alternative to choose but we all agreed that any of the three would be better than the way it is run now," Smith emphasized. Another FAA source expressed his concern that if medical research becomes � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1803 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jemison, Terry L. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. Medicine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 15 1983 Title A name given to the resource VA Concludes Twins Study Feasible Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol Agent Orange Exposure Study Agent Orange Registry ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1802 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huang, Ping C. Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Ping C. Huang to George D. Lathrop, September 15, 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol CSEC ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1801 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Custis, Donald L. Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Donald L. Custis to Max G. Bralliar, September 15, 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol CSEC Air Force Health Study ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1799 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Holmes, Nan S. Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Nan S. Holmes to Joseph J. Breen, August 8, 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study analytical studies ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Young, July 22, 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/f5b097283ee84daaae3166bddc220459.pdf 0ab6dd63c6070a9a7594fe82c0cc51bd PDF Text Text Item ID Number °1797 Author Wilke, John Corporate Author Report/Article Title Researchers Say Stress Affects Immune System JOUIUll/BOOk Title The Year 1983 Month/Day June27 Color n Number of Imaaes 1 DeSCrlptOR Notes Alvin L Youn Washington Post 9filed this item under 'Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1798 of 1870 �:A8 Monday, Junn 27, IVXi THE WASHINGTON POST Researchers Say Stress Affects Immune System By John Wflke • Washington Peel Staff Writer A Harvard Medical School team reports it has found evidence linking stress and the body's ability to fight disease. Researchers at Harvard, Tufts University and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston found a systematic drop in the immune system effectiveness of dental students when they were under considerable stress during a year-long study. Their results were published in Saturday's issue of The Lancet, a British medical journal. "The study substantiates the theory that stress affects the human immune system," said Dr. John B. Jemmott, co-author of the report. This relationship has been shown inanimate, but earlier human studies had been less conclusive, he said. Personality was identified as a significant factor in how an individual's immune system responds to stress, the researchers said, suggesting that people who cope better with job, school and emotional challenges are less likely to show lowered levels of a substance that is important to the body's ability to ward off illness. Levels of immunoglobulin-A (IGA), an antibody found in human secretions, rose and fell relative to the degree of stress the students experienced during major exams, the researchers reported. In the mouth, immunoglobulin-A fights viruses and bacteria that can cause tooth decay, colds, bronchitis and other respiratorytract diseases. The subjects, 48 men and 16 women, were first-year students in a demanding dental surgery program. Levels of IGA were tested in saliva samples five times during the school year: in September before classes began; in November, April and June during intensive examination weeks, and in July .during summer recess. All subjects showed lower levels of-IGA during exams than at the start-of the year, the study found. Also, individuals found by standardized personality tests to be competitive tended to show lower levels of IGA than their less competitive colleagues. "Not only does stress affect one's ability to fight disease, but how one interprets the stressful situation, as determined by one's personality, is also important," said Dr. Herbert Benson, chief of Beth Israel's department of behavioral medicine. "What stresses one person may not stress another," he said. Two earlier studies suggested the possibility of immune-system malfunction under stress by comparing the infection-fighting capability of • white blood cells taken from normal and severely stressed subjects. The test subjects included persons whose spouses had died recently and astronauts in the Skylab space program. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1797 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wilke, John Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Washington Post Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 27 1983 Title A name given to the resource Researchers Say Stress Affects Immune System Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study popular press ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/8789195273f6df7662f3eda111a6f9f5.pdf 36a3a474570ac0d401b4c7ac799983eb PDF Text Text Item ID Number 01796 Author Corporate Author ROpOTt/ArtiCto TitlO Typescript: Proposal - Protocol II, June 17, 1983 Journal/Book Titto Yoar 000 ° Month/Day Color Number of bnages DOSOrlptOR NOtBS n 7 Alvin L Youn 9filed this itern under "Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Provides proposed screening tests of hepatic function and references. Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1797 of 1870 �PROPOSAL - PROTOCOL II PROPOSED SCREENING TESTS OF HEPATIC FUNCTION (modified from 3) TEST DETECTS HEPATIC ABNORMALITY Bilirubin Biliary obstruction No No Standard test for biliary obstruction, specificity increased through use of other tests Alkaline Phosphatase Biliary obstruction Infiltrative disease Yes No Very sensitive test, specificity increased through use of other tests SCOT Hepatocellular necrosis Yes No Sensitive test, specificity increased through use of other tests SGPT Hepatocelluiar necrosis Yes Yes Test is both sensitive and specific GTTP Biliary obstruction Hepatoceliular necrosis Ethanol ingestion Yes No Helps distinguish hepatic from nonhepatic origin of alkaline phosphatase; one of the most sensitive indicators of chronic alcohol ingestion Cirrhosis Hepatocelluiar necrosis No No Helpful in detecting more severe degrees of hepatic damage Hepatitis Associated Antigens & Antibodies Viral hepatitis Yes Yes Excellent tests for understanding hepatitis infection history Aminopyrine Breath Test Microsome induction No No Quantitates microsornal function Serum Bile Acids Biliary obstruction Hepatocelluiar "necrosis Yes Yes Sensitive and specific test Porphyrins Porphyuria Yes Yes Sensitive and specific test Serum Albumin & Globulin 6/17/83 1 SENSITIVITY 122 SPECIFICITY RATIONALE FOR UTILIZATION FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY �PROPOSAL - PROTOCOL II VIII. 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Sleep.Research; 1982; ?:102-?. West, K.M. Diabetes; 1975; 24: 461- . Wilmer, H.A. Post-traumatic stress disorder. j^J^hi§Jtn£^nnalsj 1982; 12: 995-1003. 6/17/83 146 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY �PROPOSAL - PROTOCOL II Wolff, S. Problems and prospects in the utilization of cytogenetics to estimate exposure at toxic chemical waste dumps. E^yirj^menj^J 1983; ft8; 23-27. Zapato-Gayon, C., Zapato-Gayon, N., Gonzalez-Angulo, A. Clastogenic chromosomal aberrations in 26 individuals accidently exposed to ortho dichlorobenzene vapors in the National Medical Center in Mexico City. Archives_of Environment Health; 1982; 37; 231235. Zung, W.W.K., Wilson, W.P. Sleep and dream patterns in twins: Markov analysis of a genetic trait. In: ? 6/17/83 147 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1796 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Typescript: Proposal - Protocol II, June 17, 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol ao_seriesIII https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/2ccd33803b2bdac9b9b616f1454b9822.pdf 043e71674ca6ecb8ecb9492773b15d6e PDF Text Text Item ID Number 01792 Author Corporate Author RODOrt/ArtidO TitlO Typescript: VETS Draft, Physical Examination, March 29,1983 Journal/Book Title Yoar Color Number of Images DOSCrlptOn NOtOS 000 ° n 4 Alvin L Youn 9 filed this item under "Vietnam Veterans Twin Study." Wednesday, July 11, 2001 Page 1793 of 1870 �/FT?, - D R A F T 3 / ?. 9 / 8 3 - FOR O F F I C I A L USE ONLY INTRODUCT10N The physical eK^m is designed tu provide ;•. o own i eli ens i v e A s s e s s m e n t of t h e p a r t i c i p a n t ' s p a s t and p r e s e n t s t a I t> of h£a I i h <\nd to obtain in d e p t h i n f e r ma t i o n A b o u t certain <. s> p *_• o t s ot h e a l t h which m i g h t b e p a r t i c u l a r l y r e l e v a n t f o r e v a l u a t i o n the effects of the Vietnam experience. To h e l p ensure that t; i e ax ami n a t i o n is p e r f o r m e d as o b i e c t i v e i . y as p o s s i b l e , t h e t K um i rt a r will n o t know t h e m i l i t a r y e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l sIho i3 examining. By combining i n f o r m a t i o n o b t a i n e d from the physic.-,! e a a ia with questionnaire, psychologic. physioloyic, and biochemical data, the s t a t e of h e a l t h >> t t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s j. t one p o i n t in t i m e w i l l be c a r e f u l l y d o c u m e n t e d . T w o b o a r d c e r t i f i e d i n t e r n i s t s w i l l p e r f o r m t h e f e warns. The same physician will e x a m i n e b o t h m e m b e r s of a t w i n p a i r . To assess q u a l i t y and c o n s i s t a n c y , at l e a s t w e e k l y , a u a i d n o n - t w i n w i l l hee x a m i n e d by each p h y s i c i a n t w i c e , j u s t as i f t h e phy s i o i <-. ns w e r e e x a m i n i n g t w i n p a i r s . G e n e r a l l y , t h e e x a m i n i n g p h y s i c i a n s w i l l beu n a b l e to d i s t i n g u i s h the real from "placebo" twins. The r n s u i t s of t h e e x a m i n a t i o n s w i l l then b e c o m p a r e d f o r i n t r a and interphysician reliability. Occasionally, t h e " p l a c e b o twin" w i l l b e specifically chosen b e c a u s e o f a known a b n o r m a l i t y < f o r e x a m p l e , a slightly enlarged liver, heart, c e r t a i n sic i n lesions. etc), A g a i n , c o n s i s t a n c y among exams w i l l b e asses&ed. S P E C I F I C GOALS OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION T h e f o l l o w i n g is a l i s t o f s p e c i f i c r e s e a r c h h y p o t h e s e s w h i c h t h e physical e x a m i n a t i o n i s d « s i g n e d to a d d r e s s , and t h e rationale f o r a d d r e s s i n g t h e m . Many a d d i t i o n a l h y p o t h e s e s oan b e n e n e g a t e d . However, only those w h i c h are most i m p o r t a n t to the.- p u r p o s e s of the VETS are included below. It should be understood t h a t any physical d i f f e r e n c e s which a r e d e f i n e d w i l l b e correlated with o t h e r d a t a o b t a i n e d from the comprehensive h e a l t h e v a l u a t i o n . If possible, s p e c i f i o d i a g n o s e s w i l l then be m a d e and an etiology for t h e i l l n e s s e s e s t a b l i s h e d . S e c t i o n c of e a c h h y p o t h e s i s is <i list of s p e c i f i c portions of the physical examination which w i l l be utilized to evaluate the hypothesis. The numbers in [>•, r e n t h e s e s refer to the r e l e v a n t sections in the physical e x a m i n a t i o n form. a. b. tha Hypothesis - Th e d e r ma t o 1 o g t c assess we n I of t h e V i e t n r. d p a r t i c i p a n t is not d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h a t of hi. s t w i n . Rationale - De rma t o ! o g i c I e s i o 7 i s d i r e c t l y a t t r i b u t a b l e to Vietnam experience are most l i k e l y to be dsrived from: �VETS - DRAFT 3 / 2 9 / 8 3 - FOR O F F I C I A L USE ONLY residual scarring as a consequence of skin i n f e c t i o n s w h i l e Vietnam and/or active or residual chloracne. Reports of increased incidence i n sk:in i n f e c t i o n s s u b s e q u e n t t o be.ing V i e t , natti can a l s o be e v a l u a t e d . c S e c t i o n s of in an in t h e p h y s i c a l exam w h i c h a d r f i e s s t h e h y p o t h e s i s identification of skin lasions, present; e p i gme n t a t i o n p a t t e r n s , a l o p e c i a , h i r s u i t i s m of f u l l face a n d b i l a t e r a l p r o f i l e photographs, of s k i n l e s i o n s abaoriL.j.1 photographs 2 a . H y p o t h e s i s - The V i. e t n am e x p e r i e n c e d p a r t i c i p a n t ' s h e p a t i c f u n c t i o n is n o d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h a t of h i s t w i n . b. R a t i o n a l e - The l i v e r may b<± a f f e c t e d by e x p o s u r e to <\ny one of j, v a r i e t y of t o x i c s u b s t a n c e s and in f a c t i o u s a g e n t s w h i c h were p r e s e n t in V i e t n a m . S e c t i o n s of the p h y s i c a l e«;;io w h i c h a d d r e s s the h y p o t h e s i s liver and spleen size (by p a l p a t i o n and percussion), g y n e e o m a s t i a , a s c i t e s , edema , s p i d e r ;.vng i oma t a a. Hypothesis - The Vietnam experienced participant's neurologic function is not d i f f e r e n t from that of his twin. b. R a t i o n a l e - Vietnam experienced veterans report a v a r i e t y of neuro1ogica11y r e l a t e d symptoms and animal and human data s u g g e s t s t h a t e x p o s u r e t o A g e n t O r g a n e may a f f e c t the neurologic system adversely. A c a r e f u l assessment o f current neurologic s t a t u s is t h e r e f o r e w a r r a n t e d . c . S u c t i o n s o f t h e p h y s i c a l exam w h i c h a d d r e s s t h e h y p o t h e s i s (refer t o a t t a c h e d p h y s i c a l exam f o r m s ) 4. a. Hypothesis - The gener<v, 1 p h y s i c a l h e a l t h of the Vietnam e x p e r i e n c e d p a r t i c i p a n t i s n o t d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h a t o f h i s twin. b. Rationale - This hypothesis w i l l physical c o n d i t i o n o f t h e twins t o d e t e c t e f f e c t s of the Vietnam experience. c. Sections of the p h y s i c a l evaluate the general any unexpected health exam w h i c h a d d r e s s t h e h y p o t h e s i s the s e c t i o n s of the p h y s i c a l assessment not enco HA p a s s e d b y t h e h y p o t h e s e s 1 - 3 w i l l be u t i l i z e d t o e v a l u a t e t h i s hypothesis. THE PHYSICAL EXAM CKaminution to assess the participant's general sir,, t t of �VETS - DRAFT 3 / 2 9 / 8 3 - FOR O F F I C I A L USE OMLY health blood pressure, weight, height, chest c i r c urn f e r ea e e (maximum and rain imum > , wa i s t c i i cumf e r eric e , skin £ u id thickness, pulse, t e m p e r a t u r e , Dermatologic examination rushes, hirsutism, angiomata, etc hyperpigmentixtion, & 1 o p e c; i <-. , s p i d e r document lesions w i t h photouraphs, indicating l o c a t i o n o f t h e p h o t o g r a p h b y r e f e r e n c e to t h e a f i g u r e drawing (refer t o a t t a c h e d p h y s i c a l ex<;m the forms) HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP Emergent I l l n e s s - If an i l l n e s s of <in e m e r g e n t n <i t u i e is d i s c o v e r e d a t a n y t i m e d u r i n g a n y phase o f t h e h e a l t h a a e e s b i r i e n t . Appropriate h e a l t h c a r e s h a l l be p r o v i d e d <i t g o v e r n m e n t estnen&t.-. The project's health assessment will he continued only if medically justified. N o n - e m e r g e n t I l l n e s s - At th« c o n c l u s i o n of, the VETS.' h e a l t h assessment p r o t o c o l , an " e x i t i n t e r v i e w " w i l l be p e r f o r m e d by a b o a r d c e r t i f i e d i n t e r n i s t and p s y c h o l o g i s t w h o were n o t involved with the participant's evaluation. The participant's entire health s t a t u s d u t a base w i l l b e r e v i e w e d a n d d i s c u s s e d w i t h h i m . If i.\ n i l l n e s s of a non-emer gen t n a t u r e is s u s p e c t e d or d i s c o v e r e d d u r i n g t h e h e a l t h assessment, and i f f u r t h e r s t u d i e s m i g h t help define that suspected or d i s c o v e r e d i l l n e s s within a maximum of three d;->ys, and i f t h e VETS s t a f f f e e l i t i s appropriate. the participant can elect to remain for further e v a l u a t i o n . An en a in p i e m i g h t be a p a r t i c i p a n t who has epigastric symptoms consistant with a duodenal u l c e r . W h i l e an assessment for a d u o d e n a ] u l c e r i s not p a r t o f t h e h e a l t h assessment p r o t o c o l , an upper g a s t r o - - i n t e s t i n a l r a d i o g r a p h i c series w i l l b e p e r f o r m e d if recommended b y t h e r e v i e w i n g VETS s t a f f a n d i f the participant agrees. Such non-protocol tests w i l l be performed at the St. L o u i s V e t e r a n s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n M e d i c < v 1 C e n t e r at t h e V A ' s e a p e n s e . D u r i n g t h e p e r i o d of non-- p r o t o c o l a s s e s s m & n t , h o t e l a c c o m o d a t i o n s and m e a l s s h a l l c o n t i n u e to be p a i d *t3P* hy the p r o j e c t hut the p a r t i c i p a n t w i l l n o t r e c e i v e t h e d a i l y $100 compensation. Follow-up care - If the p a r t i c i p a n t wishes, a comprehensive summary o f h i s h e a l t h assessment w i l l b e p r e p a r e d a n d m a i l e d to his private physician along w i t h a record of any t r e a t m e n t �VETS - DRAFT 3 / 2 9 / 8 3 - FOR O F F I C I A L USE ONLY p r o v i d e d A n d f o l l o w - u p recommendAtions. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1792 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Typescript: VETS Draft, Physical Examination, March 29, 1983 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol ao_seriesIII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 066 Folder The folder containing the original item. 1790 Series The series number of the original item. Series III Subseries III Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carroll, Ray Title A name given to the resource Letter: from Ray Carroll to Maurice [LeVois], August 26, 1982 Subject The topic of the resource Vietnam Experience Twin Study study protocol ao_seriesIII