Tuesday January 2 ft, 20€>3 Meet over 7 5 representatives from Metfieal, Oental, PKiysieian assistant P»fiysical Tlierapy, Optometry, Nursing, Oracfuate Orograsns, an<8 Other Programs from around tine MSC Flag room 10:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. FREE!!! E.C.3HLO. Members: AJpita rpsiion Oefta | Biotitedical Assf*. ] Beta Beta Beta | BioeJee«i»isfry €, Genetics Society j Microbiology Society American Metilcai Student Assn, i f>re f>c«»tai Society | l>re MetJlcal Society | Multicnttural Assoc. Of f>re-nealth Aggies Friday, January 24, 2003 NEW'S THE BATTALIOS Leukemia in Vietnam vets linked to Agent Orange Better Ingredients • Better Pizza Friday Special Pick Your Size LARGE 2-Topping & 1 side MONDAY TUESDAY ! WEDNESDAY I LARGE I-TOPPING $ C 99 pu/only 2 LARGE I-TOPPING $12 " “ Du/delivet-\ I EX-LARGE I-TOPPING $8." pu/delivery Northgate Post Oak Square Center 601 University Dr. 100 Harvey Rd., Suite D 979-846-3600 979-764-7272 WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers have found a link between a type of leukemia and Vietnam soldiers exposed to herbicides like Agent Orange, prompting the Veterans Affairs Department to announce it will extend benefits to veterans with the illness. The veterans diagnosed with chronic lympho cytic leukemia, or CLL, would start receiving improved benefits, such as disabil ity compensation and priority ££ health care services, in about a year. Secretary Anthony Principi said Thursday. “It’s sad that we have to pre sume service connection, because we know that (veterans) have can cer that may have been caused by their battlefield service. But it’s the right thing to do,” Principi said. Veterans Affairs expects to find about 500 new cases of CLL a year among Vietnam veterans, said spokesman Phil Budahn. About 2.6 million people served in Vietnam during the war and most are still alive. There are 10,000 Vietnam vet- - It's just one more indication that service on the battlefield exposes men and women to dangers beyond bullets, shrapnel and missiles. problems from Agent Orange exposure andii taken a long time to have sufficient proof tos isfy the VA and now we have it,” said Sen. Arl Specter, R-Pa, Senate Veterans Affair Committee chairman. Waco Democratic Rep. Chet Edwards we coined the news. His district includes Fort Hoo: Army post from which thousands of troops hi been deployed in the buildupfo potential war in Iraq. ‘‘Veterans should receive lit benefit of the doubt regarding nesses being service related,' Edwards said. “Their sacrifice! for our country have earned then that benefit.” By connecting the defoliar; and CLL, the Institute Medicine altered its own previ ous finding that not enough scv entific evidence existed todet mine whether the two wereassc- ciated. The institute is partoftk National Academy of Sciences Previously, researchers lump;; CLL with other forms — Anthony Principi Veterans Affairs Secretary SIDES: Breadsticks • Cheesesticks Chicken Strips • Cinnapie mms, LARGE 2-TOPPING & 2 liter drink $1 I 99 :| | • pu/delivery Rock Prairie 1700 Rock Prairie 979-680-0508 Sunday: 1 1 a.m. - midnight Monday - Wednesday: 1 1 a.m. - 1 Thursday: 1 1 a.m. - 2 a.m. Friday & Saturday: 1 1 a.m. -3 a, erans receiving disability pay for other illnesses related to exposure to Agent Orange and other her bicides used during the war. Veterans Affairs said. The Institute of Medicine, which re-examined past research on cancer rates in agricultural work ers and farm community residents, announced Thursday that it had found the link between the form of leukemia and Vietnam herbicides. “It's just one more indication that service on the battlefield exposes men and women to dangers beyond bullets, shrapnel and missiles,” said Principi, . who requested the review. “Environmental hazards are as worrisome and deadly as some of the more common forms of bat tlefield injury.” U.S. troops sprayed 20 million gallons of Agent Orange and other herbicides over parts of South Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1960s and 70s to clear dense jungle. Some veterans report ed a variety of health problems shortly after returning from the war. Some forms of cancer. Type 2 diabetes and birth defects in veterans’children already are con sidered associated with herbicide exposures dur ing the war. But it has been difficult to research the problem because no one knows how much chemi cals troops were exposed to, the Institute of Medicine said. “For more than two decades we’ve had many complaints from Vietnam veterans about serious leukemia when looking at canct rates among Vietnam veterans. But this timet!i! scientists examined rates of CLL separately, sail Dr. Paul Engstrom, a member of the review coirr mittee and a vice president with Fox Cha* 30-percent from Cancer Center in Philadelphia. I he scientists said although CLL is a forme leukemia, it shares some similarities wi Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkins lyniphomi two diseases that have long been known to associated w ith exposures to the types of chem icals used in Agent Orange and other defoliani Although health care is available to nearly veterans. Principi’s decision means that vetei with CLL who were in Vietnam during then; will get disability compensation of about $2.300t month, they won't have to pay copayments health care to treat CLL and will have beital access to the agencies' health services. Princi must draft rules and publish them in the Fedeiii Register before the benefits can take effect Principi's decision to extend benefits pleased veterans groups who have continued to fight fa research on the illnesses suffered by veterans exposed to the defoliants. But Rick Wiedman, Vietnam Veterans America government relations director, said tk findings are incremental and large scale reseaidi should be funded to study problems in veteran’ “At the rate we are going, little by little bit,'*e are all going to be dead,” Wiedman said. Me tiggie By M THE The Texas earn is ready each Melvin ’ rave had a full ' ibout the de Jniversity of Tt ry to return to tate Wildcats Arena on Saturc Rather than t lowing an 89- Longhorns, Wa open week as a ] Aggies (9-5,1 -2 “I’ve always ' lositive.” Walk some things. F ieen shooting th done a lot of she Shooting has : orA&M as of earn s worst p< TRANSWORLO ** rTT I INOtCLARtTJ NEWS IN BRIEF Dallas man kills two home intruders FILM TOUR '03 "‘^Seagatem? I HE IRANSWORLD UNDECLARED FII M TOUP TQ a rm-r cn haimUTE THAT WILL^LIN^YOUR^POCK^TS ^ ^ thechanceto wina spring break YOUR FRIENDS SU MIDAY JANUARY ?B RUDDER THEATER 10:00PM DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas mar shot and killed two intrudersir his gated condominium com plex Thursday. The 29-year-old resident was shot in the arm and shoulderii the shootout, and was treated and released from Parkland Memorial Hospital, police say. Police say the man called 911 around 9 a.m. to report hearing someone breaking in the door of his townhouse. The res ident was home with his wife and children at the time. Police said the resident sal he confronted a man in the In ing room, and the man opened fire. Authorities are looking for third suspect who may havelef! the scene in a car. BROUGH I I0Y0U BY IHE FAMU MOUNTAIN SPORTS AFl ER-BURNER PARTY P SHADOW CANYON SPRING BREAK IN COLORADO! HOOK YOURSELF UP G CALL 888.328,6877 AND SAVE $50/PER PERSON ON A TRIP, MENTION FREEZEDEAL AND CST* 2009218-20 Woman, 3 children killed in trailer fire HERMLEIGH, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old woman and her three children were I early Thursday when they were trapped inside their mobile home as fire raced througli officials said. Four people escaped, t Desiree Flores, daughters ag 2 and 1, and a l-month-( son could not get out. Cy Posey, the fire marshal Snyder, said Flores apparentlf was awakened by the smell of smoke and woke an 18-year- old man. He then tried wake everyone up and deal the trailer, but he couldn't back into the room wherf Flores and the children were Posey said. /ft you +6e Di^ecfoR! f-oR©/>s Choice lor over 19 yearsl SPRING BREAK JVWjBLZM ¥~JL/tAf beach club mrn ^ . BRECKENMDSl 11.3Ski VtUlBUKRCNSt 01VA KEYSTONE MASH isoomcm www.unlwBrsItvfteacftcluli.cDiii Natasha Summer Mon £ “10 Qi 3 Dr. Fri w ¥ ¥ 3:45- 0 -Li “Big B urn Be Dr. Fr 3 IA Grahc w 3 a 7:00 F 0 Tues £ * “The i ii « (/> 0 0s Gi 4:00- a Vm Time 3 a 0s G (5 ¥ 7:00! c E (5 Wee Aften and C *0 Persf c 3 £ 4:00- ¥ 1/1 “The 0 Pane E Simp t/i ¥ ■Ml 7:00 £