Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011Skeptics question preliminary findings at Fort DetrickSome say herbicide report “not to be believed”by Katherine Heerbrandt | Staff WriterGazette.net Toxicologist Dr. Richard Lipsey told an audience of Detrick officials, subcontractors, veterans and cancer victims Wednesday night that he was “kind of shocked” to hear that Agent Orange
Continue readingMaryland lawmakers call for cancer-cluster studyOriginally published February 25, 2011 By Meg Tully ANNAPOLIS — Three state senators are calling for further studies of a possible cancer cluster around Fort Detrick and other possible cancer clusters throughout the state.
Continue readingTuesday, Feb. 22, 2011Fort Detrick used herbicides in small quantities, report statesChemicals were no stronger than commercial-grade weed killerby Katherine Heerbrandt | Staff Writer A report released today affirms previous information that Army scientists used less than 17 pounds of herbicides at Fort Detrick in a 24-year period decades ago,
Continue readingTuesday, Feb. 22, 2011Agent Orange protest coming to FrederickSouth Carolina resident works to bring attention to plight of fellow veteransby Katherine Heerbrandt | Staff Writer A protest is brewing, moving north from South Carolina tonight and touching down outside the gates of Fort Detrick in Frederick Wednesday afternoon. Billed as
Continue readingReport details Agent Orange use at Fort DetrickOriginally published February 23, 2011 By Megan Eckstein Fort Detrick has released a preliminary archive search report on its past Agent Orange use as the Kristen Renee Foundation began to ramp up its efforts to prove that the Army post caused a cancer
Continue readingThursday, Feb. 17, 2011 GazzettePaul Gordon: In dioxin battle, Fighting for Frederick is fighting for us Having only studied high school chemistry, terms such as dioxin were not in my vocabulary. In fact, it was not until about six months ago when the Fighting for Frederick group posed the issue
Continue readingBy Megan Eckstein IF YOU GO The next committee meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 at City Hall. For more information, visit www.cityoffrederick.com/cms/page/index.php?id=547 The Containment Laboratory Community Advisory Committee’s third meeting proved that propping up a new committee can be pretty tough. After the committee dedicated
Continue readingFREDERICK, Md. (WUSA) — A former Ft. Detrick official says biological products tested on people in Washington are safe. Norm Covert says he worked at Ft. Detrick for more than 20 years as a historian. He says military scientists would spray biological agents from concealed aerosol devices. He says some
Continue readingFort Detrick Toxin Use To Be Reviewed by Independent Panel: MyFoxDC.com Fort Detrick Toxin Use To Be Reviewed by Independent Panel
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