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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is a 246-square-mile military training facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina. From 1953 to 1987, the water supply at Camp Lejeune was contaminated by a variety of dangerous chemicals, including TCE (trichloroethylene), PCE (tetrachloroethylene, also called perchloroethylene), vinyl chloride, and benzene. […]

Camp Lejeune is a Marine Corps base in Jacksonville, North Carolina. For more than 30 years, from about 1953 to 1987, the water supply at Camp Lejeune was contaminated with harmful chemicals that have the potential to cause serious health conditions, including certain types of […]

Hundreds of thousands of veterans, their family members, and civilian workers who served and lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from 1953 to 1987 were exposed to contaminated water containing harmful chemicals. Tragically, many of those who were exposed to the contaminated water on […]

Camp Geiger is a Marine Corps base that is part of a larger base, Camp Lejeune, though the two camps are not geographically connected. Camp Geiger is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina, approximately 10 miles south of the main camp. The United States Marine Corps […]

From 1953 to 1987, the drinking water at Camp Lejeune, a major Marine Corps base in Jacksonville, North Carolina, was contaminated with dangerous chemicals that have the potential to cause certain types of cancer and other serious health conditions. What Chemicals Were Contaminating the Water […]

Necrotizing enterocolitis, also known as NEC, is a gastrointestinal illness that most commonly occurs in premature infants. Roughly one in 1,000 preterm infants will contract the disease, while only one in 10,000 full-term infants is diagnosed with NEC. NEC occurs in the small or large […]

Necrotizing enterocolitis, also known as NEC, predominantly affects premature and underweight infants. NEC can have numerous causes, from viral and bacterial infections to underdeveloped intestines, intestinal injuries, and a lack of oxygen or blood flow to the intestines during or after birth. However, another cause […]

There are a variety of signs that your infant may not be tolerating their baby formula, from fussing and crying to an upset stomach and a buildup of gas in their digestive system. If your infant is experiencing an upset stomach or other gastrointestinal issues […]

While many babies tolerate infant formula quite well, it can cause gastrointestinal symptoms in others. Gas, diarrhea, and an upset stomach are all possible signs that an infant is not tolerating the formula product they are receiving. Premature infants are particularly at risk of developing […]

NEC is a severe gastrointestinal illness that predominantly affects premature infants. NEC occurs in about one out of every 1,000 premature infants, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Full-term infants rarely contract NEC. NEC occurs when bacteria accumulate in a preterm infant’s intestinal tract, cause intestinal […]

Paraquat has been around for a very long time. It is one of the oldest and most prominent herbicides on the market and is typically used by farmers and agricultural workers to kill weeds and other plants that negatively affect crops. Although it was invented […]

Paraquat is a powerful herbicide that has been shown to increase a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, in addition to other serious illnesses. People who accidentally ingest paraquat often suffer severe internal injuries or death. Paraquat has been banned in dozens of countries around […]