The first record of chemotherapy to treat cancer came from Yale University in the 1940s. Researchers there realized that the "leukopenic" properties of mustard gas — that is, its ability to destroy ...

German troops make their way through a cloud of smoke or gas during a gas training drill, circa 1916. Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating ...

To understand the predicament of World War II veterans exposed to mustard gas, take a look at what happened to another set of American veterans who were exposed to a different toxic chemical. Last ...

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- In Sonoma County, there was a crucial resignation in the effort to clear the Joe Rodota homeless encampment. The County's Executive Director for the Community ...

Mustard Gas Poisoning of Hundreds of Americans Today's MedGenMed includes an Original Article from the United States describing the short- and long-term effects of mustard gas exposure on 247 patients ...

On June 2, 1918, during Germany’s spring offensive offensive on the Western Front, a French unit pulling back to more defensible ground encountered a newly arrived company of Marines marching straight ...

Let’s do a little ethical experiment here. In World War I, the Germans used mustard gas on civilians, and it helps them. Do you then decide, OK, we’re going to use mustard gas in civilians? What Trump ...

Chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer were invented from mustard gas. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: The first record of chemotherapy to treat cancer came from Yale University in the ...