SCIENTISTS ESTABLISH PARKINSONS DISEASE PESTICIDES LINK
July 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
PEOPLE who are continually exposed to low-dose pesticides have a staggering 70% higher incidence of Parkinson's disease than those who are not, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in the United States. An increased incidence to Parkinson's did not follow an exposure to other occupational hazards, including asbestos, coal or stone dust, chemicals, acids, or solvents.
The study, published in the Annals of Neurology, found that trial participants who reported chronic exposure to pesticides and had developed Parkinson's ...
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