Tag: Pesticides
Specific Pesticides Linked to Increased Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Risk for RA elevated in association with use of nine pesticides among licensed pesticide applicators
Certain Pesticides Tied to Increased Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality
Twenty-two pesticides showed direct associations with prostate cancer incidence in discovery and replication cohorts
EPA Bans Vegetable Pesticide That Can Harm Fetuses
Incidence of Specific, All Cancers Increased With Pesticide Use
Increased incidence seen for leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and bladder, colon, lung, pancreatic, and all cancers
High Levels of Pesticides Found in 20 Percent of Fruits, Vegetables
Sixty-five of 100 samples of the most contaminated produce were imported, often originating from Mexico
AAN: Three Pesticides Linked to Risk for Parkinson Disease
Highest versus lowest decile of application of simazine, lindane, atrazine linked to increased relative risks for Parkinson disease
Links Between Parental Exposure to Pesticides, Childhood Cancer Explored
Increase in odds ratios for lymphoma, other solid tumors with maternal occupational exposure to pesticides not statistically significant
Impact of Method for Assessing Occupational Pesticide Exposure Examined
Method for assessing occupational pesticide exposure seems not to influence risk estimates for prostate cancer, NHL, Parkinson disease
Increase in Agricultural Use of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid
Frequency of high 2,4-D levels in urine has increased, with elevated odds for children, women of childbearing age
Cumulative Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Risk for COPD
Prevalence ratios for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increased with ever exposure, high cumulative exposure to pesticides at work
