News tagged with pesticide use


Study finds little evidence of health benefits from organic foods

You're in the supermarket eyeing a basket of sweet, juicy plums. You reach for the conventionally grown stone fruit, then decide to spring the extra $1/pound for its organic cousin. You figure you've just made the healthier ...

Health created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (12) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Food allergies? Pesticides in tap water might be to blame

Food allergies are on the rise, affecting 15 million Americans. And according to a new study published in the December issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of All ...

Immunology created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Head injury + pesticide exposure = Triple the risk of Parkinson's disease

A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. The study is published in the ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast