News tagged with pesticides
Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to lower IQ in children
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study suggesting pesticides may be associated with the health and development of children, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health have found ...
Health
Apr 21, 2011 |
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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
Sep 03, 2012 |
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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
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Growing up on livestock farm linked to increased risk of blood cancers
Growing up on a livestock farm seems to be linked to an increased risk of developing blood cancers as an adult, indicates research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Cancer
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Birth defects linked to coal and pesticides
(Medical Xpress) -- According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pregnant mothers who are exposed to pesticides and smoke are as much as four times more likely to give birth ...
Health
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Pesticide exposure linked to brain changes: study
When pregnant women are exposed to moderate levels of a common pesticide, their children may experience lasting changes in brain structure linked to lower intelligence, a US study said Monday.
Health
Apr 30, 2012 |
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New study exposes link between pesticides and childhood brain tumours
A new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has revealed a potential link between professional pesticide treatments in the home and a higher risk of children developing brain tumours.
Health
Apr 10, 2013 |
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High risk of Parkinson's disease for people exposed to pesticides near workplace
In April 2009, researchers at UCLA announced they had discovered a link between Parkinson's disease and two chemicals commonly sprayed on crops to fight pests.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 26, 2011 |
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Discovery offers molecular insights into link between Parkinson's and pesticides
In a new article published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine take some of the first steps toward unraveling the molecular dysfunction that o ...
Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2011 |
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PXR: A stepping stone from environmental chemical to cancer?
Several chemicals that can accumulate to high levels in our body (for example BPA and some pesticides) have been recently linked to an increased risk of cancer and/or impaired responsiveness to anticancer drugs. A team of ...
Cancer
Jul 11, 2011 |
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China death not linked to 'product quality': Coke
Coca-Cola said Friday there was no "product quality issue" with its Pulpy Milky drinks, after a boy who had consumed the product died and three others fell ill.
Health
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Plague control methods used in agriculture could help in the fight against malaria
The fact that the global death toll from malaria has dropped by 25 percent over the last ten years would suggest that efforts to control the malaria mosquito are succeeding. But control methods are still largely based on ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 26, 2012 |
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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
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Study finds high exposure to food-borne toxins
In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and de ...
Health
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Researchers find exposure to pesticides in food, air and water increases risk of type 2 diabetes
A study conducted at the University of Granada has revealed that there is a direct relationship between exposure to pesticides (Persistent Organic Pollutants, CPOs) in food, air and water and prevalence of ...
Diabetes
Feb 05, 2013 |
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Pesticide
A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used to kill a pest. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substance intended for: - preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacteria), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest. Pests include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms), microbes and people that destroy property, spread or are a vector for disease or cause a nuisance. Although there are benefits to the use of pesticides, there are also drawbacks, such as potential toxicity to humans and other animals. FAO has defined the term of pesticide as:
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