pesticide

Apr 20, 2015

Exposure to pyrethroids during child development linked to ADHD symptoms

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A recent study in FASEB Journal used a number of different methods to determine if exposure to pyrethroid pesticides may result in symptoms similar to...

Mar 03, 2015

Early organophosphate exposure linked to respiratory illness in children

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Organophosphates are one of the most commonly used pesticides in the world. Although they are now restricted for residential use due to human...

Feb 17, 2015

Farm workers become ill after exposure to newly marketed pesticides

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A recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documents the poisoning of farm workers in...

Jan 23, 2015

Organochlorine pesticides in South African catfish pose cancer risk when consumed by humans

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A recent study published in Chemosphere found that catfish collected from multiple freshwater sites in South Africa contained organochlorine pesticide...

Dec 25, 2014

High levels of pesticide exposure in pregnant women in Costa Rica

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A recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has found high levels of the fungicide mancozeb in pregnant women living near banana...

Dec 23, 2014

Neonicotinoid pesticide use leads to increased crop damage by slugs

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A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology found that the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in soybean crops reduced yields by...

Dec 04, 2014

Pesticide exposure linked to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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The Agricultural Health Study investigated the relationship between specific fungicides and pesticides and the development of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (...