Originally published July 17 2005
Study confirms pesticide-Parkinson's disease connection
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
ABC rural has a short post about a recent British study that shows exposure to pesticides greatly increases farmers' risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
A study by British scientists has found farmers are at high risk of developing Parkinson's disease from exposure to pesticides.
The research did not identify which chemicals posed the greatest threat, but found farmers were up to 43 per cent more likely to develop the disease.
Professor Malcolm Horne, from Melbourne University's Howard Florey Institute, says the study is a significant development.
"It's really the first time that it's been demonstrated that there genuinely is an increased risk associated with pesticide," he said.
"There's been this long standing suspicion that pesticide could cause Parkinson's disease.
"According to this report the risk is substantial, particularly in people who are likely to have high exposure such as farmers."
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