09.14.2015 by Molly Walker Children who were exposed to indoor-based pesticides appear to have a higher risk of developing leukemia and lymphoma, according to a small meta-analysis on 16 observational studies examining pesticide exposure and childhood cancer. There were 13 studies on indoor residential insecticide exposure and that exposure was associated with a significant increase […]
Endocrine Disruptors Cause Range of Diseases; €157 Billion Cost Miriam E Tucker March 06, 2015 SAN DIEGO — Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals results in a range of human diseases and abnormalities, costing a total of roughly €157 billion (about $175 billion) annually in the European Union, a new analysis shows. The findings were presented March 5 at […]
Published: Feb 4, 2014 By John Gever, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Full Story Many chronic diseases, especially in neuropsychiatry, are believed to result from combinations of genetic risk factors and environmental triggers, but only in a very few have both partners in this dance been identified. Now, a group of California researchers says they’ve […]
Published: Jan 27, 2014 | Updated: Jan 28, 2014 By John Gever, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Levels of DDE, the metabolite of the pesticide DDT, were markedly higher in the serum of patients with Alzheimer’s disease when compared with control participants. Carriers of an APOE4 genotype may be more susceptible to the […]