by Rob | Aug 2, 2010 | Pesticide News
These factors might mean the difference between those who eat without gaining weight … and the rest of us. Whatever fad diet books tell you, the single most important factor affecting weight gain is the ratio of calories consumed to calories burned. Eat more...
by Rob | Jul 29, 2009 | Pesticide News
As if links to Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and obesity, cancer, low sperm counts and other reproductive health problems, and childhood developmental problems and diseases were not enough … or that pesticide residue is common on foods, or that that...
by Rob | Jul 27, 2009 | Pesticide News
A mother’s exposure to urban air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child’s intelligence quotient or IQ, according to the new study “Prenatal Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and Child IQ at Age 5...
by Rob | Jun 25, 2009 | Pesticide News
It’s well known that children are more susceptible to the harmful effects of chemical exposure than adults. For one, their bodies are still developing rapidly, so chemicals can interfere with the normal growth of their brains and other organs, or disrupt their...
by Rob | Apr 27, 2009 | Pesticide News
Study: Two common pesticides, when mixed, amp up risk for Parkinson’s disease. The risk of Parkinson’s disease increases in people who live near farm fields sprayed with a combination of pesticides. A recent study conducted in California’s Central...
by Rob | Jan 15, 2009 | Pesticide News
Women with potential exposure to pesticides at work or at home took longer to get pregnant than women without pesticide connections. Pregnant women living in a migrant, farmworker community in California participated in the study. Although all women were pregnant,...
