Two Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Disease

"New research shows a link between use of two pesticides, rotenone and paraquat, and Parkinson's disease. An international research team has demonstrated that the people they studied who used either pesticide developed Parkinson's disease approximately 2.5 times more often than non-users."


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Pesticides linked to adult-onset asthma in farmers

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Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite: Pest Management Proves More Effective than Pesticides

In a large apartment building, it’s impossible to avoid the neighbors. You can hear the Bruce Springsteen that the tenant in 7B cranks while vacuuming, the kids in 8A directly above tromping around, and if someone decides to paint, the fumes reach everyone on the floor.

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Nrf2 regulates an adaptive response protecting against oxidative damage following diquat-mediated formation of superoxide anion

Title: Nrf2 regulates an adaptive response protecting against oxidative damage following diquat-mediated formation of superoxide anion.

Summary: "enhanced sensitivity of Nrf2 -/- vs. Nrf2 +/+ cells does not reflect basal differences in antioxidative capacity, but rather an impaired ability to mount an adaptive response to sustained oxidative stress.

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Osburn, W. O., Wakabayashi, N., Misra, V., Nilles, T., Biswal, S., Trush, M. A., and Kensler, T. W. (2006). Nrf2 regulates an adaptive response protecting against oxidative damage following diquat-mediated formation of superoxide anion. Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 454(1):7-15. http://www.citeulike.org/group/7376/article/4023104

On-the-Job Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson�s Disease

On-the-Job Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson�s Disease

Associations of Serum Concentrations of Organochlorine (OC) Pesticides with Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer in U.S. Adults

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Pesticides Found on Floors of Most U.S. Homes

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Pesticide Exposure and Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy

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