Public Release: 22-Mar-2018 Study finds direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to herbicide ingredient Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS — The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in… Read More ›
General Pesticides
Pesticide found in milk decades ago may be associated with signs of Parkinson’s
Public Release: 9-Dec-2015 Association in nonsmokers who drank more than 2 cups daily American Academy of Neurology MINNEAPOLIS – A pesticide used prior to the early 1980s and found in milk at that time may be associated with signs… Read More ›
Weaker breaths in kids linked to early pesticide exposure
Public Release: 3-Dec-2015 University of California – Berkeley Berkeley — Taking a deep breath might be a bit harder for children exposed early in life to a widely used class of pesticides in agriculture, according to a new paper… Read More ›
Analysis of 21 studies shows exposure to pesticides is associated with 61% increased risk of developing diabetes
Public Release: 15-Sep-2015 Analysis of 21 studies shows exposure to pesticides is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes Diabetologia A meta-analysis of 21 studies presented at this year’s annual meeting the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)… Read More ›
Pesticides: More toxic than previously thought?
Public Release: 6-Aug-2015 Changes in personality of jumping spiders suggest effects of insecticide exposure may have been underestimated McGill University Credit: Crystal Ernst Insecticides that are sprayed in orchards and fields across North America may be more toxic to spiders… Read More ›
Big Win for Environmentalists Will Force EPA to Study Glyphosate
By ELIZABETH WARMERDAM SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday agreed to analyze effects of glyphosate and three other commonly used pesticides on 1,500 endangered plants and animals in the United States. The settlement with the… Read More ›
Impact of insecticides on the cognitive development of 6-year-old children
blic Release: 10-Jun-2015 INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) In an article published in the journal Environment International, researchers from Inserm (Inserm Unit 1085 – IRSET, the Institute of Research in Environmental and Occupational Health,… Read More ›
Bee warned — Study finds pesticides threaten native pollinators
Public Release: 4-Jun-2015 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – A new Cornell study of New York state apple orchards finds that pesticides harm wild bees, and fungicides labeled “safe for bees” also indirectly may threaten native pollinators. The research, published June… Read More ›
Study links exposure to common pesticide with ADHD in boys
Public Release: 1-Jun-2015 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center A new study links a commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens. The study found an association between pyrethroid pesticide exposure and ADHD, particularly… Read More ›
Eating fruits and vegetables with high pesticide residues linked with poor semen quality
PUBLIC RELEASE: 30-MAR-2015 HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Boston, MA – Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues–such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers–had lower sperm count and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those… Read More ›
Herbicides raise resistance to medical antibiotics: study
English.news.cn 2015-03-24 16:15:26 WELLINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) — Commonly used herbicides can increase bacteria resistance to antibiotics, according to a New Zealand-led study out on Tuesday. Herbicides, used to kill plants, could be tested for killing bacteria, but they… Read More ›
Monarch Butterflies food supply 99% destroyed by Monsanto’s herbicide
Friday, 06 February 2015 The multinational agricultural giant Monsanto’s signature herbicide Roundup Ready is leading to the decimation of Monarch butterfly populations, according to a report issued by the US environment watchdog Center for Food Safety. “This report is… Read More ›
Pesticide linked to 3 generations of disease
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Jul-2014 Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future generations. “What your great-grandmother was… Read More ›
Organic fertilizers and Crop intensification can be a long-term solution to perennial food shortages in Africa
Chemical Fertilizers degrade the soil and reduce food production over time PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2014 Growing more food on the same size of land is key to increasing food production in Africa to meet the needs of an ever-growing population Farmers… Read More ›
Common crop pesticides kill honeybee larvae in the hive
Date: January 27, 2014 Source: Penn State Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives, according to new research. Scientists also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone — an inert, or inactive, chemical… Read More ›
Hormone disruptors are regenerating themselves in darkness / casting doubt on environmental risk assessments
Hormone disruptors rise from the dead Broken-down pollutants reform in the dark, casting doubt on environmental risk assessments. Mark Peplow 26 September 2013 The vast amounts of steroids that are fed to cattle in some countries end up in farm… Read More ›
Two teaspoons of pesticide wipe out insects on 10-mile stretch of river
Minister demands curb on pesticide sale after it wipes out insects on 10-mile stretch of river Two teaspoons of an insecticide poured down a kitchen sink has been held responsible for wiping out insect life on a 10-mile stretch… Read More ›
Study adds lung damage to harmful effects of arsenic / lung damage comparable to decades of smoking
Contact: John Easton john.easton@uchospitals.edu 773-795-5225 University of Chicago Medical Center A new study confirms that exposure to low to moderate amounts of arsenic in drinking water can impair lung function. Doses of about 120 parts per billion of arsenic in… Read More ›
India school lunch deaths: pesticide found in cooking oil
Alexander BesantJuly 20, 2013 14:36 The children died after eating a free school lunch of lentils, potatoes and rice in the Bihar region on Tuesday. School lunch that killed 23 children in India was found to have contained agricultural pesticide…. Read More ›
RNA-interference pesticides will need special safety testing
Contact: Tim Beardsley tbeardsley@aibs.org 703-674-2500 x326 American Institute of Biological Sciences A new technology for creating pesticides and pest-resistant crops could have effects on beneficial species that current toxicity testing will miss Standard toxicity testing is inadequate to assess the… Read More ›
Even Dirtier Food, Brought to You by the Environmental Protection Agency
Just when it seemed the United States Department of Agriculture might finally be taking a second look at crops engineered to resist pesticide application, another branch of government, the Environmental Protection Agency, now seems poised to raise the level of… Read More ›
Toxic pesticides burn up in California wildfire
Published time: May 03, 2013 16:30 US Forestry fire fighters preapre to take on an out of control wildfire on May 2, 2013 in Camarillo, California. (AFP Photo / Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian) Hazmat teams are trying to contain… Read More ›
Study Shows Reproductive Effects of Pesticide Exposure Span Generations
For Immediate Release Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Gerald LeBlanc | 919.515.7404 Release Date: 04.22.2013 Filed under Releases North Carolina State University researchers studying aquatic organisms called Daphnia have found that exposure to a chemical pesticide has… Read More ›
Contaminated water used to dilute pesticides could be responsible for viruses entering the food chain, warn scientists
Contact: Sacha Boucherie S.Boucherie@elsevier.com 31-204-853-564 Elsevier Pesticide application as potential source of noroviruses in fresh food supply chains Human norovirus (hNoV), also known as the winter vomiting bug, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the world. The… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to pesticide DDT linked to adult high blood pressure
Contact: Michele La Merrill mlamerrill@ucdavis.edu 347-791-1053 University of California – Davis Infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while still inside the womb are three times more likely to develop hypertension when they become adults, according to… Read More ›
EPA plays legal games to prevent banning of allegedly poisonous Chlorpyrifos
Pesiticide Foes Will Try to Work It Out With EPA By JUNE WILLIAMS SEATTLE (CN) – A 9th Circuit hearing over a pesticide that allegedly poisons farm workers and children ended with environmentalists agreeing to mediation. Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide… Read More ›
Death knell for nerve agent pesticides in move to save bees
European Food Safety Authority states that neonicotinoid use acceptable ‘only…on crops not attractive to honey bees’ Charlie Cooper Wednesday, 16 January 2013 European safety regulators have finally moved against nerve-agent insecticides blamed for a worldwide decline in bee populations, significantly… Read More ›
Commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact: ozone-depleting methyl bromide, which is slated to be replaced by the highly toxic methyl iodide over the protests of health advocates and more than 50 Nobel laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences.
2010 report posted for filing Contact: John Reganold reganold@wsu.edu 509-335-8856 Washington State University Study finds commercial organic farms have better fruit and soil, lower environmental impact Research team compared fields and fruits in heart of nation’s strawberry patch … Read More ›
Atrazine (Herbicide) causes prostate inflammation in male rats and delays puberty
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences A new study shows that male rats prenatally exposed to low doses of atrazine, a widely used herbicide, are more likely to develop prostate… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California – Berkeley Berkeley — Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother’s womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later, according… Read More ›
Genetically modified food should be grown and sold widely in Britain and consumer opposition to the technology is a “complete nonsense”, the Cabinet minister in charge of food and farming has said.
EEV: His Argument is based upon 100% absolutes of consumption, pesticide reduction, and fear. Please refer to just one simple article linked here: Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton just listing 1 article as a counter to his open scientific ignorance…. Read More ›
Brain and nervous system damaged by low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides
Contact: Dave Weston d.weston@ucl.ac.uk 44-020-310-83844 University College London Scientists have found that low-level exposure to organophosphates (OPs) produces lasting decrements in neurological and cognitive function. Memory and information processing speed are affected to a greater degree than other cognitive functions… Read More ›
Pesticides claim one life and sickens 129 others as people desperate to get rid of bed bugs use the outdoor toxins in their BEDROOMS
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 No one likes bed bugs. But in recent years as the infestation rate explodes people are increasingly poisoning themselves in an attempt… Read More ›
Exposure to 3 classes of common chemicals may affect female development
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mount Sinai Press Office newsnow@mountsinai.org 212-241-9200 The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that exposure to three common chemical classes—phenols, phthalates and… Read More ›
Chemical exposure before mid-30s may be critical in breast cancer development
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Postmenopausal breast cancer and occupational exposures Occupational exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing cancer after… Read More ›
Pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to childhood developmental delays
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health March 18, 2010—Exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos—which is banned for use in U.S. households but is still widely used throughout the agricultural industry—is… Read More ›
Study finds high exposure to food-borne toxins: preschool-age children had higher exposure to more than half the toxic compounds being measured. Even relatively low exposures can greatly increase the risk of cancer or neurological impairment.
Preschool children are particularly vulnerable to compounds linked to cancer and other conditions. November 13, 2012 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in… Read More ›
PCBs, other pollutants may play role in pregnancy delay
Contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller 301-496-5134 NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH study finds delays after exposure to pesticides, industrial chemicals Couples with high levels of PCBs and similar environmental pollutants take longer to achieve… Read More ›
Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton: Because GMO Cotton is Failing as Weeds Adapt. Will allow Fluridone to be used above approved Safety limits
Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton By RAMONA YOUNG-GRINDLE Aquatic Weed Killer Allowed on Cotton WASHINGTON (CN) – The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing Arkansas cotton growers to use fluridone on cotton through 2014, to avoid an expected 25 percent… Read More ›
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Contact: Melanie Haberstroh melanie.haberstroh@kcl.ac.uk 44-207-848-3076 King’s College London A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from… Read More ›
On-the-job pesticide exposure associated with Parkinson’s disease
Contact: Jonathan Friedman jfriedman@thepi.org 408-542-5606 JAMA and Archives Journals Individuals whose occupation involves contact with pesticides appear to have an increased risk of having Parkinson’s disease, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Neurology, one of… Read More ›
Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area : acute lymphoblastic leukemia
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu 215-514-9751 Georgetown University Medical Center Researchers caution that the study doesn’t prove cause and effect Washington, DC – A new study by researchers at the Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center finds… Read More ›
Pesticide levels in blood linked to Parkinson’s disease, UT Southwestern researchers find
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Aline McKenzie aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-3404 UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – July 13, 2009 – People with Parkinson’s disease have significantly higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with Alzheimer’s… Read More ›
Same Report 2 Titles ( Organic fruit and vegetables are no better for children, pediatricians claim ) – ( American Academy of Pediatrics Reviews The Benefits of Organic Foods )
Article # 1 . 2nd article at Bottom . 3rd and 4th article link to the Actual PR release…From the OTA the Other the Original Release from the AAP . OTP Report . AAP Press Release . Organic fruit and… Read More ›
Pesticide susceptibility in children lasts longer than expected: Some are 130 to 164 times more susceptible than others
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California – Berkeley Berkeley — Although it is known that infants are more susceptible than adults to the toxic effects of pesticides, this increased vulnerability may extend much… Read More ›
Association Found Between Parkinson’s Disease and Pesticide Exposure in French Farm Workers: pesticide exposure may lead to neurodegeneration
2009 study posted for filing Paris, France – June 04, 2009 – The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination… Read More ›
Gulf War veterans display abnormal brain response to specific chemicals
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Katherine Morales katherine.morales@utsouthwestern.edu 214-648-3404 UT Southwestern Medical Center This is Dr. Robert Haley from UT Southwestern Medical Center. DALLAS – March 20, 2009 – A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is… Read More ›
Exposure to insecticide may play role in obesity epidemic among some women: DDE, DDT
Contact: Jason Cody codyja@msu.edu 517-432-0924 Michigan State University Researchers study fish-eater cohort along Lake Michigan EAST LANSING, Mich. — Prenatal exposure to an insecticide commonly used up until the 1970s may play a role in the obesity epidemic in women,… Read More ›
Why We Need Insects–Even “Pesky” Ones
A large natural population of evening primrose (yellow flowers) in Ithaca, New York. Credit and Larger Version October 4, 2012 View a video interview with Anurag Agrawal of Cornell University. View Video Hard evidence of evolution. Credit and Larger Version… Read More ›
Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer : inorganic phosphate
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Keey Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages,… Read More ›
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