2008 Study posted for filing Contact: Clare Collins CollCX@upmc.edu 412-647-3555 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences University of Pittsburgh mouse study published in Journal of Clinical Investigations PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13 – When mice are exposed to arsenic at… Read More ›
General Pesticides
Study: Exposure to herbicide may increase risk of rare disorder: atrazine / choanal atresia
Contact: Dana Benson benson@bcm.edu 713-798-4710 Baylor College of Medicine HOUSTON – (Sept. 28, 2012) – A common herbicide used in the United States may be linked to an increased risk of a congenital abnormality of the nasal cavity known as… Read More ›
Dioxin Causes Disease and Reproductive Problems Across Generations, Study Finds
Even if all the dioxin were eliminated from the planet, researchers say its legacy will live on in the way it turns genes on and off in the descendants of people exposed over the past half century. (Credit: iStockphoto/Dmitry Oshchepkov)… Read More ›
Arsenic exposure may be associated with type 2 diabetes
2008 posted for filing Contact: Natalie Wood-Wright 410-614-6029 JAMA and Archives Journals In a study involving a representative sample of U.S. adults, higher levels of arsenic in the urine appear to be associated with increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes,… Read More ›
Rising levels of ARSENIC in rice ‘could be toxic and pose cancer risk’ – and there are NO federal standards over how much is allowed in food
Inorganic arsenic – found in some pesticides and insecticides – can be toxic Arsenic is higher in rice than most other foods because it is grown in water on the ground FDA officials are studying 1,200 samples to test for… Read More ›
Prenatal Damage from Dioxin Shown to Involve microRNAs
ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2012) — Research carried out at the University of South Carolina has identified novel mechanisms through which dioxin, a well-known environmental contaminant, can alter physiological functions, according to a study published online in the journal PLOS ONE…. Read More ›
Long-term pesticide exposure may increase risk of diabetes
2008 Repost for filing Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from… Read More ›
Oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to tackle common beetle pest
Repost: 22-May-2008 Contact: Meral Nugent meral.nugent@soci.org 020-759-81533 Society of Chemical Industry New research in the Society of Chemical Industry’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that oregano oil works as well as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation… Read More ›
Miracle-Gro to pay big fine for fake pesticides, poison bird feed: Falsifying pesticide registration documents, distributing pesticides with misleading and unapproved labels and distributing unregistered pesticides.
By Agence France-Presse Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:13 EDT Lawn and garden products company Scotts Miracle-Gro will pay $12.5 million in fines for poisoning bird feed and violating pesticide laws, officials said Friday. Scotts will pay record criminal and civilian… Read More ›
High levels of DDT in breast milk
The highest levels ever of DDT in breast milk have been measured in mothers living in malaria-stricken villages in South Africa. The values lie well over the limits set by the World Health Organization. DDT has been used for many… Read More ›
EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects: EPA only test Pesticides health effects over 4 days
Contact: Morgan Kelly mekelly@pitt.edu 412-624-4356 University of Pittsburgh Pitt research suggests EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects PITTSBURGH—The four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure… Read More ›
Health effects of pesticide mixtures are Deadly: Unexpected insights from the salmon brain
Contact: Ben Sherman ben.sherman@noaa.gov202-253-5256 NOAA Headquarters In his research, scientist Nat Scholz examines how pesticides that run off the land and mix in rivers and streams combine to have a greater than expected toxic effect on the salmon nervous system…. Read More ›
100 percent of people carry at least 1 type of pesticide
Contact: Juan Pedro Arrebola Moreno juanpe000@hotmail.com 34-636-380-300 University of Granada This release is available in Spanish. A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Andalusian… Read More ›
Environmental toxicants causing ovarian disease across generations
Contact: Michael Skinner skinner@wsu.edu 509-335-1524 Washington State University WSU researchers expand research on environmental epigenetics and ovarian disease PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and… Read More ›
Texas will spray for West Nile virus despite fears of insecticide risks – (Effects on IQ appear to be similar to lead exposure)
* Some Notes on The Dislogic Syndrome 1. Destruction of Honey Bees during a food crisis 2. The Inhalation Risk to Children and Infants 3. The Comparitive Dangers of West Nile Virus Compared to Pesticide Poisoning 4. Duet is Highly… Read More ›
Boys appear to be more vulnerable than girls to the insecticide chlorpyrifos – Lower IQs
Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health Lower IQs seen in boys exposed in the womb to comparable amounts of the chemical A new study is the first to find a difference between how… Read More ›
Link shown between environmental toxicants and atherosclerosis
Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis and levels of long-lived organic environmental toxicants in the blood. The study, carried out… Read More ›
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