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| | | From: Rene (Original Message) | Sent: 6/28/2006 6:52 PM |
| At Least the Bugs Are Dead Pesticide use increases risk of Parkinson's disease, new study finds Exposure to pesticides can increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, concludes a broad, long-term study. Researchers followed the health of 143,325 people since 1982 and found that those regularly exposed to pesticides had a 70 percent higher incidence of Parkinson's. The research, published in the Annals of Neurology, found that the amount of exposure seemed not to matter: occupational farmers, hobby gardeners, and determined home bug-sprayers all had the same increased risk. (Exposure to other harmful substances like asbestos and formaldehyde brought no increased risk of Parkinson's.) No specific pesticides were pegged as culprits, though past studies have suggested a link between the disease and the class of 'cides called organophosphates. Parkinson's disease affects about 6.3 million people worldwide and over a million in the U.S.; the disease debilitates muscle control and can severely reduce a person's ability to walk, talk, and maintain a pest-free lawn.
straight to the source: New Scientist, Roxanne Khamsi, 26 Jun 2006 straight to the source: Reuters, 26 Jun 2006 straight to the source: The Times, Jonathan Leake, 25 Jun 2006
from: http://www.grist.org/news/daily/2006/06/27/ |
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| | | From: Rene | Sent: 7/5/2006 7:10 PM |
I posted this on another site & this feedback appears This is great info Rene thank you for posting! Hugs, R Thank you sooooooo much Rene!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rene for this information. My father-in-law dies about 2 months ago. He was an avid gardener and developed Parkinson's disease. He came from a family of 9 children. Out of that family 5 developed Parkinson's and so did three of their spouses. All 8 of them were avid gardners who uses plenty of pesticides to keep the bugs from their roses, and other flowering plants. I wonder if that's the connection we've all been looking for since we found out that they all developed it. Hugs, G I've been following that line of research for a long time, I just have trouble believing that it's taken them so incredibly long to pull all the pieces together. The article links take a person to more articles. Thirty years ago I worked in a hosp in the corn growing belt in Ont. & was appalled at the reek of pesticide in the air thru July/Aug & the number of people admittted to hosp from outlying areas (farming) especially with neurological disorders. I was familliar with the incidences in 2 major Alberta hospitals and it was negligible (ranching, grain growing). To me there had to be a connection, but the really large $$$ behind the industry sure didn't want anyone looking in that direction! I'm just really glad to see that some cities now are going "green" and not using these applications to make their cities 'pretty'........ Blessings Rene M You'd almost think I was a bit passionate about this , wouldn't you ??? lol When I was in my teens, mom worked in a dept store, hardware & housewares, every spring in would come all of the gardening supplies {read, 'cides of every sort} and she'd start getting sick, face, arms, legs - red splotchy uncomfortable rash, dry cough, headaches. remove her from the exposure & it would all clear up, store actually made a few changes in their handling & stock. Not to mention that I've twice been seriously poisoned by residues on fruit RM |
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| | | From: Rene | Sent: 7/5/2006 10:35 PM |
INDEPTH: PESTICIDES
The argument against pesticides
CBC News Online
The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development heard from many delegations during its hearings. It heard from many of the same groups that have debated the issues before city councils across the country.
Among the arguments against pesticides heard by the committee: The Ontario College of Family Physicians, the Canadian Public Health Association and the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada said pesticides affect neurological development, reproduction, growth, and the functioning of the immune and endocrine systems A U.S. National Cancer Institute survey found that children with leukemia are six times more likely to come from homes where pesticides were used Children are most at risk of developing problems because they play on lawns and pesticide residues can enter through their skin. Their smaller size and weaker immune systems make them especially vulnerable A good deal of this information has surfaced in recent years. But most of it had not been incorporated into the Pest Control Products Act, which regulates pesticides in this country. That's because the act had not been revised since it was passed by Parliament in 1969; it had only been amended from time to time. McLellan's announcement of March 21, 2002, would result in a major revision.
"That means that many chemicals available today entered the market before stricter guidelines were brought in," the report's authors say. "And many other chemicals haven't even been reviewed since 1969." Canada's 30-year-old pesticide management system "is no longer acceptable," the report's authors conclude.
The committee urged the federal government to immediately: - stop approval of new products designed for cosmetic uses
- re-evaluate all pesticides approved before 1995 based on today's stricter standards
- phase out all pesticides for which safer alternatives exist
- fund more research on the impact of pesticides on our health and our environment
- modernize legislation already in place
- allow consumers better access to information on pesticides so they can make informed decisions.
In the end, McLellan pledged to review chemicals and set up a registry of chemicals so Canadians could be better informed about the risks of common lawn chemicals.
Politicians across the country have heard lots of worrying information about pesticides, but there's still no hard proof linking them to ill effects, when used as approved.
| EFFECTS OF SOME COMMON PESTICIDES: | A very common phenoxy herbicide, 2,4-D, found in products like Killex and many weed 'n feed mixtures is suspected of stimulating cancer development, delaying fetal development, and promoting mutations. Unfortunately, very little is known about the long-term effects of phenoxy herbicides on mammals. More research is desperately needed, the report concludes. Organophosphates in common insecticides such as Diazinon, Malathion and Dursban kill by interfering with the nervous system. They inhibit the enzymes needed for proper functioning of the central nervous system, causing dizziness and sometimes convulsions that may lead to death. A number of chronic effects of carbamate exposure have also been reported, including lowered sperm counts, reduced fertility and lower haemoglobin. The U.S. Environmental Protection Association recently announced a ban on Dursban, citing its potential health risks to children. Canada says it likes the approach the Americans are taking and will follow suit | From: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/pesticides/argument.html |
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