Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. A survey of urinary concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides suggest widespread exposure among the Chinese population. Neonicotinoids insecticides are formulated to target the nicotinoid acetylcholine receptors of common...
Exposure to Ambient Pesticides and Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Prenatal or infant exposure to eleven pesticides, including glyphosate, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and permethrin, were associated with increased odds of developing autism spectrum disorders in children. Previous research has shown common...
Fruit as a Source of Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Pregnant Urban-Dwelling Women
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study strengthens the hypothesis that dietary intake plays an important role in prenatal OP pesticides exposure among women living in an urban environment. Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are the most widely used...
Is Eating Organic Food Worth the Cost? – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Two recent medical studies demonstrated reduced risk of cancer in those who regularly eat organic food. Is a steady diet of organic food healthier than conventionally grown food? One half of the argument is that organic food does...
Greater Consumption of Organic Food Linked to Reduced Risk of Cancer
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. In this population-based cohort study of 68,946 participating French adults, a higher frequency of organic food consumption was associated with a 34.3 % reduced risk of breast cancers, 13.4% prostate cancers, 7.4%...
Chronic Exposure to Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Associated with Changes in Intestinal Microbiota
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates how the organophosphate Chloropyrifos altered the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults by transiently altering their composition, diversity, and fermentation activity. Chlorpyrifos (CPF), an...
Pesticide Use May Increase Risk of End-stage Renal Disease
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Researchers, linking data from the Agricultural Health Study to the US Renal Data System, reveal an association between end-stage renal diseases and chronic exposure to pesticides among male pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina....
Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides Affects Neurodevelopment in Children
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates an inverse relationship between prenatal residential proximity to agricultural use of potentially neurotoxic pesticides and poorer neuro-development in 7-year-old children. In recent years,...
Occupational Pesticide Use is Associated with Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Increased exposure to pesticide use is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer incidence among pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina. In both the U.S., as well as globally, the leading cause of...
Pesticide Exposure Increases Diabetes Risk Among Farmers
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest an increased risk of diabetes among Thai farmers with pesticide exposure and a statistically significant increased risk with the use of endosulfan, mevinphos, carbaryl/Sevin, and benlate. A growing...
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