Luke, I'm sorry to hear that your Mom has Parkinson's. I don't know if
evidence to support her gut feeling is of any consolation to her. Maybe it
will cause somebody reading this to go to the Small Farms Library at
www.journeytoforever.org and learn how to grow food w/o pesticides.
Maybe more of us will say no to pesticides on our food and become part of
the growing move towards healthful, locally-produced food.
Best to You, and I wish your Mom well.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luke Mathisen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pesticide Use linked to Parkinson's Disease
> My mom has Parkinson's and for a decade she has maintained it was from her
> exposure to pesticides - guess she is right.
> (Not a fun disease folks...)
>
> Luke
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Thomas Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 03/29/2008 5:54 AM
> To: "biofuel" <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
> Subject: [Biofuel] Pesticide Use linked to Parkinson's Disease
>
>> Hello All,
>> I thought this might be of interest as we, in the Northern
>> Hemisphere,
>> break ground for our gardens/farms.
>>
>> Family Study Associates Pesticide Use With Parkinson's Risk
>> Study found strongest ties to herbicides and insecticides
>> -- Kevin McKeever FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News)
>>
>> -- Parkinson's disease has been linked to exposure to pesticides in a new
>> study comparing peoplewith the neurological disorder and their unaffected
>> relatives.
>>
>> The study, published online in the open-access journal BMC Neurology,
>> found the strongest ties to the use of herbicides and insecticides, such
>> as organochlorides and organophosphates. Drinking well water or living or
>> working on a farm, two common experiences for pesticide exposures, did
>> not
>> appear to be associated with Parkinson's.
>>
>> Many Parkinson's disease cases are thought to be due to an interaction
>> between genetic and environmental factors. By studying related
>> individuals
>> who share environmental and genetic backgrounds, researchers said they
>> could identify specific differences in exposures between individuals with
>> and without the disease.
>>
>> "Previous studies have shown that individuals with Parkinson's disease
>> are
>> over twice as likely to report being exposed to pesticides as unaffected
>> individuals, but few studies have looked at this association in people
>> from the same family or have assessed associations between specific
>> classes of pesticides and Parkinson's disease," study author Dana Hancock
>> said in a prepared statement.
>>
>> Researchers from both Duke University Medical Center and the University
>> of
>> Miami Miller School of Medicine interviewed 319 Parkinson's patients and
>> more than 200 of their relatives to get details about whether they ever
>> were exposed to pesticides, lived or worked on a farm, or drank water
>> from
>> wells.
>>
>> Parkinson's disease, which affects about 1 million people in the United
>> States, is characterized by symptoms such as tremors and muscle rigidity.
>> Several gene variations have been tagged as contributing to the disease,
>> but these rare defects account for a small proportion of those affected
>> by
>> disorder.
>>
>> While several other studies have supported pesticides as a risk factor
>> for
>> Parkinson's, "biological evidence is presently insufficient to conclude
>> that pesticide exposure causes PD," Hancock said.
>>
>> "Further investigation of these specific pesticides and others may lead
>> to
>> identification of pertinent biological pathways influencing PD
>> development," he said.
>>
>>
>>
>> Just another reason to say no to pesticides
>>
>> Tom
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