Pesticides 'up Parkinson's risk'
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A study produces evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and a raised risk of Parkinson's disease.
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A COCKTAIL of chemicals, some at levels above legal limits, has been found in samples of fresh fruit and other foods.   Some apples, grapes, aubergines and yams carried pesticide traces above the legal threshold, according to the official Pesticides Residues Directorate.
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TUESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term and current smokers have a lower risk of Parkinson&#39;s disease than the general population, researchers say in a report that confirms previous observations that people with Parkinson&#39;s disease were less likely to be smokers.
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Farmworkers exposed to high levels of pesticides, as well as home gardeners who use these chemicals to kill insects and fungus on their house plants, run a higher risk of brain cancer, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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Workers exposed to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may have an elevated risk of lung cancer, US government researchers reported Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Women with higher levels of total cholesterol appear to be at decreased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a report by researchers in the Netherlands.
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Welders may have a higher-than-average rate of Parkinson's disease symptoms, the results of a new study suggest.
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Harris County health officials raised concerns last week when they suggested pesticides that are safe enough to spray in residential neighborhoods might no longer kill mosquitoes within a decade.
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A study in Swedish twins confirms that smoking is associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease.
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NEW YORK  - Young people who abuse methamphetamines may put themselves at risk of parkinson-like movement disorders later in life, a new animal study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The instability that often  accompanies Parkinson's disease can lead to falls and even to a  fear of walking, but German researchers report that repetitive  training can help people surmount these difficulties.
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ORDINARY exercise may prove to be an effective treatment for Parkinsonâs disease, scientists revealed yesterday. Forced exercise was found to have a major impact on rats given a toxin that induces Parkinsonâs.
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Adding a drug called entacapone to standard treatment with levodopa for people with early Parkinson's disease appears to enhance some aspects of their quality of life, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Although symptoms of  Parkinson's disease often improve when the drug levodopa is  given, brain scan results suggest that the drug hastens  progression of the disease, according to a report in The New  England Journal of Medicine.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A now-banned pesticide that still lingers in the environment could be damaging human brain cells and prompting the onset of Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.
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Researchers find higher levels of certain chemicals in people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and similar conditions. By Randy Dotinga.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Movement problems caused by Parkinson's disease can be eased through electronic stimulation of the brain surface, says a study in the Dec. 2 issue of Neuron.