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2007-8-30 23:14:22 |
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Exposure to pesticides increases the risk of Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests. Finlay B. Dick from Aberdeen University and colleagues conducted the study to see if there is an association between environmental factors and risk of Parkinson’s disease. The study of subjects from five European countries showed that low exposure to pesticides increased Parkinson's disease by 13 percent while high exposure resulted in a 41 percent increased risk of the condition. The researchers also found that having been knocked unconscious once would increase the risk of Parkinson's disease by 31 percent. Having been knocked unconscious more than once increased the risk by 153 percent. Surprisingly, tobacco use reduced risk of Parkinson's disease by half. The results were published in the May 29, 2007 of the Journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine The study is observational and there is no causal relation between the studied factors and risk of Parkinson's disease. However, pesticides have been linked with some other diseases such as cancer. |
