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Parkinson's Disease
Exposure to Pesticide Ziram Associated with Higher Risk of Parkinson's Disease
May 31, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
A group of UCLA researchers who were the first scientist to link exposure to the pesticides maneb and paraquat to Parkinson's disease have now...
New Agent Orange Policy Will Make Disability Benefits Available to More Vets
Oct 13, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
A new proposal on Agent Orange health claims issued this week by the Department of Veterans Affairs will make it much easier for veterans...
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Parkinson’s
Jan 15, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
A new study published today has suggested a connection between statins (drugs used to lower cholesterol) and the development of Parkinson’s...
Parkinson's meds, valve risk linked
Jan 9, 2007
| AP
The risk of heart valve damage with two drugs for Parkinson’s disease may be far greater than was known, new research suggests. The drugs are...
Research suggests link between pesticides and brain disease
Jul 28, 2006
| Minnesota Public Radio
Researchers at the University of North Dakota are quick to point out these are preliminary results covering one year of a planned four-year study....
Health Canada Endorsed Important Safety Information on Remicade (Infliximab)
Jul 27, 2006
| www.docguide.com
Centocor, Inc. and Schering Canada, Inc., in consultation with Health Canada, are informing health care professionals and the general public of...
Parkinson's and pesticide exposure
Jul 21, 2006
Although the causes of Parkinson's are not well understood, it has long been suspected that environmental factors play a large role. ...
Pesticide Dieldrin Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Jul 7, 2006
| www.rxpgnews.com
A team of Emory University researchers has found a connection in laboratory mice between developmental exposure to the pesticide dieldrin (now banned...
Pesticides exposure associated with parkinson's disease
Jun 26, 2006
| www.yubanet.com
In the first large-scale, prospective study to examine possible links between chronic, low-dose exposure to pesticides and Parkinson's disease (PD),...
Pesticides link to Parkinson's in men
Jun 15, 2006
| UPI
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., researchers have found pesticides increase the risk of developing Parkinson's in men. "This confirms what has...
