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Pesticide Birth Defects
Pesticides Linked To Cancer In Children
Jul 29, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
An emerging study has found a link between pediatric cancer and household pesticides. Researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer...
Parkinson's Linked to Pesticides
Apr 20, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Researchers have found a link between pesticide exposure and some cases of Parkinson’s disease. The Los Angeles Times reported that...
DuPont Finally Pays Family for Chemical-Related Birth Defects
Jul 18, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
After a protracted, 12-year legal battle, two families have finally won confidential payouts from DuPont. The plaintiffs blame the fungicide,...
Pesticide Exposure Ups Diabetes Risk
May 28, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Researchers in the United States are reporting that certain chlorinated pesticides put a school worker in South...
Ag-Mart Settles Pesticide Birth Defect Lawsuit
Apr 17, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
A little boy whose severe birth defects were caused by pesticide exposure won't have to worry about medical care for the rest of his life, his lawyer...
Children face exposure to pesticides
May 15, 2007
| AP
On Grandparents Day, Domitila Lemus accompanied her 8-year-old granddaughter to school. As the girls lined up behind Sunnyside Union Elementary, a...
Research Documents Children's Exposure to Pesticides
Jul 18, 2006
Two studies of immigrant farmworker families in North Carolina and Virginia found evidence of pesticide exposure in young children, and prompted...
Research documents children's exposure to pesticides, suggests need for family education
Jul 17, 2006
| www.eurekalert.org
Two studies of immigrant farmworker families in North Carolina and Virginia found evidence of pesticide exposure in young children, and prompted...
DDT linked to developmental delays in babies
Jul 7, 2006
| AP
Babies of California farmworkers who were exposed to the insecticide DDT have neurological effects that include mental and physical impairment,...
Study: Pesticide harms human brain development
Jul 5, 2006
| AP
Babies of California farmworkers who were exposed to the insecticide DDT have neurological effects that include mental and physical impairment,...
