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The source of this article is MYDNA.com: http://tinyurl.com/9d5hc Pesticides and Parkinson's Thu 02 Jun 2005 01:52 pm CST SCOTLAND (myDNA News) Researchers from the Scotland University of Aberdeen have discovered a direct relationship between the amount of pesticides gardeners are exposed to and the risk they carry of developing Parkinson's disease. That is, the more pesticides they encounter, the greater their chances of developing the disease becomes. After surveying 767 Parkinson's patients and 1,989 healthy individuals, Anthony Seaton and his team of researchers found that amateur gardeners were 9% more likely to develop the disease than those who do not use pesticides. Results also show that farmers are an astounding 43% more likely to develop Parkinson's. Seaton also concluded that being knocked unconscious was an additional risk factor as well as a family history of the disease. In fact, the risk for Parkinson's for individuals with a family history of Parkinson's is 350% greater than for those without a familial history of the disease. Seaton commented on the results saying, "It considerably strengthens the case for pesticides being relevant to occupational risk of Parkinson's disease." While pesticides have been linked to Parkinson's, other gardening agents such as insecticides and fungicides have been shown to have no effect. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn