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Environmental Illness, Pesticides & Parkinson's, First Ever
Organic Degree and more Global Environmental Health Threat: As
much as 24% of global disease is caused by environmental
exposures that can be averted. Well-targeted interventions can
prevent much of this risk, the World Health Organization (WHO)
reports in a recent study. WHO further estimates that more than
33% of disease in children under the age of 5 is caused by
environmental exposures. Preventing environmental health risks
could save as many as four million lives a year, mostly in
developing countries. Florida/Mexico: Exposure to pesticides
reaches across generations, according to a new University of
Florida study that finds daughters of mothers who lived near
areas of heavy agricultural spraying may be unable to nurse
their children. Conducted in Mexico, the research involves
pesticides also used in the United States, although sold under
different names, potentially presenting similar risks