A study recently published in the Archives of Neurology found a link between use of pesticides in a person's occupation and development of Parkinson's disease. In fact, three chemical compounds were found to be associated with a three-fold increase in risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
In the study, researchers wrote: "Occupational use of pesticides was associated with an almost 80 percent greater risk of parkinsonism. Growing evidence suggests a causal association between pesticide use and parkinsonism."
Such scientific data cannot be ignored! Urge President Obama to ask the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate a link between occupational pesticide use and American workers -- and develop new policies to protect workers accordingly.
We took action on “Investigate the Link Between Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease”!
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4:22 am PST, Nov 21,Felicita Luna, New York
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4:11 am PST, Nov 21,Elizabeth Price, New York
Please implement promptly a study that shows a correlation between American workers and occupational pesticides. Many workers are developing Parkinson's Disease and it's too many persons coming in contact with pesticide use so ignoring the issue or putting a study off is not a good idea. Please ask the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to work on finding the link between the pesticides and the workers so a plan can be put in place to protect the workers against Parkinson's. Thank you.
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4:07 am PST, Nov 21,Carla Lott, Mississippi
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11:00 pm PST, Nov 20,George Yenoki, California
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10:33 pm PST, Nov 20,Jacob Green, Arkansas
God wants us to live in happy and healthy lives under Him and Jesus Christ. Humanity should not always rely on science just because someone discovered something new like a cure for some ever-changing disease.
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10:28 pm PST, Nov 20,Danna Haile, Tennessee
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5:47 pm PST, Nov 20,Robert Fromer-Bonilla, California
