Head injury + pesticide exposure = Triple the risk of Parkinson's disease - SMTP

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Head injury + pesticide exposure = Triple the risk of Parkinson's disease

A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. The study is published in the Nov. 13, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the Ameri can Academy of Neurology. Paraquat is a herbicide commonly used on crops to control weeds. It can be ...