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Exposure to pesticides and other chemicals may increase the risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Pesticides May Raise Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

One toxin in particular was tied to six-fold higher odds of developing ALS
Children living in an area of New York state that uses aerial pesticides to control mosquitoes have a higher rate of autism than children in neighboring areas

PAS: Aerial Pesticide Spraying Tied to Higher Autism Rates

But researcher says finding doesn't prove cause-and-effect connection
Men who drank milk that may have been tainted with a pesticide when they were young might be more likely to develop signs of Parkinson's disease

Pesticide in Milk Years Ago May Be Linked to Signs of Parkinson’s

Men in Hawaii who drank more milk showed brain changes, but more research needed to confirm link
Exposure to pesticides may increase risk of diabetes

Pesticide Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes

Review finds these chemicals may boost odds by about 60 percent
For children

Residential Pesticide Exposure May Raise Childhood Cancer Risk

Increased risk of childhood leukemia and lymphoma seen with indoor insecticide exposure
Although the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane was banned in the United States in 1972

Prenatal DDT Exposure Tied to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

Women exposed to highest levels of DDT in utero had 3.7-fold higher risk than those with lowest exposure
High-pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake correlates with poorer semen quality

Semen Quality Linked to Fruit, Veggie Pesticide Residue

Men in highest quartile of high-pesticide residue fruit, vegetable intake have lower sperm count
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Vitamin B-12, Folate Mitigate Reproductive Effects of DDT

In women with vitamin B-12 deficiency, high DDT linked to lower incidence of clinical pregnancy