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Health Benefits of Organic Agriculture — Beyond Pesticides

The whole picture. Organic food contributes to better health through reduced pesticide exposure for all and increased nutritional quality. In order to understand the importance of eating organic food from the perspective of toxic pesticide contamination, we need to look at the whole picture—from the farmworkers who do the valuable work of growing food, to the waterways from which we drink

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Glyphosate Exposure Linked to Behavioral and Gut Health …

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Pesticide-Induced Diseases: Brain and Nervous System Disorders

WEBAlzheimer’s Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Dementia Epilepsy & Seizures Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Parkinson's Disease Other Neurological & Nervous …

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Pesticide-Induced Diseases: Asthma / Respiratory Effects

WEBThe increasing rate of respiratory pathology, since the 1980s, demonstrates a need for better environmental policies and protocols surrounding contaminants like …

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Pesticide-Induced Diseases: Immune System Disorders

WEBPesticide-induced immune system disorders are a major public health concern as scientific evidence asserts an association between pesticide exposure and weakened immune …

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Higher Disease Prevalence Among Farmers Highlights the Need …

WEB(Beyond Pesticides, February 10, 2022) A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)-funded study finds that patterns of pesticide exposure among farmers …

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Impacts of Pesticides on Wildlife — Beyond Pesticides

WEBThe impacts of pesticides on wildlife are extensive, and expose animals in urban, suburban, and rural areas to unnecessary risks. Beyond Pesticides defines …

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Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database — Beyond Pesticides

WEBThe Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database, launched by Beyond Pesticides, facilitates access to epidemiologic and laboratory studies based on real-world exposure scenarios …

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Sports World Rejects Synthetic Turf, Favors Natural Grass as …

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Golf, Pesticides, and Organic Practices — Beyond Pesticides

WEBGolf, Pesticides, and Organic Practices. The game of golf has long brought friends and families outside to spend time together. But behind the highly manicured, …

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Mental Health: Pesticides Continue to Impact the Body and Mind

WEBWithin the past two and a half decades, research concerning pesticide exposure and psychiatric disorders, such as depression, has grown, especially for …

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Pesticides Used in Farmed Fish Operations Threaten Health of …

WEB(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2022) A December 2021 report commissioned by the trade group Salmon Scotland concludes that the use of pesticide products by the nation’s …

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Weed Killer Use Destroys Soil Life and Ecosystems, Paper Finds

WEBThis research reinforces what Beyond Pesticides wrote in covering a 2021 study: “The popular herbicide glyphosate negatively affects microbial communities, indirectly …

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Pesticide-Induced Diseases: Diabetes — Beyond Pesticides

WEBPesticide-Induced Diseases: Diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels …

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Health Effects of 40 Commonly Used Lawn Pesticides

WEBA Beyond Pesticides Factsheet – A Beyond Pesticides Factsheet – A Beyond Pesticides Factsheet – A Beyond Pesticides Factsheet *These pesticides are among the top 10 …

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Chlorpyrifos Linked to Developmental Delays in Children

WEB(Beyond Pesticides, March 26, 2010) A new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has linked exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos to …

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Beyond Pesticides: Advocating for Health Justice on Martin Luther …

WEB(Beyond Pesticides, January 12, 2024) As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.— an inspiration for taking on the challenges of justice, equity, and safety as a central part of …

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Pets and Pesticides: Keeping our Companions Safe

WEBPets come in contact with pesticides by digging, sniffing, licking, and eating unknown objects. Toxic chemicals in insect sprays and baits, rodent poison, flea collars, …

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Wide Range of Diseases Linked to Pesticides

WEBPesticides and You A quarterly publication of Beyond Pesticides Vol. 30, No. 2, Summer 2010 Page 13 T he common diseases affecting the public’s health are all too

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Search by State — Beyond Pesticides

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