Organophosphates

Lynne Peeples

Burdened Before Birth: Dangers Posed By Pesticides During Pregnancy

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Preterm Births, Low Birth Weight, Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides, Organophosphates, Pesticides Children, Pregnancy, Green News

An expectant mother's exposure to commonly used pesticides might pose risks to her developing fetus comparable to those long associated with tobacco s...

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Lynne Peeples

Pain In The Grass: Children At Risk From Pesticides, School Bans Debated

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Public Schools, Pesticides, Roundup Herbicide, Organophosphates, Schools, Children's Health, Monsanto, Connecticut, Green News

When they started feeling woozy barely an hour into their batting practice, Alan Gorkin and his son Tristan, then 12 years old, didn't think too much ...

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Take a Simple Nutrient? Improve Gulf War Syndrome

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Organophosphates, Fibromyalgia, Deet, Gulf War Syndrome, Mitochondria, coq10, Healthy Living Body, Veterans, War Veterans, Health Care, Healthy Living News
Dr. Walter Crinnion

Those vets with this set of health problems -- often referred to as "Gulf War Illness" -- have not been improving since the end of their service. And their symptoms picture is shared by many others who never served in the military.

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Pesticides and Babies Don't Mix

Andrew Gunther | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Organophosphates, Op, Animal Welfare Approved, Healthy Living Health News, Personal Health, New Research, Healthy Living News
Andrew Gunther

Three independent scientific papers have provided some of the strongest evidence yet of the link between exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and lower IQ levels among children.

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Green News Report: July 6, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Yucca Mountain, Sewage, Bp, Organophosphates, Carbon Emissions, Oil Spill Response, Nuclear Power, Michael Mann, Clean Energy, Tibet, Subsidies, Green News Report, Climategate, China, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Fossil Fuels, Green News, Sustainability, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, India, BP Oil Spill, Global Warming Deniers, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, Solar Power, Solar Thermal Power, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: A solar boos...

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Pesticide Loss: A Massive Public Health Issue

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Organophosphates, Organic Food, Naturopathic, Health, Pyrethroids, Diet, Children's Health, Healthy Living News
Dr. Walter Crinnion

Less than 0.01 percent of all those billions of pounds that are sprayed actually make it to the intended pest! Oops. Kind of surprising that such an inefficient system is still in use today, isn't it?

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Oh That Chemical Feeling

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Organophosphates, Tsca, Insecticides, Regulation, Policy, Chemicals, Toxins, Politics, Health, Bpa, Lisa Jackson, Toxic Substances Control Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Fifra, Fungicide, Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; Bisphenol-A, Green News
Bill Chameides

Congress is (finally) looking into the persistent and growing problem of persistent and bioaccumulating pollutants. Last week a Senate subcommittee he...

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