Archive for September 24th, 2009
Parkinson’s and Pesticides
Pesticide Use Poses Problems For Farmers Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles a list of the world’s most dangerous jobs based on how many people died while at the job site. In 2008, for example, of the 5,000+ reported on-the-job deaths, fishermen ranked number one. Other “deadly” jobs in 2008 were in the [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2009 under Parkinson’s disease.
Tags: 2 4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, farming, michael j. fox, neurological disorder, paraquat, permethrin, pesticides
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Putting the “K” in “Lacking”
Researchers Test Theory that a Lack of Vitamin K Increases Risk of Disease If you’re like me, someone who’s always looking for the latest in health news, then you know that vitamin D has dominated the health news cycle. The reason? People are deficient in this all-important vitamin, so the RDA (recommended daily allowance) for [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2009 under Vitamins.
Tags: triage theory, Vitamin K, vitamin k deficiency, vitamin K supplementation
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