Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A fourteen-week treatment of 20 mg/kg daily of a pharmaceutical formulation of purified cannabidiol significantly diminished drop seizures in the participating patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome compared to the control group.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates how the organophosphate Chloropyrifos altered the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults by transiently altering their composition, diversity, and fermentation activity.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Researchers, linking data from the Agricultural Health Study to the US Renal Data System, reveal an association between end-stage renal diseases and chronic exposure to pesticides among male pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Researchers find an association between increases in the use of gastric acid-suppressive medications (proton pump inhibitors) and the increasing incidence of chronic liver disease.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. American adults with allergies, especially but not exclusively to nuts and seasonal pollen, have lower richness and altered composition of their gut microbiota.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates an inverse relationship between prenatal residential proximity to agricultural use of potentially neurotoxic pesticides and poorer neuro-development in 7-year-old children.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Increased exposure to pesticide use is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer incidence among pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina.
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study participants who consumed ten grams of dark chocolate had a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure and heart rate compared to the control group who ate white chocolate.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest an increased risk of diabetes among Thai farmers with pesticide exposure and a statistically significant increased risk with the use of endosulfan, mevinphos, carbaryl/Sevin, and benlate.
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study identifies several potential risk factors such as specific agricultural pesticides, solvents, and chemical fertilizers that may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women, while a lifetime livestock exposure (as a child and adult), as compared to no livestock exposure involving animal contact may be protective.
