A new study just published on Feb 2011 in the journal of cancer makes a strong argument for applying hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) for those patients who have had either surgery or radiation therapy for brain tumors. The study followed patients who had been treated with HBOT and there was a marked improvement in cognitive [...]
» Click Here to Read the full ArticleChemical mixture associated with Parkinson’s disease
Exposing male rats to a combination of two common pesticides, the herbicide paraquat and the fungicide maneb, creates the same brain damage patterns as researchers see in human brains in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. The most striking similarity is that important dopamine-producing brain cells die, which eventually leads to the characteristic shakes and loss of muscle control associated with the disease. Rats exposed to only one of the compounds did not have the brain damage patterns. The chemicals are widely used together on millions of acres of US farms to control pests on food, cotton, and other crops. This study, one of the first to test and find effects with a mixture of chemicals, suggests synergistic effects from chemical mixtures may influence health and proves a strong environmental link for Parkinson’s disease. The results are reported in the December 15 Journal of Neuroscience.
- Thiruchelvam, M, EK Richfield, RB Baggs, AW. Tank, and DA Cory-Slechta. 2000. The nigrostriatal dopaminergic system as a preferential target of repeated exposures to combined paraquat and maneb: Implications for Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neuroscience, 20(24):9207-9214.
Lazaroff, Cat. Combination of pesticides linked to Parkinson’s disease. Environment News Service, (Online) 3 Jan 01.
