Workers' pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% heightened motor neuron disease risk
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- News-Medical·2h agoOccupational pesticide exposure may significantly increase ALS risk
Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to a 60-70% heightened risk of the most common form of motor neuron disease-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short, finds a synthesis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational &…
Read at News-Medical → - Medical Xpress·7h agoWorkers' pesticide exposure linked to 60–70% heightened motor neuron disease risk
Workplace exposure to pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) is linked to a 60%–70% heightened risk of the most common form of motor neuron disease—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS for short—finds a synthesis of the available evidence, published online in Occupational &…
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