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Common Pesticide Exposure Linked With 2.7x Risk of Parkinson's Disease


Long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos, widely used on US farms, has been linked to a more than 2.5-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to new research.

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