Downlo ome-wide association studies have identified 8q24 region variants as risk factors for prostate cancer. In ricultural Health Study, a prospective study of licensed pesticide applicators, we observed increased te cancer risk with specific pesticide use among those with a family history of prostate cancer. Thus, aluated the interaction among pesticide use, 8q24 variants, and prostate cancer...

The removal of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues from vegetables was achieved by using low level of ozonated water (OZW) for 15 60 min as contact times at 25 and 35oC. Recovered amount of chlorpyrifos was extracted using solid phase extraction (SPE) and then analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The initial levels of residual chlorpyrifos varied with the kind of vegetables, wh...

CONTEXT There is an increasing concern about chronic low-level pesticide exposure during childhood and its influence on childhood cancers. OBJECTIVE In this meta-analysis, we aimed to examine associations between residential childhood pesticide exposures and childhood cancers. DATA SOURCES We searched all observational studies published in PubMed before February 2014 and reviewed reference ...

This article argues that the existing maze of pesticide policies reflects the multidimensionality of side effects of pesticide use that cannot be addressed by uniform policies. Pesticide policies will improve as (a) economic literacy among natural scientists and policymakers increases; (b) economic models of pesticide use and agricultural production in general better incorporate biological cons...

Mugachia, J C; Kanja, L; Gitau, F

Article history: Received 26 January 2014 Received in revised form 10 March 2014 Accepted 12 March 2014 Available online 5 April 2014

BACKGROUND Pesticide self-poisoning is the most commonly used suicide method worldwide, but few studies have investigated the national epidemiology of pesticide suicide in countries where it is a major public health problem. This study aims to investigate geographic variations in pesticide suicide and their impact on the spatial distribution of suicide in Taiwan. METHODS Smoothed standardized...

Pesticide residues are an unavoidable part of the environment due to their extensive applications in agriculture. As wheat is a major cultivated cereal, the presence of pesticide residues in wheat is a real concern to human health. Reduction in pesticide residues during fermentation has been studied, but there is a lack of data regarding pesticide residues dissipation during cereal fermentation...

The purpose of this study was to examine safety observance when spraying pesticide and pesticide related symptoms among Korean farmers. As a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey was conducted in rural communities and an investigation carried out by a structured survey of 135 farmers. The results are as follows: The mean of safety observance when spraying pesticides was 3.05±0.58 (range...