Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Solvent exposure at work, home may increase risk of Parkinson's disease.

Solvent exposure at work, home may increase risk of Parkinson's disease.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/2011/12/2012-0220-solvent-increases-parkinsons-risk/

"Even relatively limited exposure to some common chemical solvents at work or through hobbies may increase the risk of having Parkinson's disease (PD), report researchers who found a higher risk regardless of the number of exposures, their duration or lifetime totals. They also found that the first symptoms of the disease – the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the United States – may not surface until decades after exposure."

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