Community | November 29, 2009 | 2 comments

Lupus and other autoimmune diseases linked to insecticide use

source: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2615

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Our Silent Spring. It actually amazes me that anyone using a substance that is toxic and meant to kill would think it safe for themselves regardless of what the label says
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2 comments // Lupus and other autoimmune diseases linked to insecticide use

  • galwayman
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    • JAN I have hypergammaglobulanemia.this is an autoimmune disease at it's worst.Iam unable to produce immuglobin and I have to have infusions of immuglobin or I will die from a cancer,an infection,or some other disease.I have to have these Infusions once a month.it killed my father and my sister,and has almost killed my mother. I HAVE SURVIVED 3 DEADLY CANCERS! Now it may appear that insecticides may have been a cause? There is no cure all the infusions do is attempt to level the playing field and give you a fighting chance. Have often wondered where this curse came from!

    • 2 years ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • Excerpt:
      A recent study shows that women who use insecticides are at elevated risk for autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The results of the yet unpublished study were presented on October 17, 2009 at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

      The study, which looked at more than 75,000 women, shows that those who spray insecticides at least six times per year have almost two and a half times the risk of developing lupus and rheumatoid arthritis versus those who do not use insecticides. The risk doubles if insecticides were used in the home for 20 years or more.

      Hiring a gardener or commercial company to apply insecticides also resulted in a doubling of risk, but only if they were used long-term, says Christine G. Parks, PhD, an epidemiologist with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, N.C., one of the lead researchers who analyzed data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study.

      “Our new results provide support for the idea that environmental factors may increase susceptibility or trigger the development of autoimmune diseases in some individuals,” said Dr. Parks. While the study does not confirm cause and effect, Dr. Parks added, “We need to start thinking about what chemicals or other factors related to insecticide use could explain these findings.”

    • 2 years ago
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