Pesticide exposure linked to ADHD, hyperactivity in children
May 18th, 2010 12:09 pm ET
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A team of scientists from the University of Montreal and Harvard University has discovered that exposure to organophosphate pesticides may be associated with increased risk of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children.
The pesticide is found on many summer fruits and vegetables so popular this time of year.
Publishing their results in the journal Pediatrics, the researchers focused on pesticide levels in the urine of 1,139 children from the general population and measured. Levels common among U.S. children were linked to ADHD.
ADHD affects a significant number of children, as many as three to eight percent of children. ADHD seems to run in families with lead exposure and alcohol abuse in utero considered as possible environmental causes.
Previous studies had confirmed that these pesticides caused hyperactivity and cognitive deficits in animals.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.examiner.com/health-and-science-in-national/pesticide-exposure-linked-to-adhd-hyperactivity-children
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