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Jen Posted - Jan 09 2008 : 11:38:10 AM
Pesticide Contact May Increase Asthma Risk for Farm Women

A study appearing in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine says that farm women who handle pesticides may be at increased risk of developing allergic asthma, says an Environmental News Service story. The study assessed more than 25,000 farm women in North Carolina and Iowa, and found that those who applied or mixed pesticides had an increase of 50 percent in the prevalence of allergic asthma. Interestingly, the rate was lower among women who grew up on farms than among those who now work on farms but did not grow up there. Researchers say this protective effect is still poorly understood.



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