Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:54:30 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP, post #18772065 /all Proximity to Golf Courses and Risk of Parkinson Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833716 Home | JAMA Network Open | Vol. 8, No. 5 Sections PDF Share Original Investigation Neurology Proximity to Golf Courses and Risk of Parkinson Disease Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD1; Aidan F. Mullan, MA2,5; E. Ray Dorsey, MD3; et al Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Netw Open Published Online: May 8, 2025 2025;8;(5):e259198. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9198 related iconRelated Articlesfigure iconFiguresattach iconSupplemental Content Key Points Question Does living within proximity to a golf course affect the risk of Parkinson disease (PD)? Findings This case-control study found the greatest risk of PD within 1 to 3 miles of a golf course, and that this risk generally decreased with distance. Effect sizes were largest in water service areas with a golf course in vulnerable groundwater regions. Meaning These findings suggest that pesticides applied to golf courses may play a role in the incidence PD for nearby residents. Abstract Importance The role of pesticide exposure from golf courses in Parkinson disease (PD) risk remains unclear. Objective To assess whether proximity to golf courses is associated with increased PD risk and to use information on groundwater vulnerability and municipal well locations to investigate drinking water contamination as a potential route of exposure. Design, Setting, and Participants This case-control study included patients with incident PD and matched controls from the Rochester Epidemiology Project from 1991 to 2015. Data were analyzed between June and August 2024. Exposures Distance to golf courses, living in water service areas with a golf course, living in water service areas in vulnerable groundwater regions, living in water service areas with shallow municipal wells, and living in water service areas with a municipal well on a golf course. Main Outcome and Measures Risk of incident PD. All models adjusted for age, sex, race and ethnicity, year of index, median household income, and urban or rural category. Results A total of 419 incident PD cases were identified (median [IQR] age, 73 [65-80] years; 257 male [61.3%]) with 5113 matched controls (median [IQR] age, 72 [65-79] years; 3043 male [59.5%]; 4504 White [88.1%]). After adjusting for patient demographics and neighborhood characteristics, living within 1 mile of a golf course was associated with 126% increased odds of developing PD compared with individuals living more than 6 miles away from a golf course (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.26; 95% CI, 1.09-4.70). Individuals living within water service areas with a golf course had nearly double the odds of PD compared with individuals in water service areas without golf courses (aOR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.20-3.23) and 49% greater odds compared with individuals with private wells (aOR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.05-2.13). Additionally, individuals living in water service areas with a golf course in vulnerable groundwater regions had 82% greater odds of developing PD compared with those in nonvulnerable groundwater regions (aOR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.09-3.03). Conclusions and Relevance In this population-based case-control study, the greatest risk of PD was found within 1 to 3 miles of a golf course and risk generally decreased with distance. Associations with the largest effect sizes were in water service areas with a golf course and in vulnerable ground water regions Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:09:15 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #16765711 individuals living in water service areas with a golf course in vulnerable groundwater regions had 82% greater odds of developing PD guess i'm developing PD, been living next a golf course since 2010. thanks White, this is just like the Roundup weed killer deal Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:26:42 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #14080691 https://www.the-sun.com/health/14605934/parkinson-disease-living-beside-golf-course-study-revealed/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:05:28 -0800 marlon from private IP Reply #15756751 farmers too https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/12/thousands-of-us-farmers-have-parkinsons-they-blame-a-deadly-pesticide.html Lethal and legal Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson’s. They blame a deadly pesticide. Updated: Dec. 15, 2025, 10:12 a.m. | Published: Dec. 15, 2025, 7:00 a.m. Paraquat, a heavily regulated weed killer, is banned in more than 70 countries, but still legal in the United States. It's the subject of thousands of lawsuits claiming it’s linked to Parkinson’s disease. Ramsey Archibald | rarchibald@al.com By Rose White | rwhite@mlive.com Editor's Note In 2025, MLive in Michigan and AL.com in Alabama investigated the current use of paraquat, a heavily regulated weed killer that’s the subject of thousands of lawsuits claiming it’s linked to Parkinson’s. Paul Friday remembers when his hand started flopping in the cold weather – the first sign nerve cells in his brain were dying. He was eventually diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a brain disease that gets worse over time. His limbs got stiffer. He struggled to walk. He couldn’t keep living on his family farm. Shortly afterward, Friday came to believe that decades of spraying a pesticide called paraquat at his peach orchard in southwestern Michigan may be the culprit. “It explained to me why I have Parkinson’s disease,” said Friday, who is now 83, and makes that claim in a pending lawsuit. The pesticide, a weed killer, is extremely toxic. With evidence of its harms stacking up, it’s already been banned in dozens of countries all over the world, including the United Kingdom and China, where it’s made. Yet last year, its manufacturer Syngenta, a subsidiary of a company owned by the Chinese government, continued selling paraquat in the United States and other nations that haven’t banned it. Health statistics are limited. Critics point to research linking paraquat exposure to Parkinson’s, while the manufacturer pushes back, saying none of it is peer-reviewed. But the lawsuits are mounting across the United States, as farmers confront Parkinson’s after a lifetime of use, and much of the globe is turning away from paraquat. It has many critics wrestling with the question: What will it take to ban paraquat in the United States? “What we’ve seen over the course of decades is a systemic failure to protect farmworkers and the agricultural community from pesticides,” said Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, a senior attorney at Earthjustice, an environmental law organization that advocates against paraquat. Paul Friday was a lifelong peach farmer in Coloma, Michigan until he developed Parkinson's Disease in 2017. Photo provided by Luiba Friday Thousands of lawsuits pile up It was hard for Ruth Anne Krause to watch her husband of 58 years struggle to move his hands. He was an avid woodcarver, shaving intricate details into his creations, before it became too difficult for him to hold the tools. Jim Krause was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, after he spent decades operating a 20-acre stone fruit farm in central California. His wife says he often donned a mask and yellow rubber boots to spray paraquat on the fields. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:29:27 -0800 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #16339137 Man this is wild I sometimes wonder because EPA emission requirements are a certain ppm of a harmful chemical and as long as that one emits less it's OK But it never considers the environment and all the toxic items in totality I mean if you have one item that is below a harmful level it ok but what if you have multiple items, I mean those harmful chemicals must stackReplies require login.
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