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Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to More Than Double Risk of Parkinson’s Disease, UCLA Study Finds
Researchers at UCLA have found that long-term exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos approximately doubles the risk of Parkinson's disease, with…
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Large Longitudinal Study Links Adolescent Cannabis Use to Doubled Risk of Serious Mental Illness
A longitudinal study of 463,000+ adolescents found that cannabis use during the teenage years is associated with approximately double the…
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