New California legislation seeks to permanently ban paraquat, a powerful and widely used weedkiller that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and other serious health issues. “The department takes seriously concerns raised regarding potential human health and environmental impacts associated with paraquat use,” spokeswoman Leia Bailey said in a statement. During the news conference, Friedman pointed to a 2019 meta-analysis …
It was the late 1980s when Gary Mund felt his pinky tremble. Some scientists contend they commonly use paraquat to induce Parkinson’s disease in mice as part of research studies, said Ray Dorsey, a professor of neurology at the University of Rochester in New York and the author of “Ending Parkinson’s Disease.” Tammie Mund helps her husband, Gary, get dressed …
