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• Exposure to Certain Pesticides Increases Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds

  September 19, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links a class of banned pesticides which still persist in the environment to an increased risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.

• Weedkillers, Insecticide Declared Cancer-Causing Agents: World Health Org.

  June 24, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An international cancer group has classified two weedkillers and one pesticide as potential cancer-causing agents.

• DDT Exposure During Pregnancy May Raise Breast Cancer Risks: Study

  June 17, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study suggest children born to women exposed to DDT during pregnancy face an increased risk of breast cancer later in life.