1. Parkinson’s, Pesticides & Gardening 1. Blows to the head eg Muhammad Ali 2. Genes eg Michael J Fox (young onset) BUT these each account for only a small percentage of early onset cases (~ 5 to 10 %) Studies of exposure to pesticides clearly suggest that they often have a causal role in Parkinson's Disease (PD) File name: 4 slides with gmail Causes of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Web site

2. Many studies. NOTE: Studies from 1990s provided data for a META ANALYSIS by Priyadarshi et al 2000. Brown et al 2006 High quality evidence from many independent sources Note dates – from 1991 onwards

3. Is there a scandal? Pesticides Pharmaceutical companies benefit ? Parkinson’s Medications for 1.5 million people in US cause Is this why APDA and PDF have said “there is no known cause of PD”? make lots of moneyLots more money…. Torture followed by early death

4. Found on the web: Chance confirmation of tentative suspicions that companies benefit from both Pesticides AND Parkinson’s. “With revenues of $14 billion, Zeneca is among the world's largest manufacturers of pesticides, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.” Comments welcome at: parkinson.action@gmail.com. End the tragedy of Parkinson's - - - BAN PESTICIDES (Hire more gardeners and farm workers - - - and give better working conditions)