Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Pesticide Mixtures Linked to Metabolic Disorders in Males - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog There is little dispute that modern industrial culture has produced a constellation of related chronic conditions contributing powerfully to human disease. In recent decades, attention has begun to fo...

In a study on #prenatal & early life exposure to #pesticide #mixtures, researchers analyze sex differences in #cardiometabolic outcomes. Findings include an association between metabolic #disorders & exposure—for young #men. #glyphosate #malathion #permethrin #naled ➡️ Blog: ow.ly/hWIY50Xoskr

Despite Past Findings of Insecticide's Threat to 1,284 Species, EPA Reverses and Allows Continued Use - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, March 11, 2022) With a history of unenforceable and impractical pesticide label restrictions resulting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings of ludicrously small or no risk, the agency is at it again with its latest announcement that allows the continued use of the deadly organophosphate insecticide malathion. This just the latest example of what advocates see as an irresponsible federal agency falling far short, as the nation and world sit on the brink of biodiversity collapse and deadly pesticide-induced diseases.   In a head-spinning development, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on March 8 its final Biological Opinion (BiOp) on malathion, which opinion claims that the commonly used insecticide poses no extinction risk to any protected animal or plant. The FWS review and BiOp are part of EPA’s evaluation of whether malathion — an organophosphate insecticide that causes serious damage to many organisms — should retain its registration. The Executive Summary of the BiOp concludes: “Our findings suggest that no proposed species or candidate species would experience species-level effects from the action [i.e., registration and thus, permitted use of malathion], and, therefore, are not likely to be jeopardized. We also conclude the proposed action is not […]

#EPA reversed its stand on deadly #organophosphate #insecticide #malathion & is allowing continued use of deadly #organophosphate #insecticide #malathion. #biodiversity #disease #pesticides #endangeredspecies #insecticides #science #EPAfailure #environment

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Common Insecticide Malathion Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 19, 2021) Exposure to the insecticide malathion increases risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. According to study co-author Nicholas Osborne, PhD, CKD is on the rise in developing countries in Southeast Asia and Central America, and, “[n]early one in 10 people in high income countries show signs of CKD, which is permanent kidney damage and loss of renal function.” Although CKD risk increases with age, and is associated with other health factors like smoking, heart disease, and diabetes, cases without clear cause are increasingly common, indicating the that environmental factors are likely playing a role. Researchers began with data drawn from the United States’ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), an ongoing study that assesses Americans’ health and nutritional status through interviews, physicals, and other health tests. Urine samples taken from individuals enrolled in NHANES 2001-2004 and 2007-2010 (tests within years between these dates did not analyze specific pesticides) were reviewed for the presence of pesticides, and compared against data collected on kidney function. In addition to malathion, 2,4-D, chlorpyrifos, and 3-PBA, the major metabolite for most synthetic pyrethroid insecticides, […]

Study shows #malathion to be significantly associated w/ increased risk of low kidney function & #ChronicKidneyDisease. “We should limit our exposure to #pesticides even in very small doses as chronic exposure may lead to negative #health outcomes.” #CKD

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