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Reports on life sciences findings from University of Milan, Department of Pharmacological Sciences provide new insights

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 10th, 2009

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Effects of pesticide exposure on the human immune system.' According to recent research from Milan, Italy, "Epidemiological evidence from Western countries indicates that the prevalence of diseases associated with alterations in the immune response, such as asthma, certain autoimmune diseases and cancer, are increasing to such an extent that it cannot be attributed to improved diagnostics alone. There is some concern that this trend could be, at least, partially attributable to new or modified patterns of exposures to chemicals, including pesticides."

"The purpose of this article is to review the evidence on pesticide...

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