Re: pesticides - effect everyone

April 29, 2005

I work in the ICU and we had a patient come in with changes in level

of consciousness and to rule out encephalitis. She was a screaming,

combative banshee. Her lumbar puncture and CT were all normal. She

had one brief moment of lucidity, stated that her neighbors had

sprayed a tree the day before. We called the neighbor's service

provider to find out what was used, then looked into its Material Data

Safety sheets. This patient had every side effect listed from

exposure. Once the chemical was isolated, she was treated and

appeared to return to " normal " however, who truly knows about residual

CNS damage? The moral here is to keep your entire family in when any

chemicals are being used.

> Is it any wonder that so many infants and toddlers have overwhelmed

> detoxification? Here are just some of the contributing factors!

>

> Neurobehavioral Performance and Work Experience in Florida Farmworkers

> Kamel et al.

> p. 1765

>

> Measurement of Pesticides and Other Toxicants in Amniotic Fluid as a

> Potential Biomarker of Prenatal Exposure: A Validation Study

> Bradman et al.

> p. 1779

>

> In Utero Exposure to Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and Duration of Human

> Pregnancy

> Latini et al.

> p. 1783

>

> If links are dysfunctional (my computer emits phthalates), the articles

> can be downloaded from:

>

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