Former farmer Larry Wyles is one of the plaintiffs in the US legal action alleging a link between Paraquat and Parkinson's A chemical manufacturer facing legal action over alleged links between ...

A 27-year review into the safety of a controversial chemical widely used by farmers has been extended until the end of next ...

As a child, John O'Brien would spend hours in the paddock helping his dad spray crops to protect them from weeds and pests.

Two batches of a herbicide under review for possible links to Parkinson’s Disease have been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer because the 20-litre drums could rupture.

One of Philadelphia’s largest mass torts is on track to hold its first trials starting in the spring. Four trials over the ...

Dozens of pre-eminent neurologists in Australia are calling on the chemical regulator to ban paraquat, a controversial herbicide that has been linked to the development of Parkinson's disease.

As part of normal editorial processes, in the interests of clarity a line in the article was amended to include ‘paraquat’s connection to Parkinson’s’. This change was reflected in an ...

Some British farmers are calling for a ban on the UK production of toxic weedkiller Paraquat, saying studies suggest it could be a factor in the onset of Parkinson's Disease. It comes as hundreds ...

SAN FRANCISCO— Farmworker groups, environmentalists and health organizations represented by Earthjustice sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for approving the continued use of the deadly ...

Bathinda: Despite being banned, restricted, or withdrawn in many countries, highly toxic herbicide paraquat dichloride contrinues to be in wide Indian use for weeding, grass control, and pre ...

The hasty reapprovals include paraquat, which is extremely toxic to people and has been shown to double the risk of Parkinson’s disease in farmworkers. They also include most of the extremely ...