An Emory University study reported on CNN and health.com http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/17/pesticides.adhd/index.html?hpt=T2 found a link between organophosphates and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Past studies focused on the children of migrant farm workers, but this is the first study which looked at children in general.
* Kids with above-average levels of a common pesticide byproduct had twice ADHD risk
* Direct cause-and-effect link “really hard to establish,” expert says
* Study is first to examine the effects of pesticide exposure in population at large
Is enough being done to protect us from chemicals that could harm us? Watch “Toxic America,” a special two-night investigative report with Sanjay Gupta M.D., June 2 & 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN.