What Disorder Was Linked With Living Near a Golf Course?

What Disorder Was Linked With Living Near a Golf Course?

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Living Near Golf Courses Linked to Higher Parkinson's Disease Risk, Possibly From Pesticide Exposure

In a new study, scientists are raising concerns over exposure to pesticides used on golf courses. According to the research, there could be a link between living within three miles of a golf course and an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from more than 5,500 people living in Minnesota and Wisconsin, including 419 people with Parkinson’s disease and 5,113 matched controls. They also a…

Parkinson's Disease Linked to Living Near Golf Courses—New Study

Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Researchers found that those living within a mile of golf courses have 126 percent higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those who live more than six miles away, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical…

SCOUTING REPORT | Bad golf mussels, Aberdeen thefts, fourth-grade essay winners, Red Cross super volunteer

From Watertown comes news that zebra mussels have launched an assault on the Cattail Crossing Golf Course’s irrigation system. Scott Schunter, the golf course superintendent, said he noticed a problem when several sprinkler heads were bubbling water out of the ground, he told The Watertown Current. A crew dug a 2-foot hole to remove a sprinkler head and found it infested with the waterborne pests.The golf course has 18 miles of irrigation pipe a…

Living Near Golf Courses Linked to Higher Parkinson’s Disease Risk, Possibly From Pesticide Exposure

In a new study, scientists are raising concerns over exposure to pesticides used on golf courses. According to the research, there could be a link between living within three miles of a golf course and an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from more than 5,500 people living in Minnesota and Wisconsin, including 419 people with Parkinson's disease and 5,113 matched controls. They also a…