Read Before Reaching For The Bug Spray

When I practiced hematology , I frequently saw new leukemic patients with strong insecticide exposure histories. The scientific literature did not then support the association, though many experienced hematologists suspected that it was only a matter of time before a link was established.

The time has arrived. A link between certain insecticides, fumigants and other pesticides with a condition which may represent the early bone cancer, multiple myeloma, is described in a release by the American Society of Hematology. Click this blog's title to be linked.

Once again, Our Health System may be impacted by products and uses which are the environmental "hit" which makes genetically prediposed persons sick. So pass on the insecticide spray and pick up the fly swatter. Visit your local organic farmers' market.