Friend Dies of Malathion Induced Leukemia  
We recently received a forum letter from Patti in Pompano, Florida regarding the death of her friend in California. Her friend's health problems began immediately following being sprayed with malathion. 

MEDICAL RESEARCH & WILDLIFE EFFECTS STUDIES NEW RESEARCH POSTED JULY 20  
Chem-Tox has just completed the new Malathion Health Research Index making it easier to locate information on the dangers of malathion. We've also added new health effects studies including research showing health problems among children born after California aerial spraying, kidney damage in humans, malathion linked to blood disorders such as leukemia, lung damage and neurological damage in older test animals not seen in young test animals - more to come as we update information from last trip to University of Florida Medical Library. If this is not enough credible research to justify suspending malathion aerial spraying immediately, then we have made a dangerous move away from obvious common sense and into giving way to financial interests at the expense of human health.

Medfly Parasitic Wasps are Killed by Malathion 
Hawaii research finds that malathion is over 600 times more toxic to beneficial parasitic wasps which is nature's way of controlling the medfly. This certainly makes a strong case for the fact that by killing everything now with malathion will result in a worse medfly infestation later since the medflies natural enemies are being exterminated too. Maybe we should start releasing parasitic wasps? I'm sure they'd love even sterile medflies.

CALIFORNIA SENDS TAMPA MALATHION INFO 
This is the transpcript of the Malathion meeting held at the Monterey Park, California, City Council Chambers (May, 1995). Participants included doctors and scientists with information on studies of infertility as well as true cancer risks. Other information reported on the true economic impact from the medfly, as current assessments by Agriculture are grossly over exaggerated. Special thanks to Charlotte Wagner and Frances Louise Wagner with the California anti-malathion group - "CEASE" (Citizens to End Aerial Spraying Through Education).

Pesticide Exposure Linked to Infertility 
Research shows agricultural workers have unusually high infertility rates. Other research shows low sperm count is associated with increased miscarriages and genetic problems.

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