Using Olmsted County Data, Mayo Clinic Research Looks at Golf Courses and Parkinson's Disease Risk

Using Olmsted County data, Mayo Clinic research looks at golf courses and Parkinson's disease risk

ROCHESTER — How close you live to a golf course can impact your risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study that looked at 25 years of Olmsted County data. "We found that, basically, living close by to a golf course increases the risk of Parkinson's disease," particularly if they share a drinking water source with the golf course, said Dr. Rodolfo Savica, a Mayo Clinic neurologist and coauthor of the study, published in JAMA…

Local paraquat class action potential as legal firm investigates options

A legal firm is investigating the potential of a class action based around the links between Parkinson's Disease and the herbicide paraquat.

Investigations under way into potential paraquat class action - Grain Central

Shine Lawyers has launched an investigation into a potential class action concerning paraquat and its alleged link to Parkinson’s disease...