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Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson’s. They blame a deadly pesticide.
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Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson’s. They blame a deadly pesticide.

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MLive.com

Paraquat is banned in more than 70 countries, but still legal in the United States. Now, a growing number of U.S. farmers are blaming the toxic pesticide for their Parkinson's disease in a large lawsuit.

Paul Friday remembers when his hand started flopping in the cold weather – the first sign nerve cells in his brain were dying. He was eventually diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a brain disease that gets worse over time. His limbs got stiffer. He struggle... [24926 chars]

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