Increased Risk of ADHD Associated with Common Household Pesticides

A recent study shows an unfortunate relationship between a common household pesticide and increased risk of ADHD in children. After much research, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has found a connection that suggests a tripled risk of ADHD in young children when they are exposed to pyrethroids.

Pyrethroid Pesticides in the U.S.

While pyrethroid pesticides are now the most commonly used pesticide in the U.S., they haven’t always enjoyed such widespread use. The only reason they are used so frequently is that officials banned the other two most commonly used organophosphate pesticides in 2000, after concerns were raised over dangerous health …read more