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highplainsdem

(59,632 posts)
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:25 PM May 2025

Residential Proximity to Golf Courses Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Source: Medscape

Living within a mile of a golf course is associated with a 126% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), possibly due to increased pesticide exposure, results of a population-based case-control study suggest.

Results also showed drinking water from groundwater service areas with a golf course was associated with almost a twofold increased risk for the disease.

The study results imply that both vulnerable drinking water and airborne pollutant exposure may contribute to the risk of developing PD near golf courses, study investigator Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD, assistant professor, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, told Medscape Medical News.

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Golf courses are frequently treated with pesticides to uphold the visual and maintenance standards of putting greens and fairways. In the United States, the amount of pesticide used on golf courses can be up to 15 times greater than that in European countries.

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Read more: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/residential-proximity-golf-courses-linked-parkinsons-disease-2025a1000bau

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Residential Proximity to Golf Courses Linked to Parkinson's Disease (Original Post) highplainsdem May 2025 OP
"You know who" golfs all the time. Wonder Why May 2025 #1
In my senior community, many retired marybourg May 2025 #2
People used to lick golf balls. usonian May 2025 #3
There was a kid in my high school who carried one around and talked to it. Harker May 2025 #5
See reply 7. highplainsdem May 2025 #8
Was the brand "Wilson"? nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2025 #23
Perfect! Harker May 2025 #24
And got liver damage from it. The idea was to improve their game by cleaning the ball. highplainsdem May 2025 #7
Your customary thoroughness is admirable, thanks hpd. Harker May 2025 #11
I'm afraid I don't remember seeing that. And I just did both a Google search and Advanced searches highplainsdem May 2025 #16
Wow, you learn something new everyday blue_jay May 2025 #19
I encourage the SlobFather to live at marasluggo full time. NoMoreRepugs May 2025 #4
except for maybe 3-4 days/wk Trump goes to his golf courses as it is. riversedge May 2025 #6
He's probably indoors when they're sluicing it down Warpy May 2025 #10
People who golf should never bring or wear their golfing shoes indoors womanofthehills May 2025 #25
He probably pays someone to lick his balls for him. n/t Harker May 2025 #12
Snort! WestMichRad May 2025 #14
Lutnick? The Madcap May 2025 #15
DUzy! 🥇🏆💫 littlemissmartypants May 2025 #17
So working there is fine? twodogsbarking May 2025 #9
By 3auld6phart May 2025 #13
Residential proximity to the White House needs to be studied Seinan Sensei May 2025 #18
Kick dalton99a May 2025 #20
When you live close to a farm you are safe though. twodogsbarking May 2025 #21
How about homeowners who are next door to one of those Chem Lawn type of spraying? Bengus81 May 2025 #22
My whole block was poisoned with Malathion for mosquito control in mid 90's womanofthehills May 2025 #27
I'm sure Bobby Brain Worm will get right on top of this. Diamond_Dog May 2025 #26
For a while - he was taking about getting atrazine banned from crops womanofthehills May 2025 #28
Film of US Soldiers spraying Agent Orange defoliant onto a riverbank without protective equipment Norrrm May 2025 #29

Wonder Why

(6,512 posts)
1. "You know who" golfs all the time.
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:30 PM
May 2025

Does that mean your post belongs in the "Is he dead yet?" thread?

marybourg

(13,588 posts)
2. In my senior community, many retired
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:36 PM
May 2025

farmers have developed Parkinsons. They figured out the cause themselves many years ago.

Harker

(17,285 posts)
5. There was a kid in my high school who carried one around and talked to it.
Fri May 9, 2025, 06:03 PM
May 2025

I've never heard of anyone licking them, though.

Harker

(17,285 posts)
11. Your customary thoroughness is admirable, thanks hpd.
Fri May 9, 2025, 06:43 PM
May 2025

Did you catch my suggestion a while back that you might enjoy Patti Smith's "M Train" for it's poignant reference to "Radar Love"?

highplainsdem

(59,632 posts)
16. I'm afraid I don't remember seeing that. And I just did both a Google search and Advanced searches
Fri May 9, 2025, 07:31 PM
May 2025

in multiple forums trying to find that post from you, but couldn't find it.

And then I did a Google search for Patti's name, that book title, and Radar Love and discovered it was Patti and her husband's song, according to a few websites that mentioned it. It had been the only record in a house they once rented, and she felt their relationship when they were far apart was radar love.

Thanks for mentioning it (again). I wouldn't have known that otherwise.

Warpy

(114,363 posts)
10. He's probably indoors when they're sluicing it down
Fri May 9, 2025, 06:41 PM
May 2025

with herbicides and all the crap they have to put on grass to make it look lush in heavy salt air. So unless his nearest and dearest are putting greens clippings into his food to hurry up their inheritances, we're SOL on that one.

womanofthehills

(10,686 posts)
25. People who golf should never bring or wear their golfing shoes indoors
Sat May 10, 2025, 01:27 PM
May 2025

Studies show pesticides all over indoor rugs when people walk in Roundup grass and don’t change shoes before entering houses. Pesticides & herbicides need the sun to dissipate them and so indoors it can remain on rugs for a long time. Studies were done on farm workers - showing pesticide residues all over their houses if they didn’t put their work clothes directly into the washer before walking and sitting in their houses.

3auld6phart

(1,669 posts)
13. By
Fri May 9, 2025, 06:56 PM
May 2025

‘Golly , now we know what it is t affects the orange one’s brain matter at least I would think. No discernible sign s of Parkinson’s Symptoms

Seinan Sensei

(1,324 posts)
18. Residential proximity to the White House needs to be studied
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:06 PM
May 2025

Research would show that a significant percentage of WH residents are idiots and morons

Bengus81

(9,754 posts)
22. How about homeowners who are next door to one of those Chem Lawn type of spraying?
Sat May 10, 2025, 07:48 AM
May 2025

They don't use anything granular that I know of,it's all sprayed. BTW...we are in Stage 2 drought conditions in Wichita and have been since last July. No one can water more than one day per week BUT golf courses are NOT restricted in any way and never have been. Some are on well water but the majority use city water.

What are those places a National Treasure??

womanofthehills

(10,686 posts)
27. My whole block was poisoned with Malathion for mosquito control in mid 90's
Sat May 10, 2025, 01:50 PM
May 2025

Because I lived near the river, our neighborhood would be sprayed for mosquitoes in the middle of the night out of trucks. One of the workers ran out of the pesticides they usually spray and used some old malathion that was in a hot shed forever. It came thru the screen door into my house. I was on the “no spray list” when this happened.

In our city to this day there is a number you can call if you have mosquitoes and they will come and spray your block. They ended up spraying my block 3 times in one week with old malathion. Everyone was sick - kids all had asthma- and I ended up with reactive airway disease because malathion kills airway cells. It also kills enzymes that process acetylcholine so you get really messed up. To this day, I still have sensitivities from that exposure- if I am near pesticides my airway gets tight and I begin salivating big time.

Diamond_Dog

(39,646 posts)
26. I'm sure Bobby Brain Worm will get right on top of this.
Sat May 10, 2025, 01:32 PM
May 2025

Distribute vitamins to all residents who live near golf courses.

womanofthehills

(10,686 posts)
28. For a while - he was taking about getting atrazine banned from crops
Sat May 10, 2025, 02:04 PM
May 2025

It’s banned in Europe so I hope it will be banned in US.

We use tons of glyphosate plus other pesticides on our corn, soy, grains, oats, almonds etc although it’s banned in many countries including Russia.

Now - some northern farmers and esp Canadian farmers are spraying glyphosate on crops days before harvest so crops dry uniformly. That’s why Cheerios are one of USProducts with the most glyphosate. Also - desiccation with Roundup also used on sugar crop in Florida and Louisiana- probably contributing to algae growth.

Norrrm

(3,872 posts)
29. Film of US Soldiers spraying Agent Orange defoliant onto a riverbank without protective equipment
Sat May 10, 2025, 02:14 PM
May 2025

Film of US Soldiers spraying Agent Orange defoliant onto a riverbank without protective equipment

Practically bathing in it.

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