Where does she get her facts? Can she tell us? Nov 3, 2009
(FROM FLU.GOV)"!It's about being able to stop a pandemic, and save those who are at high risk, which, as you must have discovered in your "research" on the Hannity show, are CHILDREN! These risk assessments, incidentally, do not come from the Obama Administration, you human paraquat, but from the CDC. You folks really need to get a grip. You lost the election, that doesn't mean you need to jump of the edge of the world. ". Lacr0ix wrote on Nov 2, 2009 9:39 AM:" I love the irony of people who... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Coroner: It's suicide Sep 30, 2009
In concluding that the cause of Sujathas death was paraquat ingestion and that there was no one involved in her death, he held that she died at 10 ... He said expert evidence had revealed that Sujatha had taken the paraquat voluntarily as there was no splash on her face or any other injuries on her body ... Testimonies from Sujathas relatives and doctors too revealed that she had confessed to have consumed the paraquat unknowingly. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Judge overturns approval of Roundup Ready beets Sep 23, 2009
But new research by a Fresno State professor and a graduate student discovered areas in Fresno County where the weed is putting up a fight and winning against another well-used herbicide: paraquat. Scary times for pumpkin growers in New England. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
On-the-job Pesticide Exposure Associated With Parkinson's Disease Sep 18, 2009
Three individual compounds an organochloride (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), an herbicide (paraquat) and an insecticide (permethrin) were associated with a more than three-fold increased risk of Parkinson's disease. All three have been shown to have effects on dopaminergic neurons affected by Parkinson's disease in the laboratory. (Science Daily)
Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Sep 17, 2009
Three compounds -- an organic (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), an herbicide (paraquat), and an insecticide (permethrin) -- were associated with a more than threefold increased risk of Parkinson's, the study found. Laboratory tests have shown that all three compounds have effects on dopaminergic neurons, which are affected by Parkinson's disease. (MEDLINEplus)
Scientists Hone Technique To Safeguard Water Supplies Aug 31, 2009
For this study, the researchers looked at five classes of chemical agents in water: Diuron, atrazine, paraquat, methyl parathion and potassium cyanide. All are known to be harmful to human health. (Science Daily)
Doc: Sujatha not forced to drink paraquat Jun 24, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: K. Sujatha had drunk the paraquat on her own accord without being physically forced to by anyone, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia forensic head Associate Professor Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid told an inquest ... Sujatha had also drunk the paraquat either by standing or sitting upright because from the photograph, she appeared to have suffered ulcers only on her lower lips which signified gravity force ... Dr Shahrom said the ulcers were consistent with paraquat poisoning as it is... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Sujatha inquest: Arrest warrant out for Kapar MP Manikavasagam (Update 2) Jun 23, 2009
In Tuesdays proceedings, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia forensic head Associate Professor Shahrom Abdul Wahid told the inquest that Sujatha had drunk the paraquat on her own without being physically forced to by anyone. . (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Doc: Sujatha was not pregnant May 9, 2009
Dr Kiran added, She had symptoms consistent with paraquat poisoning so I asked her what she had consumed ... Sujatha then admitted to Dr Kiran that she accidentally drank paraquat under the impression that it was cough mixture ... However, two urine test results came back negative for paraquat. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Brother: Sujatha took her own life May 7, 2009
Yes, my sister committed suicide, said K. Yugenthiran, 28, to a question on whether he agreed that 29-year-old Sujatha, who allegedly died of paraquat poisoning, took her own life. However, he said he did not know what drove his sister to commit the act. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Sujathas samples kept on going missing, inquest told May 6, 2009
Medical officer Dr Lim Ai Wei testified that she had taken urine samples of Sujatha, the following day, to check for traces of paraquat. When I failed to receive the results, the following day, I personally went to the lab to check what had happened. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Actress Sujatha called Maika chief Vell Paari twice, inquest told Mar 16, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Actress K. Sujatha called Maika Holdings chief executive officer S. Vell Paari twice on the same day she was hospitalised for allegedly drinking the weedkiller, paraquat, an inquest heard ... On his way there, Sujathas brother Yugenthiran called his cell phone to inform him that his sister had drunk paraquat. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Hazardous material Feb 10, 2009
Plantation workers face health threats from paraquat. MALAYSIAN plantation worker Rajam Murugasu became blind in one eye after she slipped and accidentally sprayed the weedkiller paraquat in her face ... Paraquat, a herbicide that protects crop yields by killing weeds that compete for water, nutrients, and light, is banned in the European Union and restricted to licensed users in the United States, New Zealand and parts of Latin America. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Malaysian rights groups seek ban on weed killer Feb 8, 2009
Rajam Murugasu, a plantation worker in Malaysia, became blind in one eye after she slipped and accidentally sprayed the weed killer paraquat in her face ... Paraquat is banned in the European Union and in Latin America ... Irene Fernandez of the Malaysian human rights group Tenaganita said paraquat "has serious implications for one's health and there is no antidote.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
