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Gardeners, Beware of your back!

...s, researchers now suggest that enthusiastic// new gardeners who start with little or no idea of how to lift pr...tive is the best remedy. Doctors also suggest that gardeners who are starting anew should do 30 to 40 sit-ups every day for nearly two weeks before starting and ...

Pesticide exposure may cause Parkinson’s diseas

...tors like pesticides. Researchers say that amateur gardeners are 9% more likely to develop the diseases than who are not exposed to any pesticides for long time periods. The high risk group are the farmers who may have about 43% more risk of developing the disease when compared to other people. Parkinson’s di...

Horticultural Therapy Offers Measurable Physical, Mental Benefits

...in their last days. ? And accomplished or novice gardeners — and even people who’ve never gardened before. “One of the first horticultural therapy activities I learned was to make a bird feeder from a pine cone smeared with peanut butter and rolled in bird seed,” Airhart said. “That’s an easy, inexpensive ...

Clues Found On How Deadly Bacterium Gains Foothold

...01 on Martha's Vineyard found that landscapers and gardeners who used power blowers and lawn mowers were at increased risk of being infected. Source-Newswise...

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