Protect children from exposure to insecticides

A study just published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives began with this observation: "Insecticides that target the nervous system may play a role in the development of childhood brain tumors (CBTs)." Naturally, as the authors note, there are significant genetic differences in the ability to metabolize such toxic chemicals. Indeed, they "observed strong interactions between genotype and insecticide exposure during childhood." Their considerate conclusion: "Based on known effects of these variants, these results suggest that exposure in childhood to organophosphorus and perhaps to carbamate insecticides in combination with a reduced ability to detoxify them may be associated with CBT."