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A new study by Pinkerton and colleagues published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine suggests that flight attendants are at increased risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Stratification of subjects by exposure duration did not reveal a dose response relationship. Flight attendants are at increased risk for exposures to pesticides, exposure to which has also been implicated as a risk factor for ALS. There was no increase risk for other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
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