Study makes concerning connection between risk for Parkinson's disease and living near golf courses: 'Cases are exploding'

A startling new study is drawing attention to a hidden hazard lurking in some of the nation's greenest neighborhoods: golf courses.  According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open, people who live within a mile of a golf course may face a 126% higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease — a condition affecting over a million Americans. The culprit? Pesticides.  What's happening?  Researchers from the Barrow Neurological Institute tracked Parkinson's diagnoses in Olmsted County, Minnesota, over a 24-year span, cross-referencing patient addresses with the locations of 139 nearby golf courses. The analysis revealed a