Residential Proximity to Golf Courses Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Living within a mile of a golf course is associated with a 126% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), possibly due to increased pesticide exposure, results of a population-based case-control study suggest.Results also showed drinking water from groundwater service areas with a golf course was associated with almost a twofold increased risk for the disease.Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhDThe study results imply that both vulnerable drinking water and airborne pollutant exposure may contribute to risk of developing PD near golf courses, study investigator Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD, assistant professor, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, told Medscape Medical News.However, she cautioned that because the study