poultry workers

April 12, 2012

Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease
Poultry workers exhibit an excess of a wide range of diseases, from thyroid conditions to schizophrenia and autoimmune neurological disorders such as myasthenia gravis. This may be due to exposure to..
April 11, 2012

Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs
Avian leukosis/sarcoma virus has been found in 14% of retail egg samples.
April 10, 2012

Poultry and Penis Cancer
The largest study to date on poultry workers found a significantly increased risk of dying from penile cancer, thought to be due to exposure to oncogenic (cancer-causing) chicken viruses, which raise..
April 9, 2012

Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics?
The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens' and turkeys' flesh of industrial carcinogens such as dioxins, oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, and/or the..
April 2, 2011

Wart Cancer Viruses in Food
The wart-causing viruses in animals may present more than just a cosmetic issue for consumers.