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Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease
April 12, 2012
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 viruses present in chickens and turkeys.
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Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs
April 11, 2012
Avian leukosis/sarcoma virus has been found in 14% of retail egg samples.
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Poultry and Penis Cancer
April 10, 2012
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 consumer concerns as well.
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Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics?
April 9, 2012
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 drugs that were fed to the birds.
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Wart Cancer Viruses in Food
April 2, 2011
The wart-causing viruses in animals may present more than just a cosmetic issue for consumers.
