Type 2 diabetes: exposure to arsenic increases risks
A new study confirms that prolonged exposure to high levels of arsenic increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. ...
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Toxic metals in some fruit juices and vegetable milks
An American study has alerted to the presence of toxic metals such as nickel or arsenic in vegetable milks and ...
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Heavy metals and arsenic: beware of sushi consumption!
Consuming too many rice and raw fish foods, especially tuna, would expose you to high levels of heavy metals and ...
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Commemoration: but what did Napoleon really die of?
After long years of exile, Napoleon died on the island of Saint Helena on May 5, 1821. Many rumors have ...
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Arsenic, a long-term carcinogen
© ThinkstockArsenic in drinking water may have a long-term carcinogenic effect, according to results of a study published in the ...
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Arsenic pollution in Aude: parents demonstrate and demand new screenings
Families living in the Orbiel valley, in Aude, where 38 children have high arsenic levels after flooding, gathered on Friday ...
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Aude: children contaminated with arsenic near an old mine
The exploitation of arsenic from the Salsigne mine between 1892 and 2004 left significant toxic residues in the Orbiel valley, ...
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Arsenic in tap water can harm the heart
Arsenic in private well water can alter the structure of the heart and increase the risk of heart attack and ...
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Arsenic: an epidemic of cancers up to 40 years later
Transient contamination of drinking water with arsenic in the 1950s led to an epidemic of cancer. Population monitoring shows that ...
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Pakistan: alarming levels of arsenic in drinking water
Researchers have noted the presence of very high levels of arsenic in groundwater in parts of Pakistan. Residents of Pakistan ...
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Gluten-free diet: more arsenic and mercury on the plate
Urinary arsenic and blood mercury concentrations are significantly higher in gluten-free enthusiasts.Presented as a healthy diet, the gluten-free diet nevertheless ...
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Cévennes: one inhabitant in five impregnated with arsenic
Screening carried out in five communes of Gard affected by mining pollution reveals that residents have abnormal levels of heavy ...
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Diet: rice cereals expose children to arsenic
Children who consume the most rice, especially rice cereals, have arsenic levels in their urine twice as high as those ...
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Mining pollution: when the river spits out its arsenic
In the Cévennes, a century of mining activity has irreparably polluted ground and surface water. There are doubts about drinking ...
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Arsenic increases the risk of infections in children
Children exposed to arsenic in utero are more often ill in their first year of life. They are said to ...
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Cook the rice in a percolator to detoxify it!
Rice often contains traces of arsenic. To reduce its toxicity, researchers have developed a trick, which they describe in a ...
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Breast cancer: arsenic effective in reducing mortality
A city in Chile accidentally poisoned with arsenic has seen its death rate from breast cancer drop by 50%, according ...
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Celiac disease: watch out for arsenic in rice
The arsenic in rice and its products can be dangerous for patients with celiac disease. Rice is one of the ...
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Arsenic in baby food
© ThinkstockThree quarters of food for babies, especially those made from rice still contain an illegal level of inorganic arsenic, ...
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Food: arsenic is carcinogenic even at low doses
In male mice, exposure to very low doses of arsenic increases the number of benign or malignant tumors. The doses ...
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Arsenic in American red wines?
© ThinkstockNotice to lovers of good wines: a recent study by the University of Washington (United States) has just found ...
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Deformed penis: a new treatment approved in the USA
A new non-surgical treatment option has just been approved by the FDA for men embarrassed by Peyronie's disease with a ...
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Arsenic: even at low doses it is carcinogenic
Arsenic compounds occur naturally in small amounts on land or in water. Humans can be exposed to arsenic through tap ...
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Why rice can be dangerous for children
Denmark is launching a campaign to advise parents against giving their children rice products. The starch would contain dangerous doses ...
Read moreArsenic, not just a poison!
April 5, 2002 - Arsenic, the famous poison that has quietly suppressed more than one life, has gained new acclaim ...
Read moreHijiki alert: arsenic on the plate
November 15, 2001 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a public advisory advising to avoid the consumption of ...
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