High blood pressure: Exposure to tellurium may contribute
Tellurium is classified in the broad category of heavy metals. THE ESSENTIAL Belonging to the family of heavy metals, tellurium ...
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Lead, arsenic… Sanitary tampons contaminated with metals!
Several brands of sanitary tampons marketed in the European Union and the United States contain high levels of metal contamination, ...
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Ovaries: exposure to heavy metals accelerates their aging
Women exposed to arsenic, cadmium, mercury or even lead could have fewer eggs as they approach menopause. THE ESSENTIAL Exposure ...
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Passive smoking: heavy metals detected in children’s saliva
Exposure to tobacco smoke increases the presence of heavy and toxic metals in children's saliva. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have found ...
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Recall of Shein jewelry: beware these products contain too many heavy metals
Five jewels of the Shein brand are subject to a recall because they contain too high levels of heavy metals, ...
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Dark chocolate: toxic metals in several popular brands
A test conducted on 28 dark chocolate bars shows that all of them contain toxic metals, such as lead and ...
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Baby: 7 tips to reduce their exposure to heavy metals
Have a balanced diet, avoid sweeteners, favor spring water... Several recommendations can reduce the risk of heavy metal poisoning in ...
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Cadmium can cause vitamin D deficiencies, sources of allergies
Even ingested in low doses, this heavy metal causes a strong activation of antibodies which can cause a serious allergic ...
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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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Lead poisoning in children in Val-d’Oise: what is lead poisoning?
About forty children residing in a Roma camp in Méry-sur-Oise, in Val-d'Oise, suffer from lead poisoning, or lead poisoning, reveals ...
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Arsenic, chromium, nickel, mercury: the French are all contaminated with heavy metals
A new study by Public Health France reveals the presence of heavy metals in the body of the French, including ...
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Exposure to cadmium in utero increases the risk of asthma and allergies
According to a new study, this heavy metal, which is subject to restrictions within the European Union, would increase the ...
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Pollution contributes to antibiotic resistance
The presence of heavy metals in the soil would make bacteria more resistant. Antibiotic resistance is one of the major ...
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Heavy metals: too much lead in the blood increases cholesterol
The level of bad cholesterol progresses as the level of lead increases in the blood. A new, well-hidden cause for ...
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Fish: mercury, cadmium and arsenic in cans of tuna
Canned tuna do worse than surimi, according to 60 million consumers. Heavy metals, bones and organs have been found in ...
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Gard: residents contaminated by heavy metals file a complaint
After discovering the presence of heavy metals in their body, the inhabitants of several municipalities located near former mining sites ...
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Gard: too many heavy metals in 46 people
46 people living near an old mine in the Gard have abnormal levels of heavy metals in their blood. Cadmium, ...
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Millions of liters of pollutants dumped in Colorado waters
A government environmental agency accidentally dumped millions of liters of toxic substances into a tributary of Colorado, coloring the waters ...
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Meningitis: 39 babies victims of a defective vaccine
40 families are taking legal action in the case of Meningitec, a vaccine against meningitis. Some batches loaded with heavy ...
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