This paper reviews how active research in West Bengal has unmasked the endemic arsenism that has detrimental effects on the health of millions of people and their offspring. It …
MF Hughes, BD Beck, Y Chen, AS Lewis… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The metalloid arsenic is a natural environmental contaminant to which humans are routinely exposed in food, water, air, and soil. Arsenic has a long history of use as a homicidal agent …
This review summarizes the literature describing the molecular mechanisms of arsenic- induced oxidative stress, its relevant biomarkers, and its relation to various diseases …
This review deals with environmental origin, occurrence, episodes, and impact on human health of arsenic. Arsenic, a metalloid occurs naturally, being the 20th most abundant …
AH Smith, EO Lingas… - Bulletin of the world health …, 2000 - SciELO Public Health
The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is the largest poisoning of a population in history, with millions of people exposed. This paper describes the history of the …
RN Ratnaike - Postgraduate medical journal, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Arsenic toxicity is a global health problem affecting many millions of people. Contamination is caused by arsenic from natural geological sources leaching into aquifers, contaminating …
EM Alissa, GA Ferns - Journal of toxicology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an increasing world health problem. Traditional risk factors fail to account for all deaths from CVD. It is mainly the environmental, dietary and lifestyle …
S Kapaj, H Peterson, K Liber… - … Science and Health …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The ill effects of human exposure to arsenic (As) have recently been reevaluated by government agencies around the world. This has lead to a lowering of As guidelines in …
Objective To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from cardiovascular disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association …