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Arsenic and rice: what you need to know
(HealthDay)—There's a danger lurking in rice and you won't find it by reading labels. It's the chemical arsenic.
May 11, 2018
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Diabetes
Arsenic-tainted drinking water may increase diabetes risk
A new study reports that chronic exposure to arsenic interferes with insulin secretion in the pancreas, which may increase the risk of diabetes. The paper, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, ...
Jan 11, 2018
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Watchdog group blasts study that suggests 80 percent of baby formula contains arsenic
The watchdog website Snopes has blasted a new study that suggests up to 80 percent of products that we feed to our babies are tainted by arsenic and other potentially harmful contaminants.
Nov 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Therapeutic form of arsenic is a potential treatment for deadly type of brain cancer
From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage, and in the right form, this naturally occurring chemical element can be a potent force against ...
Oct 17, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Arsenic levels higher in patients with nonmelanoma skin cancers
(HealthDay)—Certain arsenic species levels are higher among patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), according to a study published online Aug. 16 in the Journal of Dermatology.
Aug 22, 2017
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Gluten-free diet may increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure
People who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury - toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurological effects, according to a report in the journal ...
Feb 13, 2017
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Diabetes
Arsenic metabolism linked to development of type 1 diabetes
(HealthDay)—Arsenic metabolism seems to be associated with type 1 diabetes in young people, with a potential interaction by folate levels, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in Diabetes Care.
Nov 22, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Arsenic-contaminated water linked to skin cancer in US
(HealthDay)—Arsenic-contaminated water, at levels below the 2001 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum, is associated with skin cancer in U.S. populations, according to a review published online July 15 in the International ...
Jul 25, 2016
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X-ray study reveals distribution of the toxic metalloid in leaves
Toxic arsenic initially accumulates in the nuclei of plants' cells. This has been revealed by an X-ray examination of the aquatic plant rigid hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) using DESY's X-ray source PETRA III. Even at ...
Jun 24, 2016
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Worried about arsenic in your baby's rice cereal? There are other foods that can provide essential iron
Last month, the FDA proposed setting a limit of 100 parts per billion for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal. This proposal came after FDA analysis of research linking inorganic arsenic exposure to lung and bladder cancer, ...
May 25, 2016
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