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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(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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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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A slew of recent studies have found scary amounts of arsenic in baby food, frightening many new parents already stressed out by all-night feedings and endless diaper changes. In a world where environmental dangers seem to ...
Dec 21, 2017
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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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(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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Children born to women who were exposed to higher arsenic during pregnancy have a greater risk of infections and respiratory symptoms within their first year of life, a Dartmouth College-led study shows.
Nov 09, 2015
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A new University of Washington study that tested 65 wines from America's top four wine-producing states—California, Washington, New York and Oregon—found all but one have arsenic levels that exceed what's allowed in drinking ...
Sep 29, 2015
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The placenta can be used to reliably measure arsenic exposure in pregnant women and how much of the toxic metal is transferred to their fetuses, a Dartmouth College study shows.
Apr 02, 2015
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Dozens of bottles of low-priced California wines sold under such labels as Franzia, Mogen David and Almaden contain dangerously high levels of arsenic, according to a lawsuit filed by four California residents.
Mar 20, 2015
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In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic ...
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