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 ...

Arsenic is a nasty poison that once reigned as the ultimate weapon of deception. In the 18th century, it was the poison of choice for those wanting to kill their enemies and spouses, favored for its ...

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Read before the Suffolk District Medical Society. Concluded from Vol. cxviii, page 649. ERRATA. In the first part of this article, on page 647 of the previous number, for Popard, read Popow; for May ...

NEW SWEDEN, Maine — Most of the time there's a dull ache in Dale Anderson's legs. Those are the good days. On other days, the throbbing pain in his legs and feet makes it difficult to walk more than ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Some 50 million people are at risk of arsenic poisoning from contaminated groundwater in Pakistan's Indus Valley – far more than previously thought, according to a new study. Pakistan ...

Scientists have long known that arsenic in drinking water is a health threat, but its affects on the brain were less clear. A new study using fruit flies revealed that arsenic exposure can lead to ...