Background Millions of people worldwide are chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking
water, including 35–77 million people in Bangladesh. The association between arsenic …

Background Epidemiologic studies suggest toxic metals are linked with diabetes and
cardiovascular disease, while experimental studies indicate nutritionally essential metals are …

The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is a major public health concern
affecting 35–75 million people. Although it is evident that high levels (>300 μg/L) of arsenic …

Rice accumulates 10-fold higher inorganic arsenic (i-As), an established human carcinogen,
than other grains. This review summarizes epidemiologic studies that examined the …

Elevated concentrations of arsenic in groundwater pose a public health threat to millions of
people worldwide, including severely affected populations in South and Southeast Asia. …

Objective To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from cardiovascular
disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association. Design …

Millions of persons around the world are exposed to low doses of arsenic through drinking
water. However, estimates of health effects associated with low-dose arsenic exposure have …

Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS), a multidisciplinary and large prospective
cohort study in Araihazar, Bangladesh, was established to evaluate the effects of full-…

Most genome-wide association and fine-mapping studies to date have been conducted in
individuals of European descent, and genetic studies of populations of Hispanic/Latino and …

Background: Few prospective studies have evaluated the influence of arsenic methylation
capacity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Objective: We evaluated the association of …