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  • August 2008
    • Diabetes Linked to Arsenic in Tap Water

      Diabetes Linked to Arsenic in Tap Water

      (Newser) - Arsenic in the drinking water of millions of Americans may be contributing to the diabetes epidemic, Bloomberg reports. Researchers found that people with high levels of arsenic in their urine were nearly four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Higher rates of diabetes occurred even with trace amounts of arsenic and levels that meet US legal standards. More »

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      diabetes   drinking water   type 2 diabetes   water supply   arsenic   tap water

  • June 2008
    • Napolean Didn't Meet Aresenic-Laced End

      Napolean Didn't Meet Aresenic-Laced End

      (Newser) - For decades scholars have debated whether Napoleon, who died in exile on the island of St. Helena in 1821, was poisoned with arsenic by his British captors; as recently as 2002 a biographer wrote that there was "nothing improbable about the hypothesis." But now a team of Italian scientists has conducted a detailed analysis of the French emperor's hair that seems to disprove the theory. More »

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      France   history   poison   Napoleon   arsenic

  • February 2008
    • Arsenic Wasn't Napoleon's Waterloo: Study

      Arsenic Wasn't Napoleon's Waterloo: Study

      (Newser) - Rumors that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic have persisted since he died in exile 187 years ago on the island of St. Helena. Italian scientists now say they've established that the French emperor's death had more to do with bad French army food than murderous British guards, the Daily Telegraph reports. Tests on hair samples found no significant increase in arsenic levels over his lifetime. More »

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      France   cancer   history   Napoleon   arsenic   Napolean Bonaparte

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