Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 15:28
in Physics & Chemistry
CHICAGO (AP) -- A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected....
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