Background: Heavy metals, such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd), are known toxicants, but their associations with the thyroid axis have not been well quantified at U.S. background…
In their review, Esteban-Vasallo et al. (2012) discussed the use of human placenta to evaluate biomarkers of exposure to heavy metals. They correctly concluded that the use of placental tissue…
Background: Cigarettes, food, water, and air pollution can contain toxic heavy metals, such as cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb). A cigarette contains approximately 1-2 ug of…
The aim of this study was to investigate if blood levels of trace and/or heavy metals are related to atherosclerosis in a cross-sectional study in elderly. In the population-based Prospective…