MDS patients diagnosed according to standard French-American-British criteria received a loading dose of 0.3 mg/kg per day of arsenic trioxide for 5 days followed by a maintenance dose of 0.25 mg/kg ...

Arsenic toxicity is an uncommon and frequently underrecognized cause of subacute encephalopathy. Diagnosis requires careful integration of exposure history, clinical findings, and laboratory testing, ...

I am a physician who treated arsenic patients for 20 years. I learned to look for arsenic when a patient said, “I am tired, I ache all over, my stomach hurts and I have this flaky little rash.” ...

This monograph is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation ...

Prenatal exposure to arsenic in the public water supply was tied to some adverse birth outcomes. Public drinking water is a major source of inorganic arsenic exposure. Authors suggest the ...

Arsenic has a well-deserved reputation as a poison; in ancient times it was known as the “Poison of Kings and the King of Poisons.” But arsenic, an element found naturally in soil, air, and drinking ...

Patients received arsenic trioxide (0.25 mg/kg/d) on 5 consecutive days per week for 2 weeks, followed by 2 weeks’ rest (one cycle). Two patient cohorts were established according to International ...