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Bangladesh: New study links 1 in 5 deaths to arsenic in the drinking water(0)
Chicago IL–Between 33 and 77 million people in Bangladesh have been exposed to arsenic in the drinking water—a catastrophe that the World Health Organization has called “the largest mass poisoning in history.” A new study published in the current issue of the medical journal The Lancet provides the most complete and detailed picture to date [...]
Full Story»Bangladesh: Pesticide poisoning takes its toll
Dhaka–An annual government survey of Bangladesh’s health situation has found that pesticide-related poisoning is a leading cause of death, underscoring a major health concern.
The 2009 Health Bulletin, which compiles health statistics from 2008, recorded 7,438 pesticide-related poisoning deaths at more than 400 hospitals nationwide amongst men and women aged 15-49.
Of the deaths, direct pesticide poisoning [...]
