Background: Body burden of mercury has been linked to hypertension in populations
exposed to high mercury levels. Objectives: We summarized, extracted, and pooled the …

Health problems associated with essential trace metals can result from both inadequate (ie,
low intake) and excessive exposures (ie, from environmental and/or occupational source) …

EFSA was asked by the European Commission to consider new developments regarding
inorganic mercury and methylmercury toxicity and evaluate whether the Joint FAO/WHO …

Malaysia has abundant sources of drinking water from river and groundwater. However,
rapid developments have deteriorated quality of drinking water sources in Malaysia. Heavy …

We performed a systematic and meta-analysis study to find the association between
cadmium (Cd) exposure and blood pressure (BP)/hypertension (HTN) in exposed general …

Toenails have been used as biomarkers of exposure to toxic metals, but their validity for this
purpose is not yet clear and might differ depending on the specific agent. To evaluate this …

Chronic arsenic exposure can induce cardiovascular diseases through oxidative stress
injury, inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. However, evidence for hypertension …

Exposure to metals may contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS);
however, evidence from midlife women who are at greater risk of cardiometabolic disease is …

This systematic review summarizes the current evidence related to the reliability of toenail
total arsenic concentrations (thereafter “arsenic”) as a biomarker of long-term exposure …

Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP) has been associated with particulate matter (PM)
air pollution, but associations with PM chemical constituents are still uncertain. Objectives …