Abstract Chemistry and Human Health, Division VII of the International Union on Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), provides guidance on risk assessment methodology and, as …

Objective To clarify the causes of deaths among patients with Itai-itai disease and severe
cadmium (Cd) poisoning. Design Nested case–control analysis of a population-based …

In Japan the most heavily cadmium (Cd)-polluted region is the Jinzu river basin, where Itai-
itai disease is endemic and the Kakehashi river basin is the second most polluted region …

Toxicity of chemicals and environmental pollutants may be expressed differently in women
than in men. Until recently, most research involved men. With the initiation of studies on the …

A review of the epidemiological literature on the potential effects of land contamination
shows that the largest body of contaminant-specific research relates to cadmium (Cd). First …

Hormesis (defined operationally as low-dose stimulation, high-dose inhibition) is often used
to promote the notion that while high-level exposures to toxic chemicals could be detrimental …

Objectives: To clarify the causes of death of residents with renal tubular dysfunction induced
by cadmium (Cd) in the environment. Methods: A 15 year follow up study was performed …

This study investigated the associations among prevalence of patients with Itai-itai disease,
and prevalence of abnormal urinary findings and cadmium (Cd) concentrations in rice in …

This study aimed to determine the levels of placental cadmium (PCd) and cord blood
cadmium (CBCd) and the resulting expression of placental metallothionein (MT) in neonates …

Abstract Background Exposure to cadmium (Cd) via food is supposed to affect life prognosis
of inhabitants of Cd-polluted area in Japan. However, there have been few reports …