The Morinaga Arsenic Milk Poisoning Incident

Long-term consequences of arsenic poisoning during infancy due to contaminated milk powder

Arsenic toxicity is a global health problem affecting many millions of people. The main source of exposure is drinking water contaminated by natural geological sources. Current risk assessment is based on the recognized carcinogenicity of arsenic, but neurotoxic risks have been overlooked. In 1955, an outbreak of arsenic poisoning occurred among Japanese infants, with more than 100 deaths. The ...

The Chronicle of Arsenic Poisoning in the 19th Century

Homicidal arsenic poisoning.

The case of a 50-year-old man who died mysteriously after being admitted to hospital is reported. He had raised the possibility of being poisoned prior to his death. A Coroner's post-mortem did not reveal the cause of death but this was subsequently established by post-mortem trace element analysis of liver, urine, blood and hair all of which revealed very high arsenic concentrations.

Poisoning by Red Arsenic

On the following morning they all seemed to get better, except one or two who complained of headache, burning sensation of the body and constantthirst. These symptoms were easily relieved by the administration of dilute Sulphuric acid in ten drop doses in an ounce of water every 2 hours. On the 6th July they were all discharged from the hospital cured. The history of the above case was the foll...

Arsenic poisoning in bangladesh.

16% Exposure to arsenic through groundwater has been a major public health problem in the USA, Taiwan, Mexico, Mongolia, Argentina, India, Chile, and Bangladesh.1 More than 100 million people worldwide have been estimated to be chronically exposed to arsenic from drinking water containing high arsenic levels. The situation is devastating in Bangladesh that can easily be reflected via the number...