Mercury in Alaskan Eskimo mothers and infants.

Mercury in Hair of Mothers and Infants: Influencing Factors Assessment in the Southern shores of the Caspian Sea (Iran)

Background: Mercury (Hg) is a hazardous metal responsible for environmental contamination and human intoxication. Methyl mercury bio-accumulation through food chain can be responsible for chronic mercury exposure of South Caspian Sea communities with a diet rich in fish. Uncertainties about exposure levels that could have damaging consequences for nervous system development of infants makes b...

Prehistoric Art of the Alaskan Eskimo

Passive immunization for infection with Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Haemophilus influenzae type b is the leading cause of meningitis in children younger than 5 years of age in the United States. The incidence of infection with H influenzae type b in certain populations, such as Apache and Navajo Indians and Alaskan Eskimos, is 10 to 20 times higher than in the general US population. Another important feature of H influenzae type b infections in these population...

High Blood Mercury Levels in Iranian Infants: A Cause For Concern

  ABSTRACT Background and Objective: There have been concerns over possible association between mercury and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants. In this study we aimed to determine whether blood levels of mercury are above safe values in Iranian infants or not. Materials and Methods:  A total of 85 infants (0, 2, 4 and 6 months old) were enrolled in this study. All of them received vaccin...

سنجش جیوه موجود در موی مادران شیرده وارتباط آن با متغیرهای مصرف ماهی، تعداد دندان های پر شده با آمالگام، سن و محل زندگی

Backgrounds and Objectives: Mercury is a heavy metal that is widespread in the environment and has many toxic effects. At present, MeHg exposure on women remain an important issues for researching, especially those of continuous uptake in high-fish consumption.MeHg can be transferred to infant through breast milk. The objective of this study was to characterize the risk of Hg exposure in mother...