Abul Hasnat Milton, Wayne Smith, Bayzidur Rahman, Ziaul Hasan et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to arsenic through drinking water has the potential to cause adverse pregnancy outcomes, although the association has not been demonstrated conclusively. This cross-sectional study assessed the association between arsenic in drinking water and spontaneous abortion, still...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Md Mijanur Rahman, Sumaira Hussain, Charulata Jindal et al.
The Rohingya people are one of the most ill-treated and persecuted refugee groups in the world, having lived in a realm of statelessness for over six generations, and who are still doing so. In recent years, more than 500,000 Rohingyas fled from Myanmar (Burma) to neighboring countries. This article...
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Debapriyo Mukherjee, Mrinal Kumar Sengupta, Uttam Kumar Chowdhury et al.
The exposure of millions to arsenic contaminated water from hand tube wells is a major concern in many Asiatic countries. Field kits are currently used to classify tube wells as delivering arsenic below 50 microg/L (the recommended limit in developing countries) as safe, painted green or above 50 mi...
Ridwanur Rahman, Maryam Faiz, Shahjada Selim, Bayzidur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Snake bite is a neglected public health problem in the world and one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in many areas, particularly in the rural tropics. It also poses substantial economic burdens on the snake bite victims due to treatment related expenditure and loss of prod...
David A. Polya, Andrew G. Gault, N. Diebe, Peter Roy Feldman et al.
Abstract Our recent discovery of hazardous concentrations of arsenic in shallow sedimentary aquifers in Cambodia raises the spectre of future deleterious health impacts on a population that, particularly in non-urban areas, extensively use untreated groundwater as a source of drinking water and, in ...
Habibul Ahsan, Mary Perrin, Mohammed Atiqur Rahman, Faruque Parvez et al.
The present study examined the associations between drinking water and urinary arsenic levels and skin lesions among 167 residents of three contiguous villages in Bangladesh. Thirty-six (21.6%) had skin lesions (melanosis, hyperkeratosis, or both), of which 13 (36.1%) occurred in subjects who were c...
Md Iqbal Kabir, Md Bayzidur Rahman, Wayne Smith, Mirza Afreen Fatima Lusha et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change (CC). A basic understanding of public perception on vulnerability, attitude and the risk in relation to CC and health will provide strategic directions for government policy, adaptation strategies and development of com...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Sumaira Hussain, Shahnaz Akter, Md Mijanur Rahman et al.
Exposure to arsenic has a number of known detrimental health effects but impact on pregnancy outcomes is not as widely recognized. This narrative review examines existing epidemiological evidence investigating the association between arsenic exposure via drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcomes...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Mahfuzar Rahman
Arsenic in drinking water causes a widespread concern in Bangladesh, where a major proportion of tube wells is contaminated. Arsenic ingestion causes skin lesions, which is considered as definite exposure. A prevalence comparison study of respiratory effects among subjects with and without arsenic e...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Ziaul Hasan, S. M. Shahidullah, Sinthia Sharmin et al.
The role of nutritional factors in arsenic metabolism and toxicity is not clear. Provision of certain low protein diets resulted in decreased excretion of DMA and increased tissue retention of arsenic in experimental studies. This paper reports a prevalence comparison study conducted in Bangladesh t...
Tanvir Abir, Kingsley Agho, Andrew N. Page, Abul Hasnat Milton et al.
Objective The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with mortality in children under 5 years of age using a nationally representative sample of singleton births for the period of 2004–2011. Design, setting and participants Pooled 2004, 2007 and 2011 cross-sectional data sets of the Ba...
M. Rafiqul Islam, Ismail Khan, Sheikh Md Nazmul Hassan, Mark McEvoy et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to high level of inorganic arsenic in drinking water has been associated with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Most research has been ecological in nature and has focused on high levels of arsenic exposure with few studies directly measuring arsenic levels in drinking water as an ...
Fakir Md Yunus, Safayet Khan, Priyanka Chowdhury, Abul Hasnat Milton et al.
Arsenic contamination in drinking water has a detrimental impact on human health which profoundly impairs the quality of life. Despite recognition of the adverse health implications of arsenic toxicity, there have been few studies to date to suggest measures that could be taken to overcome arsenic c...
Md Rafiqul Islam, John Attia, Liaquat Ali, Mark McEvoy et al.
Aims There are a number of studies showing that zinc supplementation may improve glucose handling in people with established diabetes. We sought to investigate whether this zinc-dependent improvement in glucose handling could potentially be harnessed to prevent the progression of pre-diabetes to dia...
Mahfuza Rifat, Abul Hasnat Milton, John Hall, Christopher Oldmeadow et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors for developing multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh. METHODS: This case-control study was set in central, district and sub-district level hospitals of rural and urban Bangladesh. Included were 250 multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients a...
Md Iqbal Kabir, Md Bayzidur Rahman, Wayne Smith, Mirza Afreen Fatima Lusha et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh is facing the unavoidable challenge of adaptation to climate change. However, very little is known in relation to climate change and health. This article provides information on potential climate change impact on health, magnitude of climate-sensitive diseases, and baseline sc...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Ziul Hasan, Mohammed Atiqur Rahman, Mahfuzar Rahman
Chronic Arsenic Poisoning and Respiratory Effects in Bangladesh: Abul Hasnat Milton, et al. Arsenic Cell, NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation, Bangladesh —A large population in Bangladesh have been exposed to naturally occurring inorganic arsenic through their drinking water. A prev...
Kamalini Lokuge, Wayne Smith, Bruce Caldwell, Keith Dear et al.
Many interventions have been advocated to mitigate the impact of arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh. However, there are few data on the true magnitude of arsenic-related disease in Bangladesh nationally. There has also been little consideration given to possible adverse effects of...
Masuma Akter Khanam, Wietze Lindeboom, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Dewan S Alam et al.
BACKGROUND: Poor adherence has been identified as the main cause of failure to control hypertension. Poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a significant cardiovascular risk factor, which often remains unrecognized. There are no previous studies that examined adherence with antihypertensive...
Masuma Akter Khanam, Wietze Lindeboom, Abdur Razzaque, Louis Niessen et al.
BACKGROUND: The people of low and middle income countries bear about 80% of the global burden of diseases that are attributable to high blood pressure. Hypertensive people contribute half of this burden; the rest is among the people with lesser degrees of high blood pressure. Prehypertension elevate...