Maria Argos, Tara Kalra, Paul J. Rathouz, Yu Chen et al.
Background Millions of people worldwide are chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking water, including 35–77 million people in Bangladesh. The association between arsenic exposure and mortality rate has not been prospectively investigated by use of individual-level data. We therefore prospecti...
Maria Argos, Tara Kalra, Brandon L. Pierce, Yu Chen et al.
Elevated concentrations of arsenic in groundwater pose a public health threat to millions of people worldwide. The authors aimed to evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and skin lesion incidence among participants in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS). The analyses...
Stephanie C. Melkonian, M. Argos, Brandon L. Pierce, Yu Chen et al.
Skin lesions are classic clinical signs of toxicity due to long-term exposure to arsenic, and they are considered precursors to arsenic-related skin cancer. The authors prospectively evaluated synergisms between effects of arsenic exposure and those of tobacco use, sun exposure, and pesticide and fe...
Brandon L. Pierce, Maria Argos, Yu Chen, Stephanie C. Melkonian et al.
Dietary factors are believed to modulate arsenic toxicity, potentially influencing risk of arsenical skin lesions. The authors evaluated associations among dietary patterns, arsenic exposure, and skin lesion risk using baseline food frequency questionnaire data collected in the Health Effects of Ars...
Brandon L. Pierce, Tara Kalra, Maria Argos, F. Parvez et al.
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m(2)) has a U- or J-shaped relationship with all-cause mortality in Western and East Asian populations. However, this relationship is not well characterized in Bangladesh, where the BMI distribution is shifted towards lower values. METHODS: Using data on 11,445 ...
Maria Argos, Paul J. Rathouz, Brandon L. Pierce, Tara Kalra et al.
PurposeThe objective of this analysis was to evaluate the effects of dietary B vitamin intakes on creatinine-adjusted urinary total arsenic concentration among individuals participating in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS) cohort in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Arsenic exposure is a...
Habibul Ahsan, Yu Chen, Faruque Parvez, Maria Argos et al.
S-29A7-1 Background/Aims: Arsenic exposure from drinking water is a major public health concern to millions of people in different parts in the world. Long-term exposure to arsenic has been associated with elevated risks of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and other diseases. However, the underlyin...