AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Statement Highlights: Around the world, most people are regularly exposed to low or moderate levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic in the environment, increasing risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease, according to a new American Heart Association statement. These metals, considered contaminant metals, have no function in the...
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New study links cadmium to more severe flu, pneumonia infections
by Nardy Baeza Bickel, University of Michigan A 3-D image of a flu virus. Credit: Center for Disease Control High levels of cadmium, a chemical found in cigarettes and in contaminated vegetables, are associated with higher death rates in patients with influenza or pneumonia—and may increase the severity of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, according to...