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Washington Times journalist: your brain actually requires tiny concentrations of arsenic - rat poison - to function properly
Many of its compounds are highly toxic. Arsenic toxicity is often the result of the inhibition of certain enzymes, commonly those pertinent to metabolism; specifically, it replaces phosphorus is certain reactions, which can prevent the reaction products from functioning appropriately. This can lead to cellular death, which may in turn leads to tissue death and [[necrosis]], and, if left untreated, death.
Many of its compounds are highly toxic. Arsenic toxicity is often the result of the inhibition of certain enzymes, commonly those pertinent to metabolism; specifically, it replaces phosphorus is certain reactions, which can prevent the reaction products from functioning appropriately. This can lead to cellular death, which may in turn leads to tissue death and [[necrosis]], and, if left untreated, death.
While chronic exposure to arsenic can cause several types of cancer, such as bladder and skin, it is also used as an anticancer agent for others, such as acute promyelocytic leukemia.
While chronic exposure to arsenic can cause several types of cancer, such as bladder and skin, it is also used as an anticancer agent for others, such as acute promyelocytic leukemia. Also,
:"your brain actually requires tiny concentrations of arsenic - rat poison - to function properly." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/27/health-scare-hocus-pocus/]
Cacodylic acid (AsOH(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>), an organic form of arsenic, is a defoliant and was used in the Vietnam War under the name Agent Blue. In the United States, it is sometimes sprayed on cotton fields, where it causes the plants to desiccate, making harvesting of cotton bolls easier. Cacodylic acid is also the primary excreted metabolic product of arsenic in humans.
Cacodylic acid (AsOH(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>), an organic form of arsenic, is a defoliant and was used in the Vietnam War under the name Agent Blue. In the United States, it is sometimes sprayed on cotton fields, where it causes the plants to desiccate, making harvesting of cotton bolls easier. Cacodylic acid is also the primary excreted metabolic product of arsenic in humans.