From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC): "Arsenic-Based Therapy Helps Eradicate Leukemia Initiating Cells" -- arsenic-based therapy may help degrade a tumor suppresor protein (PML) that helps Leukimea Initiating Cells (LICs) maintain quiescence.

Making the World's Water Supply Arsenic: The Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Awards names arsenic removal units (ARUs) one of the five finalists.Details available on the ASCE website.

Super-bug 'answer to harmful pollution': Scientists have found a microbe that oxidizes arsenite to the less dangerous form arsenate. The latter form is also easier to isolate.

Arsenic threatens global health , Monday, 18 February 2008 , CRC CARE
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As many as 100 million people worldwide are facing slow poisoning and risk of death from arsenic in their drinking water and food supply.
"This is probably the worst mass poisoning event in history - and in many cases it is preventable," says CRC CARE managing director Professor Ravi Naidu.
"The bad news is that it is spreading around the world in the expanding global food trade, exposing millions more people to risk."

Sheep horns trace toxic exposure: Using sheep horns, scientists have proven that they can recreate historic data on exposure levels for arsenic and iodine.

A $39.6-million award to the University of Saskatchewan will be used to fund the fight against arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh among other initiatives. The project proposes that adding lentils grown in Seleium-rich Saskatchewan soils to the Bangladeshi diet could be a potential solution to the arsenic problem. The press release can be accessed here.

News Inferno website:  Arsenic-Treated Lumber Poses Long-Term Toxic Threat with Particularly Serious Consequences for Children

The Independent 29th August 2005  "Arsenic:  Looming Danger"

The NEW York Times, July 30th 2005 :  "Bangladesh's Deadly wells" Ahmed, Graziano, and Van Geen

Bangladeshi National Daily “ The Independent” June 26, 2005 "Mitigating Arsenic Disaster through innovative technology by MSUK a NGO"   (SONO filter)

Genes determine what levels of arsenic are toxic (Kromo News  July 3rd 2005)

Millions may see delays in Mandated arsenic protection,  Society for Environmental Journalists click and search on arsenic