Toxic arsenic exposure discovered in Cornish private water supplies

It is widely appreciated that toxic arsenic in well water is a devastating environmental health issue overseas in developing countries such as Bangladesh.

Could living or working near fast food shops make you obese?

It may seem like an obvious association: exposure to fast food restaurants and likelihood of obesity. But researchers whose study revealed these findings say the link shows evidence of a “dose-response relationship” and could have implications in the wake of the increasingly worrisome public health issue that is obesity.Publishing their work on bmj.