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Homeopathic remedy for arsenic poisoning explored

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 11th, 2003

A homeopathic remedy made from arsenic oxide could ease the suffering of the hundreds of millions of people at risk from arsenic poisoning worldwide.

Research published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine suggests that Arsenicum Album reduces the liver damage caused by arsenic poisoning.

Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a major health problem for people from India, Bangladesh and at least 15 other countries. Drinking arsenic-contaminated well water has caused the rapid spread of skin diseases and liver damage. Although chemical treatment can remove arsenic contamination, such efforts to provide safe drinking water have not...

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