Arsenic – Poison or medicine?

Arsenic (As) is commonly known as a poison. Only a few people know that As has also been widely used in medicine. In the past years As and its compounds were used as a medicine for the treatment of such diseases as diabetes, psoriasis, syphilis, skin ulcers and joint diseases. Nowadays As is also us...

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Main Authors: Karolina Kulik-Kupka, Aneta Koszowska, Anna Brończyk-Puzoń, Justyna Nowak, Katarzyna Gwizdek, Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzińska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2016-04-01
Series:Medycyna Pracy
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Online Access:http://medpr.imp.lodz.pl/Arsen-trucizna-czy-lek-,60533,0,2.html