/galleries/maternal-health-is-a-human-right Pregnancy is not a disease, yet it kills one woman every minute. Almost all of these deaths are preventable and 95% of them occur in developing countries. Poverty, violence and a lack of education all contribute. It doesn’t have to be this way. Help us change this - http://www.amnesty.org.uk/mums Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:20:11 +0000 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:20:11 +0000 en-uk <img alt="Melanie V" src="/avatars/465863/square/latin Pretty Girl1.jpg?1318674289" /> <span class="mask">&#160;</span> Melanie V said: <blockquote><p> Arsenic poisoning is a medical condition caused by increased levels of the element arsenic in the body. Arsenic interferes with cellular longevity by allosteric inhibition of an essential metabolic enzyme. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning include headache, confusion, convulsion, diarrhea, vomiting, and in severe cases coma and death. </p> <p>The FDA’s limit is 23 parts per billion for juice, as the FDA believes that people will consumer more water than juice in a day. Therefore, the agency allows more arsenic in juice because the greater consumption of water will “balance out” the greater arsenic content. Read more: <a href="http://www.newsytype.com/13756-consumer-reports-arsenic-in-juice/">http://www.newsytype.com/13756-consumer-reports...</a>.</p></blockquote> Melanie V Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:20:11 +0000 http://www.protectthehuman.com/galleries/maternal-health-is-a-human-right#comment_11773 http://www.protectthehuman.com/galleries/maternal-health-is-a-human-right#comment_11773