Background of the hypothesis
Asylum seekers and immigrants in Scandinavia are admitted to mental hospitals for psychotic disorders up to ten times more frequently than native Scandinavians [1], [2] and [3]. The high frequency of psychosis among immigrants is usually explained as a result of traumatic experiences in their countries of origin, problems with adapting to a new culture, and the fact that immigrants are often socially underprivileged [4] and [5].
The frequency of psychotic disor
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The mean F concentration in groundwater, F exposure dose, mean F level in the serum and urine of study subjects are shown in Table 1. For a given concentration of F in groundwater, the exposure dose for children was more than that of adults. Although the study subjects of control area consumed water with F < 1 mg/L, the mean F concentration in serum and urine of controls exceeded the normal upper limit of 0.02 mg/L and 0.1 mg/L respectively (Susheela et al 2005). Dat
An investigation has been carried out on the effects of the intake of small amounts of sodium fluoride on kidney structure and function in rats, with a view to the possibility of establishing some means of testing for the toxic effects of fluorine in human beings, and of demonstrating the existence of a fluorine hazard before such severe intoxication has resulted as to cause disability and obvious skeletal lesions. The effects on kidney function are immediate.
SUMMARY:
Rats given small amo
In our experiment, we found a statistically insignificant increase of glucose concentration in blood serum, by 12% (group with F–) and by 17% (group with F– + caffeine). The increase of glucose concentration influenced by F– is known. It is connected with the concentration of NaF administered, although even with low doses of F– the concentration of glucose in serum might increase. It is probable that fluorides intensify the glucogenetic processes.
