NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Bone resorption increases during pregnancy and continues to be high postpartum, according to new findings using lead testing to measure bone turnover. Researchers also found unexpected evidence that maternal lead burden is transferred to the fetus. “These data confirm calcium balance studies that indicate increased bone resorption throughout pregnancy and lactation,” Dr….
Was Gout Rampant Among the Romans?
Lead in wine consumed by Romans may have contributed to a high incidence of gout among aristocrats of the Roman Empire