Exposure To High Aluminum Levels In Tap Water Lead To Rare Form Of Alzheimers
A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry highlights a case where a woman had a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease after being exposed to high levels of aluminum courtesy the tap water. // Carole Cross was 58 when she died in 2004. Chris Exley, of Keele University...OH2 Medical Spa Achieves the First U.S. LEED(R) Certification for a Medical Commercial Interior
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