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ScienceDaily: Itai-itai disease The itai-itai disease was caused by cadmium poisoning due to mining in the Toyama prefecture. The itai-itai disease (Japanese:ã‚¤ã‚¿ã‚¤ã‚¤ã‚¿ã‚¤ç— , literally: ouch-ouch-disease) (also known as ouchi disease) was the first cadmium poisoning in the world in Toyama prefecture, Japan in 1950. A person is considered to have the itai-itai disease if he or she lived in the contaminated areas, has kidney dysfunctions, softening of the bones, but no related heart problems. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/itai_itai_disease   (1792 words)

mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=disease 320 entries found for disease, of which 310 are in list. www2.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=disease   (11 words)

itai-itai disease Itai-itai disease was found in the cadmium(Cd) polluted Jinzu River basin in Toyama Prefecture, and has been generally recognized since the 1950's by the effort of inhabitants and Dr. Hagino who was a general practitioner with a private clinic in the polluted area. Itai-itai disease was officially recognized in 1968 as the first disease induced by environmental pollution in Japan after legal proceedings. Especially, the basis that concluded the cause of the disease to be Cd pollution was epidemiological evidence that only cadmium can explain the limited development of itai-itai disease in a specific area around parts of the Jinzu River. www.kanazawa-med.ac.jp /~pubhealt/cadmium2/itaiitai-e/itai01.html   (228 words)

DFID KaR Geoscience - MINDEC home Kobayshi J. Relationship between the 'Itai'Itai' disease and the pollution of river water by cadmium from a mine. The rice was shown to have Cd concentrations of 1ppm, which lead to Itai-Itai disease (Ouch-Ouch) syndrome, characterised by severe bone pain. People surrounding the Jintso River Valley of Japan suffered Itai-Itai disease 40 years ago (Kobayashi 1971) as a result of Cd poisoning. www.bgs.ac.uk /dfid-kar-geoscience/mindec/home.html   (571 words)

ACT Health - Cadmium and Glycoalkaloids in Raw Potatoes Cadmium showed its danger by the presence of itai-itai disease in Japan in the late 1960s which caused a great deal of human suffering and death. These latter were among the most obvious and alarming of the symptoms seen in the notorious itai-itai disease outbreak in Japan. Cadmium is a highly toxic element which has been described as one of the most dangerous elements in the food and environment of man (Vons et al, 1987). www.health.act.gov.au /c/health?a=da&did=10017393&pid=1053663208&sid=   (1480 words)

Japan - Pollution Cadmium poisoning from industrial waste in Toyama Prefecture was discovered to be the cause of the extremely painful itai-itai disease (itai-itai means ouch-ouch), which causes severe pain in the back and joints, contributes to brittle bones that fracture easily, and brings about degeneration of the kidneys. In the 1960s, hundreds of inhabitants of Minamata City in Kumamoto Prefecture contracted "Minamata disease," a degeneration of the central nervous system caused by eating mercury-poisoned seafood from Minamata Bay (nearly 1,300 cases of Minamata disease had been diagnosed by 1979). Recovery of cadmium effluent halted the spread of the disease, and no new cases have been recorded since 1946. countrystudies.us /japan/49.htm   (867 words)

Water Science & Technology 42:7-8 (2000) 147-154 - M Kasuya - Recent epidemiological studies on itai-itai disease as a chronic cadmiumpoisoning in Japan Itai-itai disease is a chronic cadmium poisoning with renal tubular dysfunction followed by osteomalacia. Mortality risks were increased in the patients with itai-itai disease, in the group suspected of having the disease, and in the groups of mild renal tubular dysfunction with 300–<1,000 Recent epidemiological studies on itai-itai disease as a chronic cadmium poisoning in Japan www.iwaponline.com /wst/04207/wst042070147.htm   (328 words)

curso01 The purpose of this course is to make participants understand the importance of measures against harmful metal pollution through examples of pollution caused by harmful metal (i.e., lead in exhaust gas from automobiles, Minamata disease, and Itai-itai disease). The participants will master techniques to control source of pollutant through practice and the analysis of harmful metal in the source of pollutant, in the air, industrial wastewater, river water, soil, and plants, and thereby to contribute to establish pollution measures in respective countries. www.apebeja.com /9.htm   (125 words)

Atmospheric Pollution Due to Mobile Sources and Effects on Human Health in Japan These diseases are exemplified by Minamata disease, Itai-itai disease, chronic arsenic poisoning, and Yokkaichi asthma. After multiple episodes of these pollution-related diseases were experienced, the government and the private sector made joint efforts to reduce environmental pollution. The Relationship between Air Pollution and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ehp.niehs.nih.gov /members/1994/Suppl-4/kagawa-full.html   (4615 words)

Cadmium quickly causes calcium loss in bones Itai-itai disease, which means "ouch, ouch," is a painful result of chronic cadmium poisoning from mining byproducts dumped upstream. A serious bone disease found in the Jinzu River basin of Japan first hinted that cadmium might cause serious bone loss. In humans, this response might lead to the bone disease osteoporosis. www.eurekalert.org /features/doe/2003-07/ddoe-cqc071403.php   (1547 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Toyama Prefecture The Itai-itai disease occurred in Toyama around 1950. Toyama is leading industrial prefecture on the Japan-sea coast, and has industrial advantage "cheap electricity". www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Toyama_Prefecture   (159 words)

Lawsuits related to environmental issues in Japan Those problems included bronchial diseases (i.e., Yokkaichi asthma) caused by air pollution, a central nervous system disorder (i.e., Minamata disease) caused by organic mercury contained in the drain off from chemical plants, and bone disease (i.e., Itai-Itai disease) caused by cadmium contained in the drain from mine located upriver. Victims of such diseases did not receive any compensation except for some medical relief from local governments. The plaintiffs had won all the pollution lawsuits since 1971 and a legal precedent in tort cases (Polluter Pays Principle: PPP) was established ordering polluters to take responsibility for compensating victims of pollution related diseases. www.unescap.org /drpad/vc/orientation/legal/particip_b_japan2.htm   (172 words)

Dartmouth Toxic Metal Research - Toxic Metals! Cadmium poisoning through ingestion is known for the extreme pain that it causes, which is why the affliction became known as “Itai-Itai” or “Ouch-Ouch” Disease. The cadmium, it was later found, had reduced the calcium content and density of their bones In some cases, simple movements caused the weakened bones to break. Studies and regulatory actions involving cadmium exploded after this incident, and research performed in the United States in the 1960s confirmed the carcinogenic effects of the metal through rodent and epidemiological studies. www.dartmouth.edu /~toxmetal/TXSHcd.shtml   (1571 words)

Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents Biological monitoring of cadmium exposed workers is mandated by OSHA to prevent chronic renal disease. High risk job tasks associated with this disease: Urine and blood cadmium; Urine B2-microglobulins; When urinary cadmium level is less 10 micrograms/g. hazmap.nlm.nih.gov /cgi-bin/hazmap_generic?tbl=TblDiseases&id=6   (98 words)

Runker Room : Diary : 2001 : May Itai-itai disease was registered as Japan's first pollution-related disease in 1968, and Toyama remains one of two well-described instances worldwide (the other was in New Zealand). Itai-itai disease is characterised by brittle bones, considerable pain (hence the name), and kidney failure. A long-term study of patients with itai-itai disease geocities.com /runker_room/dia01_05.htm   (4005 words)

Trace element characterisation of palm wine samples in Akure, Nigeria Some metals are reported to have some beneficial functions to the body, some are extremely dangerous to human health causing permanent brain damage, hypertension,unpaired hearing, itai-itai disease, osteomalacia just to mention a few. The levels of trace metals were determined using a Perkin Elmer model 306 atomic absorption spectrophotometer. It has a high traffic density and industrially,it is gradually growing. acs.confex.com /acs/36glrm/techprogram/P8952.HTM   (183 words)

INABIS '98 - Reproductive Toxicity of Cadmium This has led to kidney dysfunction, as in industial exposure, and a severe bone disease known as Itai-itai disease (3). Long term ingestion of large amounts of cadmium has, until now, only been observed in Japan. www.mcmaster.ca /inabis98/occupational/massanyi0161/two.html   (284 words)

Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly) Yasuda, M; Miwa, A; Kitagawa, M (1995) Morphometric studies of renal lesion in Itai-Itai disease: Chronic cadmium nephropathy. Horiguchi, H; Teranishi, H; Niiya, K; Aoshima, K; Katoh, T; Sakuragawa, N; Kasuya, M (1994)  Hypoproduction of erythropoeitin contributes to anaemia in chronic cadmium intoxication: Clinical study on Itai-Itai disease in Japan. Jones, SG; Holscher, MA; Basinger, MA; Jones, MM (1988) Dependence on chelating agent properties of nephrotoxicity and testicular damage in male mice during cadmium decorporation. www.bioline.org.br /request?ja02002   (995 words)

Re: Sustainable food system By the same token, serious toxicities, such as the famopus Cadmium (Itai Itai disease) toxicity in Japan resulted from eating locally such that nearly allthe food and water injested by people in a region came from that immediate region. As far as both modelling the possibilities and effects, and perhaps as a policy to actually accomplish greater local self sufficiency, I think that a large (say $3.00 per gallon of gas) fossil fuel tax (or price increase) would pretty well do the job as far as it needs to be done. Regional dietary deficiencies of copper, selenium, chromium, zinc, iodine, etc. used to be more common when people ate strictly local produce. www.ibiblio.org /london/agriculture/forums/sustainable-agriculture/msg03009.html   (345 words)

Measuring metals and metalloids in water, sediment and biological tissues Outbreaks of cadmium (Itai-Itai disease) and mercury (Minamata disease) poisoning during the 1950s made us acutely aware of the adverse consequences of high concentrations of metals in our environment. Quickly, measurement of metals and metalloids became an integral component of our efforts to monitor and correct effects of anthropogenic emissions. Measuring metals and metalloids in water, sediment and biological tissues www.uga.edu /srel/Reprint/2092.htm   (329 words)

KUMC Glen Andrews Research Cd poisoning causes damage to many major organ systems, leading to Itai-Itai disease, retardation of growth, sterility and cancer. In contrast, Zn is an essential metal which is required for the activity of hundreds of proteins, but is toxic when in high concentration. www.kumc.edu /biochemistry/andrews_more.html   (764 words)

Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations High mortality and shortened life-span in patients with itai-itai disease and subjects with suspected disease Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #6268279 - High mortality and shortened life-span in patients with itai-itai disease and subjects with suspected disease Availability information may be found in the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or via the "Full-text Availability" link. www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=6268279&query_id=0   (113 words)

Japan FM - live via internet! Residents in Kosong Suspected to Have Itai-Itai Disease Residents near an old copper mine in Kosong, South Kyongsang Province, have come down with itai-itai disease due to cadmium poison... archive.wn.com /2004/06/03/1400/japanfm   (683 words)

Cadmium and platinum suppression of erythropoietin production in cell culture: clinical implications -- Horiguchi et al. 96 (12): 3743 -- Blood Water pollution by cadmium and the onset of Itai-itai disease. Hypoproduction of erythropoietin contributes to anemia in chronic cadmium intoxication: clinical study on Itai-itai disease in Japan. Itai-itai disease, which was endemic among the inhabitants of www.bloodjournal.org /cgi/content/full/96/12/3743   (3641 words)

International Symposium on Health Impacts of Cadmium Exposure Jarup, UK Clinical futures and prognosis of itai-itai disease. Low level cadmium exposure, renal and bone effects - The OSCAR study. www.umu.se /phmed/miljomed/inform/symposprogram.html   (374 words)

JCMU Please click here to link to the ESJ Keystone Course Extension Website for more information about Itai-Itai Disease. Please include your mailing address and phone number when corresponding. www.isp.msu.edu /jcmu/esj/ESJLinks.html   (54 words)

Environmental Health Perspectives 103, Number 5, May 1995: Focus Three other suits were filed by victims of Minamata disease, caused by mercury-contaminated water, and victims of itai-itai, a disease caused by waterborne cadmium that resulted in symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases, kidney dysfunction. The Pollution-related Health Damage Compensation Law was enacted, establishing a polluter-financed, nationwide compensation fund for victims of designated air and water pollution-related diseases, such as Minamata disease, itai-itai, chronic bronchitis, and asthma. Families of the victims of Minamata disease also brought lawsuits against the factory manager and president of the company responsible, according to Shigeyuki Okajima, an environmental journalist and deputy director of the commentary department at Yomiuri Shimbun, a prominent Japanese newspaper. ehis.niehs.nih.gov /docs/1995/103-5/focus.html   (54 words)

itai-itai disease Itai-itai disease was found in the cadmium(Cd) polluted Jinzu River basin in Toyama Prefecture, and has been generally recognized since the 1950's by the effort of inhabitants and Dr. Hagino who was a general practitioner with a private clinic in the polluted area. Especially, the basis that concluded the cause of the disease to be Cd pollution was epidemiological evidence that only cadmium can explain the limited development of itai-itai disease in a specific area around parts of the Jinzu River. Itai-itai disease was officially recognized in 1968 as the first disease induced by environmental pollution in Japan after legal proceedings. www.kanazawa-med.ac.jp /~pubhealt/cadmium2/itaiitai-e/itai01.html   (54 words)

Proceedings of the International Symposium was issued "Advances in the Prevention of Environmental Cadmium Pollution and Countermeasures" Jinzu River Basin: Clinical Findings in Itai-itai Disease Jinzu River Basin: Itai-itai Disease - Epidemiological Findings - Restoration of Cd-Polluted Paddy Fields in the Jinzu River Basin www.micnet.ne.jp /idsa/sympos/sympo22.htm   (54 words)

Environmental Issues in Japan Particularly serious problems include Itai-Itai Disease in Toyama, Minamata Disease in Minamata and in Niigata, and Yokkaichi Athma, in which many lives were lost and many others suffered from irremediable or unrecoverable health and physical damages and also from economic difficulties and social prejudices. Distribution of patients of Niigata Minamata Disease (pdf graphic file, 47 KB) The environmental problems of this period are mostly either industrial pollution in major urban centers like Tokyo and Osaka or pollution related to mining activities and associated refining plants. www.isc.niigata-u.ac.jp /~miyatah/nu/2004/env/env-top.htm   (54 words)

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