Mercury News editorial: California should better care for the mentally ill

Friday, 30. July 2010

An often overlooked benefit of President Barack Obama's federal health care reform is mental health parity: requiring insurers to reimburse treatment for
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Mercury in skin products

Thursday, 20. May 2010

Mercury in skin products
Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Chicago investigation has found.

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Toxic mercury in some skin whitening creams, testing finds

Tuesday, 18. May 2010

Toxic mercury in some skin whitening creams, testing finds
Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Tribune investigation has found. The newspaper sent 50 skin-lightening creams to a certified lab for testing, most of them bought in Chicago stores and a few ordered online. Six were found to contain amounts of mercury banned by …

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — As the mercury rose Wednesday at the LaBar practice fields …

Wednesday, 31. March 2010

Throughout the Fighting Irish's second day of spring practice in full pads, Kelly fumed about the slow pace and mental misfires, irritated with all the
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4 govt hospitals yet to comply with mercury phase-out

Friday, 5. March 2010

4 govt hospitals yet to comply with mercury phase-out
Four out of the 20 public hospitals have yet to comply with the government order to gradually stop the use of healthcare devices that contain mercury, a hazardous chemical element.

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Mark Hyman, MD: Mercury: How To Get This Lethal Poison Out Of Your Body

Sunday, 21. February 2010

Mark Hyman, MD: Mercury: How To Get This Lethal Poison Out Of Your Body
There’s no doubt about it, mercury is the most alarming, disease-causing source of environmental toxicity that I see daily in my practice.

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