Earlier this month, the global mercury treaty we’ve been talking about – formally known as the Minimata Convention on Mercury – was finally signed. Although the government shut-down meant no US officials took part, the event was largely ceremonial. Each of the 140 nations that vowed to join have up to a year to […]
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Mercury-Free Is Winning
As we noted last time, although dental amalgam is addressed in UNEP’s global mercury treaty, an enormous amount of work remains to be done. More consumers must be informed that those “silver” fillings are nothing of the sort – and why it matters to their health and the health of our planet. Policymakers must […]
A Toothless Treaty?
Early this year, the global mercury treaty we told you about a while back was passed, adopted by 140 nations. Though hard work got dental amalgam into the treaty, much more remains to be done to get mercury out of dentistry completely. In the following commentary, DAMS executive director Leo Cashman explains just why […]
Cancer & the Trouble of Too Much Medicine
Earlier this summer, a working group of the National Cancer Institute said we need a new definition of cancer. Its recommendations were published in JAMA this past July. “We need a 21st-century definition of cancer instead of a 19th-century definition of cancer, which is what we’ve been using,” Dr. Otis W. Brawley of the […]
Getting the Mercury Out of Dentistry: “Recommended…Possible and Advisable”
In these days of ever-shorter attention spans, you can tell you’ve made a real impact when people are still reacting to what you’ve done even months after the fact and without the help of continuous media coverage. Case in point: Dr. Oz’s talking about the health risks of mercury amalgam fillings on his TV […]
Salt, Mercury & Autoimmune Disorders
Everything that lives needs salt. Salt regulates water content and blood pressure. It helps maintain acid-alkaline balance and supports the nervous system and adrenal glands. In the truest sense of the word, it is a vital mineral compound. Yet all salt is not created equal. Certainly, it all contains sodium, but sea salt contains […]
Salt, Mercury & Autoimmune Disorders
An intriguing new study finds that a saltier diet may play a role in autoimmune disorders, which have been on the rise in recent years. Since this increase cannot be explained solely by genetic factors, researchers hypothesize that the sharp increase in these diseases is linked to environmental factors. Among the suspected culprits are changes […]
Towards a Mercury-Free Future
“Do you know who is behind dental amalgam – the 50% mercury product that is leaching a neurotoxin and polluting our planet?” wrote Charlie Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice in a recent email. One of the chief mercury polluters is Dentsply, a major amalgam manufacturer based in picturesque York, Pennsylvania. So you never […]