Mercury Poisoning

Thimerosol in Flu Vaccines? America's Mercury Habit is Nothing New

Peter Christian Hall | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Peter Christian Hall

By some views, it's just as possible that sunscreen -- and sun avoidance -- is causing far more harm than mercury ever did.

A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living


Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

For over a decade, I've relentlessly searched for answers to the connections I believe exist between my son's autism and vaccines he received.

Jeremy Piven Cured Of Mercury Poisoning, Eating Fish Again

Posted 10.01.2009 | Entertainment


Now that Jeremy Piven's legal war with 'Speed the Plow' producer David Mamet is over (a judge ruled in August that Piven did not break his contract wh...

EPA Throws Up Hands As Mercury Puts 100,000 People At Risk In California

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green


NEW IDRIA, Calif. — Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, ...

Jeremy Piven's Latest Fish Story: I Could Have Had A Heart Attack! (VIDEO)

Posted 10.18.2009 | Entertainment


Almost nine months later, Jeremy Piven is still explaining his departure from Broadway's Speed-the-Plow following a bout of mercury poison coupled wit...

The Mercury Mischief: As Obama Warns of Hazards, The FDA Approves Mercury Dental Fillings

Ellen Brown | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Ellen Brown

If we are going to have "smarter medicine" that really keeps people well, we need to get politics out of medicine. We need a government agency that explores and funds solid research independently of lobbies.

Jeremy Piven: I Haven't Had Fish In 11 Months, I Feel Like A Different Person

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment


Longtime mercury poisoning sufferer and alarmist Jeremy Piven is answering questions from his fans all around the world! In the new issue of TIME, Pi...

Federal Study Shows Mercury In Fish Widespread, Inescapable

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — No fish can escape mercury pollution. That's the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday...

The Politics of Mercury and Your Teeth

Kate Kelly | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Kate Kelly

The recent FDA ruling that mercury used in dental amalgam fillings is not at a level high enough to cause harm in patients was the next volley in what is an ongoing discussion about the safety of mercury.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Flipper Agonists: Louie Psihoyos on The Cove

Dan Persons | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

In Taiji, Japan, dolphins are herded into an isolated cove. The best get sold to sea parks and aquariums, the rest are killed for their meat. The Cove exposes the atrocity to the world.

Eating Fish, Eating What?

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


Trey Borzillieri

The average consumer is so uninformed about fish that looking through the glass case and pointing is like hitting a button on a vending machine with signage in a foreign language.

Obama Must Live Up to Campaign Pledge on Vieques Cleanup

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green


Brendan DeMelle

President Obama should instruct all relevant federal agencies to live up to his stated commitment to address the health crisis in Vieques immediately, pursue an "environmentally acceptable" clean-up for Vieques, and work toward a fair and complete resolution to the ongoing litigation.

Jeremy Piven: I Haven't Eaten Fish In 10 Months

people.com | Nicholas White | Posted 07.20.2009 | Entertainment


Hold the fish for Jeremy Piven. "I haven't had a piece of fish since the doctor told me to lower my blood mercury level," the Entourage Emmy winner...

Tuna And Mercury: What's Best For You Is Best For The Planet

Grist | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green


Polar bears are cute, cuddly, and everyone is sad that they might run out of ice and become extinct like the pathetic animated bear in An Inconvenient...

Jeremy Piven Plays Obama Card In Mercury Poisoning Defense

tmz.com | TMZ Staff | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment


Jeremy Piven is dragging Barack Obama into his war over the "mercury poisoning" excuse he used to get out of a Broadway play a few months ago. With t...

No Agreement From Jeremy Piven Poisoning Hearing

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 03.29.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — No agreement has been reached in the Jeremy Piven grievance hearing. Piven appeared Thursday at the session requested by the produce...

Jeremy Piven To Defend His Mercury Case At Hearing

NY Post | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment


JEREMY PIVEN is on the hook. He goes before the grievance committee of Actors' Equity tomorrow to defend his much-snickered-at claim that high levels...

US Reverses Policy, Signs International Mercury Pact

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green


In the wake of several scary mercury stories -- reminders that the toxic metal is all around us like the revelation that it's in high fructose corn sy...

Mark Wahlberg Defends Jeremy Piven

E! | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment


Wahlberg, a producer of Entourage, has remained pretty much mum over the Piven ordeal, but earlier today he jumped to his defense. Wahlberg insisted t...

One More Link in the Mercury-High Fructose Corn Syrup Chain: Autism

Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green


Paula Crossfield

There has been a previous association made between diet and autistic functionality -- and specifically high fructose corn syrup been singled out as a cause for worsening the disorder.

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Turning Us Into Mad Hatters?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green


Paula Crossfield

It turns out that many foods sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contain mercury. Worst of all, the FDA has known about this potential toxin and has continued serving it up since at least 2005.

Jeremy Piven Makes Up With "Speed-the-Plow" Costar, Talks Poisoning At Globes

Huffington Post | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment


Jeremy Piven talked about his mercury poisoning and claimed to have made up with at least one of his "Speed-the-Plow" costars. At a Golden Globes ...

Jeremy Piven: The Un-American Cop-Out

Tom Gregory | Posted 01.23.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Gregory

Piven's abrupt departure from Speed the Plow was a low in the history of Broadway. Every actor who ever uttered the edict "the show must go on" rolled his eyes, or rolled over in his grave.

Jeremy Piven Mocked By Former Castmates

Fox News, Page Six | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment


Almost a week after Jeremy Piven abruptly pulled out of Broadway's "Speed the Plow" citing a high mercury count, the story continues to develop. Piv...

Mamet and Mercury

Kate Kelly | Posted 01.20.2009 | Green


Kate Kelly

While there may be a back story that prompted David Mamet to make his remark about Jeremy Piven, his comment is wildly inappropriate in that it makes light of a very serious environmental problem.