That skin-lightening cream or anti-ageing serum promising a glow overnight? It might be hiding something dangerous. The Indian government is now considering a ban on mercury-based cosmetics, following ...

PDHA urges FDA to ban mercury amalgam fillings. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Preventive Dental Health Association (PDHA ...

In the event that a thermometer breaks, the spilled mercury can evaporate into vapor and this poses health risks to anyone who inhales the vapor or makes direct skin contact with the liquid, according ...

Gold-mining equipment operates in water near a river bank with trees in the background. Illegal gold mining along the Madre de Dios River near Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon River basin of Peru.

Popular skin-lightening products widely available on Amazon have been found to contain mercury levels far exceeding permissible limits, an assessment repeatedly highlighted by the New Delhi-based ...

IN preparation for New Year’s Eve, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics reminded the public to be “extra cautious” in purchasing ...

A strange whistling hum fills the air in Bourne. It's a tell-tale sign that hundreds of periodical cicadas are all around, in the trees and crawling up bushes, hoping to attract a mate after 17 years ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again campaign seeks to reduce child exposure to toxic metals. As a pediatrician, I fully support that goal. The EPA ...

Oceans activists are calling for tinned tuna to be banned from hospitals, school canteens, care homes and maternity wards after high concentrations of mercury were found in every sample analysed. They ...