Mercury is a highly toxic environmental metal that can lead to mercury toxicity or poisoning when consumed, inhaled, or touched. Common symptoms of mercury poisoning include muscle weakness ...

Chisso tried to make deals with people affected by mercury poisoning. The company provided them with legal documents that stated ... According to the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, as of 2013, ...

Pregnant women and children are primarily at risk of mercury poisoning. Eating fish from mercury polluted rivers can cause severe disability including deafness and blurring of vision, mental ...

MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Municipal authorities here declined to formally back a citizen group’s screening of “Minamata,” a film about the devastating effects of mercury poisoning in ...

decided that nearly 60 percent of them face a “high probability” of suffering from a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. The defendants tried to avoid paying compensation ...

A Sydney doctor is in hot water after prescribing a homemade cream to patients, including a 12-month-old baby amid concerns it exposed them to mercury poisoning.

Literature about opioid prescription and their potential complications in patients with different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is scarce. This study describes opioid use and poisoning in ...

The results, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help researchers figure out new ways to address methylmercury poisoning. “Nobody knew how mercury is methylated ...

Children are particularly vulnerable to mercury poisoning. According to the Cincinnati Fire Department medical director, symptoms of mercury poisoning from short-term exposure include a flu-like ...