Vitamin C prevents Radiation Damage
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service reports on some new Nutritional Medicine in Japan. Workers with severe radiation exposure at the Fukushima nuclear plant had major reduction in cancer risk when supplemented…
UN International Mercury Treaty Signed
The Minamata Convention, a UN International Treaty was finalized and signed by 140 nations, Thursday, October 10, 2013. The treaty is designed to limit mercury use and emissions internationally. Here…
Global Mercury Treaty
More than 140 countries have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution, at UN talks. Delegates in Geneva approved measures to control the use of…
Mercury, Oils from fish at odds in Heart Health
Reuters Health, in New York, reported recently on a new study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that emphasizes the benefits of Omega-3 fish oils when studying the link…
China second largest source of Great Lakes’ Mercury Pollution
At a time when U.S. sources of mercury into the Great Lakes are dropping, the volume of the same pollutant coming from China is on the rise, experts say. China…
High levels of Mercury found in Minnesota infants
One in 10 babies along Minnesota’s North Shore are born with unhealthy levels of mercury in their bodies, according to a new report on contamination around Lake Superior, the first…
Mercury is Harming our Wildlife
A new study came out Tuesday from the Biodiversity Research Institute, a non-profit organization in Gorham, ME., that investigates this and other emerging environmental threats. They are find new research…