MERCURY I

Measuring Effective Reductions in Cholesterol Using Rosuvastatin Therapy. A study assessing the effect of switching to low-dose rosuvastatin from atorvastatin, simvastatin and pravastatin on LDL cholesterol in patients requiring lipid-lowering therapy
Conclusion More patients who switched from other agents to rosuvastatin achieved their LDL-cholesterol goal. Rosuvastatin reduced LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and raised HDL cholesterol more than the other agents. All statins were well tolerated

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Be aware that mercury is a persistent, toxic contaminant that works its way up the food chain.

Get the Mercury out

Mercury is a known hazardous pollutant and toxin, yet typical "silver" amalgam dental fillings are about half mercury (see "Got Mercury," cover story, May/June 2002).

Dental damage

Though some mercury is removed by cleaning the coal before burning, and more is recaptured in the stack, the EPA estimates that coal-fired power plants release 40 to 52 tons of mercury each year.

Cleaner air on the fly?

For most healthy adults, methyl mercury is not a serious concern.

Facing facts about fish

However, this form of mercury is different from the methylmercury found in fish and may have a different effect on the risk of heart disease.

Mercury, fish oil, and risk of heart disease. (Scientific update: a review of recent scientific papers related to vegetarianism)

Gearhart says that once mercury is released into the air it is deposited into bodies of water and ultimately ends up accumulating in fish.

The mercury program: mercury's toxicity is prompting associations, environmental groups and communities across North America to address the recovery of this heavy metal from end-of-life automobiles. (Environmental Compliance)

Even when mercury is accidentally released into the bloodstream by breakage of a rectal thermometer, for example, there are no reported adverse effects.

Filling you in on amalgam

Demethylation of methylmercury into inorganic mercury is the key step in the excretion process of methylmercury.

Methylmercury, amalgams, and children's health: Bjornberg et al. respond

Intense interest in mercury is evident from the recommendations adopted by the European Union Mercury Strategy in June 2005 (European Union 2005); also, a Global Mercury Assessment was approved by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environmental Program in early 2002.

Preface: recent findings in mercury health effects

If the main source of the halogens reacting with elemental mercury is sea spray, Stevens says, this mechanism might increase concentrations of the metal in the water of warm coastal areas, such as Florida.

Why the mercury falls: heavy-metal rains may trace to oxidants, including smog

(Mercury is not dissolved, as stated in the article.) Unfortunately, not understanding this basic fact, your reporter taints an otherwise fairly well-reasoned report.

Does the ADA need a root canal? (Advice & dissent: letters from our readers)

I grant that mercury is a hazard, and I am glad that mercury thermometers are disappearing.