Toxic Term And Paper

Almost ten years ago, a group of the world’s top mercury researchers announced that mercury from amalgam fillings can permanently damage the brain, kidneys, and immune system of children. Despite that discovery, many children today are still given mercury fillings by their unsuspecting parents who have not been warned about these dangers. Often dentists will assume that because the teeth may fall out in a few years, that there is no danger. Also, women who have mercury fillings in Read more

Around the holidays as well as other times, toys are serious business. A recent discovery which found that lead contamination is widespread is causing parents and grandparents to panic. Some of the most trusted names in the toy industry have had to recall favorite toys that have been around for ages. Although lead has gotten all the press lately, other toxins found in toys and household products are sure to be next month’s topics. December 2007’s issue of Consumer Reports Read more

Parents should be concerned about protecting their children from exposure to lead. “The reason for concern is there is no good level of lead in the body,” says Robert J. Geller, medical director of Georgia’s Poison Center.Children’s Toys and Lead Paint Most often, the lead danger present in toys comes from their paint. Ironically, although lead-based paint was banned from residential use by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) in 1978, many Read more