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FDA issues warning on mercury fillings.(Warnings/recalls)(Food and Drug Administration)
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Adverse Event Reporting News
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June 17, 2008
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FDA for the first time is warning that silver dental fillings, which contain mercury, may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children, The Associated Press reported June 13.
The agency posted the precaution on its Web site earlier this month to settle a lawsuit, making the move a victory for anti-mercury activists.
The warning is not aimed at the general population, only at two groups already urged to limit mercury from another source--seafood--because too much can harm a developing brain.
The fillings, formally known as dental amalgams, "contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses," ...
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Are you being poisoned by your fillings? Good Health.
The Daily Mail (London, England);
November 23, 2004 ;
787 words
......mercury and for these people any leakage could...extreme cases, amalgam fillings have even been...Australia and Norway amalgam fillings are not recommended...and treats many people who are concerned...connection between amalgam fillings and any medical...rare. While ...
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Health: Are you sick to; the back teeth?; Chances are you've got some...
The Mirror (London, England);
April 6, 2002 ;
787 words
......more than 100 years, amalgam fillings have been made up...mercury released from amalgam fillings and if so is it harmful...mouth containing amalgam fillings always has mercury...far as is known, amalgam fillings will not cause a...occasionally be related to ...
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Mercury Fillings Alarm Local Activist Group
Portland Skanner;
June 16, 2004 ;
Proctor, Abe;
787 words
......shouldn't we be concerned about that, too?" Amalgam fillings are composed of roughly half liquid...Give a Kid Smile Day believes that amalgam fillings are safe. "It's been in use for a long...The amount of mercury released by amalgam fillings doesn't pose a health risk." ...
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PANEL TO HEAR CONCERNS ON FILLINGS< A HOULTON DENTIST WILL ASK LAWMAKERS...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);
February 16, 1999 ;
By DIETER BRADBURY Staff Writer;
787 words
......stopped putting mercury amalgam fillings into the mouths of...a heavy metal into peoples' bodies, even though...The study found that amalgam fillings do release small amounts...damage except for people with mercury allergies...could not use mercury amalgam fillings ...
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On the day we as a community buried a child, two more people were found...
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;
November 26, 2005 ;
373 words
......wine, he can surely turn amalgam fillings into gold. That should...steal money from gullible people. It is called fraud. I am not asking that people be arrested or told they...moneymaker. A great many people do have gold fillings in...
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Hearings held on proposals to ban amalgam fillings
Portland Press Herald (Maine);
April 6, 2005 ;
From staff reports;
199 words
......Hearings held on proposals to ban amalgam fillings Byline: From staff reports Edition...fears that mercury could be harming people who get the fillings, and because...when fillings are removed or after people die and are cremated. Some dentists...dentists argue that the silvery amalgam ...
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U.S. Says Amalgam Fillings Still Safe; NIH Awaits Results of 2 Major...
The Washington Post;
November 15, 2002 ;
341 words
......may settle lingering public doubts. Amalgam fillings, sometimes called silver fillings...more than 1,000 children given either amalgam fillings or a mercury-free kind are to end...metal that is safe to use, and that amalgam fillings are both cheaper than other types...
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Amalgam fillings and mercury levels.(Letters to the Editor)
Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine;
August 1, 2007 ;
Gray, Richard;
78 words
......propose a simple experiment to resolve the issue. Make amalgam fillings with a rare isotope of mercury, such as 196 Hg, which has...ration of 196 Hg would be directly attributable to the amalgam fillings. Richard Gray 11147 Woodley Ave. Granada Hills, California...
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Consulting your people
Smart Business Atlanta;
September 1, 2008 ;
O'Hara, Kristy J;
787 words
......Proudfoot Consulting, he recognizes that people are the lifeblood of his $160 million...We don't have any assets other than people," he says. "There are no machines. There...equipment. We don't own any buildings. People is all we have.... It's so important to...
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STUDIES EVALUATE HEALTH EFFECTS OF DENTAL AMALGAM FILLINGS IN CHILDREN
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 18, 2006 ;
787 words
......to evaluate the safety of placing amalgam fillings, which contain mercury, in the teeth...that millions of children receive amalgam fillings each year. And yet, nearly all of...teeth but no previously placed dental amalgam fillings. Each child was randomly assigned...
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Safety of dental amalgam fillings still questionable
New Straits Times;
August 10, 2001 ;
S.M. Mohamed Idris;
510 words
......Times 08-10-2001 Safety of dental amalgam fillings still questionable Byline: S.M. Mohamed...Dentists have debated the safety of amalgam fillings for over a century. Recently, two...the face of evidence that mercury amalgam fillings have had an adverse effect on health...
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I thought mercury in my fillings was poisoning me. But taking them out...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
November 9, 2004 ;
787 words
......JESSICA WILSON LIKE many people, I try to stay healthy by...I had more than a dozen amalgam fillings. My doctor friend explained...could be a connection. The amalgam used for fillings is made...my friend had had her own amalgam fillings removed and replaced...meant little to me. Like ...
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Number of people seeking State help over debts rises by a third.
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);
October 4, 2008 ;
419 words
......has been a 33pc surge in the number of people in financial difficulty seeking the support...half of this year, MABS has helped 8,000 people in financial hardship and fielded 4,000...Michael Culloty said this meant a third more people had visited the offices of the support...
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Socialism is solely the province of the people at the top: Gordon Lenin...
The Scotsman;
September 30, 2008 ;
Robert McNeil;
787 words
......entirely clear. It used to be said that most people live lives of quiet desperation, and the aphorism...much comfort. For the revolution to succeed, the people must first suffer. But for the people to suffer, they must first prosper. It has been...
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Studies unlikely to end dispute on amalgam fillings
New Haven Register;
April 19, 2006 ;
Abram Katz;
576 words
......and forth between dentists and vociferous opponents of amalgam fillings, an oral health expert said Tuesday. The reports in today...replace decayed tooth enamel and dentin. About 70 million amalgam fillings are placed annually by dentists in the United States...kidney function. "There will always ...
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