[HTML][HTML] Pink ladies: mercury poisoning in twin girls

M Weinstein, S Bernstein - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Previously well, developmentally normal 20-month-old twin girls presented with weakness,
anorexia, a papular rash and increasingly swollen, red and painful hands and feet of 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Facts on mercury and fish consumption

E Wooltorton - CMAJ, 2002 - Can Med Assoc
Reason for posting: Fish is a healthy food choice. However, some predatory fish accumulate
particularly high levels of mercury that can be toxic, particularly to developing fetuses. 1 …

Methylmercury poisoning

J Ruedy - CMAJ, 2001 - Can Med Assoc
1. LaDou J, Landrigan P, Bailar JC III, Foa V, Frank A, on behalf of the Collegium Ramazzini.
A call for an international ban on asbestos [editorial]. CMAJ 2001; 164 (4): 489-90. 2. Camus …

to be based on the characteristics of ele-mental and inorganic mercury, not methylmercury. The half-life of methylmercury in blood is relatively long (approximately

J Ruedy - Rev Clin Lab Sci, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ithank John Ruedy for his careful reading of this public health column1 and for bringing forth
Clarkson's excellent article2 on the physiology and toxicology of mercury. In writing the …

The debate on banning asbestos

M Camus - CMAJ, 2001 - Can Med Assoc
1. LaDou J, Landrigan P, Bailar JC III, Foa V, Frank A, on behalf of the Collegium Ramazzini.
A call for an international ban on asbestos [editorial]. CMAJ 2001; 164 (4): 489-90. 2. Camus …

[CITATION][C] ders the proposal a non-starter, not to mention the potential for diplomatic conflict.

J Siemiatycki - CMAJ, 2001