Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will ...

The European Union banned mercury amalgam fillings to protect the environment. Should you worry about protecting your health, too? By Justin R. Silverman When the European Union adopted a ban on ...

The World Health Organization considers mercury one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern, calling it "toxic to human health" - Copyright GETTY ...

Silver amalgam fillings, which have plugged American cavities for more than 150 years, have lost their luster over the last couple of decades thanks to the rise of more attractive tooth-colored ...

Amalgam fillings, commonly called "silver" fillings, are a combination of mercury, silver, tin and other metals. They were first introduced in the United States by two Frenchmen in the early 1800s.

DULUTH — Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, dental fillings to mercury emissions. As Minnesotans increasingly choose cremation, mercury pollution from the practice has risen, too, even as mercury emissions ...

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives has announced it will phase out the use ...

Countries agreed Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change dentistry around the world. At a conference in Geneva, signatories ...