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# Toxic heavy metals reach top of the world.

<http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19803-toxic-heavy-metals-reach-top-of-the\

-world.html>

Following in Edmund Hillary's footsteps? Don't drink the water on your

way up. Dangerous levels of arsenic and cadmium have been found in snow

samples from Mount Everest. ~New Scientist

# Mercury in dental fillings: Harmful or not?

<http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20101203/FEATURES03/312020004/1010/Mercu\

ry%20in%20dental%20fillings%20%20Harmful%20or%20not?>

If you have so-called silver dental fillings, you've got mercury in your

mouth. The dental establishment and many health experts say it's

perfectly safe. But some consumers and scientists argue the mercury can

contribute to a host of health problems, from */autoimmune diseases to

Alzheimer's/*...

But opponents point to other reports, such as a review of research

published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease [1], which

said mercury may play a role in the development of the disease, which

causes memory loss and eventually death....

~Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky

[1] free online:

Does inorganic mercury play a role in Alzheimer's disease? A systematic

review and an integrated molecular mechanism.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847438>

Mutter J, Curth A, Naumann J, Deth R, Walach H.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2010;22(2):357-74.