Mercury linked to immune changes seen in autoimmune disease.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/mercury-linked-to-immune-changes-in-gold-miners/
Apr 13, 2010
Gardner, RM, JF Nyland, IA Silva, AM Ventura, JM deSouza and EK Silbergeld. 2010. Mercury exposure, serum antinuclear/antinucleolar antibodies, and serum cytokine levels in mining populations in Amazonian Brazil: A cross-sectional study. Environmental Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2010.02.001.
Synopsis by Jennifer F. Nyland
Mercury increases the risk of developing autoimmune symptoms - similar to those seen with arthritis - in miners from Amazonian Brazil who work with the metal.
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/mercury-linked-to-immune-changes-in-gold-miners/
Apr 13, 2010
Gardner, RM, JF Nyland, IA Silva, AM Ventura, JM deSouza and EK Silbergeld. 2010. Mercury exposure, serum antinuclear/antinucleolar antibodies, and serum cytokine levels in mining populations in Amazonian Brazil: A cross-sectional study. Environmental Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2010.02.001.
Synopsis by Jennifer F. Nyland
Mercury increases the risk of developing autoimmune symptoms - similar to those seen with arthritis - in miners from Amazonian Brazil who work with the metal.
