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Video: Player Rubs Mercury On Chess Pieces To Poison Rival Over Insult
A video of Amina Abakarova's act has gone viral on social media. It shows the 40-year-old rubbing mercury on the chess pieces of her opponent.
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Video: On Camera, Russian Chess Player Poisons Opponent By Spilling Mercury On Board
The probe has already been started. The accused said that the reason behind her act was "personal hostility" as she was defeated by the same opponent in a contest earlier.
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US Woman In Coma After Using Mercury-Tainted Anti-Wrinkle Skin Cream
A Sacramento, California, woman went to the emergency room with numbness in her hands and feet, slurred speech and trouble walking in July. The 47-year-old mother of five wasn't having a stroke or a heart attack.
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How Kodaikanal Won Against Global Giant Hindustan Unilever
In a significant victory for the Indian factory workers affected by mercury poisoning, the global consumer products company Unilever announced on Wednesday a welfare compensation that brings a long and angry battle to an end.
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Indian-origin nurse on trial for allegedly poisoning boss
An Indian-origin nurse is on trial in the UK over charges that she attempted to "poison" her boss by spiking her coffee with mercury amalgam used in dental fillings.
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Indians at risk from mercury poisoning
In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin users are at higher risk for development of hypertension.
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Dental fillings unlikely to cause mercury poisoning
Mercury has been used in dentistry for about 150 years but some believe that dental fillings can give off harmful vapours that can be dangerous for dentists and patients. But dental associations say it is safe when mixed with other metals. A range of ailments that some people attribute to the mercury in "silver" dental fillings are more likely to b...
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Video: Player Rubs Mercury On Chess Pieces To Poison Rival Over Insult
A video of Amina Abakarova's act has gone viral on social media. It shows the 40-year-old rubbing mercury on the chess pieces of her opponent.
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Video: On Camera, Russian Chess Player Poisons Opponent By Spilling Mercury On Board
The probe has already been started. The accused said that the reason behind her act was "personal hostility" as she was defeated by the same opponent in a contest earlier.
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US Woman In Coma After Using Mercury-Tainted Anti-Wrinkle Skin Cream
A Sacramento, California, woman went to the emergency room with numbness in her hands and feet, slurred speech and trouble walking in July. The 47-year-old mother of five wasn't having a stroke or a heart attack.
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How Kodaikanal Won Against Global Giant Hindustan Unilever
In a significant victory for the Indian factory workers affected by mercury poisoning, the global consumer products company Unilever announced on Wednesday a welfare compensation that brings a long and angry battle to an end.
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Indian-origin nurse on trial for allegedly poisoning boss
An Indian-origin nurse is on trial in the UK over charges that she attempted to "poison" her boss by spiking her coffee with mercury amalgam used in dental fillings.
-
Indians at risk from mercury poisoning
In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin users are at higher risk for development of hypertension.
-
Dental fillings unlikely to cause mercury poisoning
Mercury has been used in dentistry for about 150 years but some believe that dental fillings can give off harmful vapours that can be dangerous for dentists and patients. But dental associations say it is safe when mixed with other metals. A range of ailments that some people attribute to the mercury in "silver" dental fillings are more likely to b...
