COTTONWOOD, Calif. - Since Holiday Quality Foods here launched a line of fresh seafood certified to be low in mercury, other chains have followed suit or are exploring the testing. New technology ...

The ideal ecosystem to expose people to dangerous amounts of mercury requires rainy skies, a mix of industry and swamp and a culture where people have a taste for seafood. Louisiana, of course, fits ...

Dear Dr. Roach • I’m a healthy, 54-year-old female who recently found out from a blood test that my mercury level is 17. I do not eat meat, but I do eat quite a bit of seafood, including sushi. I got ...