Eight states and fifteen municipalities have already enacted mercury thermometer bans, and eleven national retail chains have pledged only to sell mercury free thermometers. The Universities of ...

The most convenient way to travel long distances is by plane. However, traveling by plane also has its protocols (Airplane ...

Eliminating even small amounts of mercury reduces the potential for mercury poisoning; the content of a single mercury thermometer can contaminate a twenty-acre lake. Mercury-free thermometers provide ...

As we age, keeping track of our health—and that of our loved ones—becomes even more important. Whether you’re caring for ...

Building a thermometer is a matter of precise technology—putting just the right amount of mercury into a specially designed glass tube, for instance—but determining which numbers to use on the ...

They've been designed to make the process of taking a temperature quicker and less invasive than with traditional thermometers. If you're still using an old mercury-filled stick thermometer or a strip ...

Read the instructions that come with it if you're unsure of how to use it. DON'T use a glass mercury thermometer because they've been known to break. Wash the thermometer off before using it ...