News "Mercury Sphygmomanometers Shouldn't Be Abandoned" "European Union Rejects Restrictions On Mercury" "Cuff Controversy: Opinions Mixed Over Accuracy of Blood-Pressure Devices" "Inaccurate Blood Pressure Readings Can Pose Health Risk" "Experts: New Blood Pressure Devices Unreliable, Old Mercury Gauges Often More Accurate" "The Mercury in Your Mouth." "...Medical experts fear that the mercury gauges may be replaced by less accurate devices without consideration of the health risks that could follow" Letters Inez E. Fuller, R.N. Jon L. Vickery, M.D. Marianne Farrar, R.N. Sue Morse, R.N. Streaming Audio/Video Presentations* Please note: In order to view/listen to the following media, you must have the Quicktime plugin. If you don't have the plugin, you can download it here: quicktime "The Importance of Accuracy in Blood Pressure Measurement" - Dr. Paul Thompson, Director, Preventive Cardiology, Hartford Hospital; Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut 1 Video 1 Audio "The Human Factor" - Dr. Clarence E. Grim, Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin 2 Video "The Principles of Mercury" - John Baum, President, WA Baum Co., Inc. 3 Video