As long as mankind has gazed into the vast night sky above, he has wondered: hey, is that a giant alien death star ship, parked over by Mercury?

Last year, the FDA released a report that said mercury fillings are totally harmless when lodged into your head forever. But yesterday, an advisory committee told the FDA to look at new data that might suggest otherwise. Go figure.

After 71 years, the Mercury auto brand is being shut down. Feign some wistful disappointment.

Neither Hollywood celebrities nor corporate trade groups are good sources of information on health issues. That doesn't make the National Fisheries Institute's response to Jeremy Piven any less interesting.