The middle of Abraham Lincoln’s shoe wore out faster than the heel or toe. Most people would not find this fact of great interest, but to medical historians, it represents a clue. Three researchers ...

Abraham Lincoln, the man who steered ... to mercury poisoning from 19th century anti-depressants which contained 9,000 times the current safe limit for exposure to the metal. ...

In a story about research into Abraham Lincoln's possible exposure to mercury that ran Tuesday on Page 3A, the Associated Press reported the wrong first name for a historian. He is Richard R. John ...

Abraham Lincoln took medication for depression. Abraham Lincoln may have been poisoned by the medication he took to combat depression, ... His colleague Dr Robert Feldman, from Boston University, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Historical accounts of mood swings and angry outbursts by Abraham Lincoln may have been symptoms of mercury poisoning caused from a popular medication he took for depression, ...