Omega-3s tied to lower risk of heart arrhythmia
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(Reuters Health) - In a new study of some 3,000 older adults, those with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood were 30 percent less likely to develop an irregular heartbeat over the next 14 years than peers with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s.
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Eating fish tied to lower risk of colon polyps
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat about three servings of fish
per week have a somewhat lower chance of having polyps found during a
routine colonoscopy than women who eat just one serving every two weeks,
according to a new study.
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GE salmon focus of Senate hearing
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A recent Senate hearing placed a spotlight on the regulatory tangle
surrounding the approval process for genetically-engineered salmon.
Potentially the country’s first GE animal for human consumption, the
salmon have raised a host of worries among critics including the impact
on the environment should they escape fish farms.
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Jim Florio says fish from New Jersey waters labeled unsafe to eat
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There’s plenty of fish in the waters of New Jersey, along with lots of
other things: mercury, polychlorobiphenyls and dioxin, among them.
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Where do you think your food comes from?
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Americans are finding some surprises lurking in U.S. government information about where the food they eat comes from.
One food revelation came when low levels of a fungicide that isn’t approved in the U.S. were discovered in some orange juice sold here. It was then revealed that Brazil, where the fungicide-laced juice originated, produces a good portion of the orange pulpy stuff Americans drink.
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