More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns
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Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.
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An environmental action group urged  the European Union on Tuesday to boost testing on chemicals and  halt pollution in the Baltic Sea because the fish there are so  toxic.
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Standard flu shots are scarce these days, but finding vaccines that don&#39;t contain a controversial mercury-based ingredient are also in short supply.
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ORIENTAL, N.C. -- A rash of safety scares that caused some Chinese imports to be pulled off store shelves -- including poisoned toothpaste, lead-tainted toys , and contaminated pet food -- has spiked demand for products made in the United States. But in the case of shrimp , America's favorite seafood, there is not enough to go around.
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Some children may have an inherited weakness that may predispose them to develop autism when exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an environmental group said on Monday.
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U.S. scientists say they have made a discovery that could help public health officials know instantly when pollution moves into the coastal ocean.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 -- A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents.
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A new study suggests that the compound still represents a significant health risk for the whales.
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The nation's largest gold-producing state is being asked to investigate whether mercury emissions from its mines are contaminating area fisheries.
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Americans were cautioned about  eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly  one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from  mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection  Agency said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Several outbreaks of ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed in consumers who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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Farmed seafood joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials are again examining what's known -- and what's still to be learnedÃÂ -- about the safety of a mercury mixture that's stirred controversy since dentists began using it to fill cavities in the 1800s.
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Earlier this month, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ordered a statewide fish consumption advisory because fish contain toxic levels of mercury.
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10/09/2004 - Two recent studies have added weight to the health credentials of fatty acids, suggesting that taking fish oil supplements and eating fatty fishes, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, and cod, can reduce the risk of developing abnormal heart
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Federal health officials want to know if a government report reasonably concludes that silver dental fillings aren't dangerous even though they expose patients to toxic mercury.
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Tests found no detectable melamine in the flesh of fish that ate feed adulterated with the chemical at two commercial fish farms in the United States, federal officials said yesterday. The fish was cleared for human consumption.