Mercury limits set for six ocean fish species For the first time, Health Canada is setting a standard for the maximum amount of mercury allowed in six species of ocean fish, including shark and swordfish, a reflection of the mounting concern over contamination of seafood by the dangerous heavy metal. [News Source]

Can fish oil fight Alzheimer’s disease? Everyone knows that fish is brain food, but no one is sure whether nutrients in fish can fend off brain-ravaging diseases. [News Source]

Study finds children deluged by food ads. U.S. children are being deluged by a tidal wave of TV ads for foods like candy, snacks, sugary cereals and fatty fast food, according to a study that exhaustively tallied the number and type of ads kids see. [News Source]

Meat eating implicated in climate change. National animal advocacy organisation SAFE believes the mass loss of life, immense level of animal suffering and the significant contribution to global warming caused by the meat industry deserves a different type of recognition. [News Source]

Standards introduced for eating large fish. Health Canada is issuing new consumption recommendations and mercury standards for six sorts of fish that appear to be making their way with more frequency into the diets of Canadians. [News Source]

New standard placed on swordfish, shark, other fish to limit mercury exposure. Health Canada is issuing new consumption recommendations and mercury standards for six sorts of fish that appear to be making their way with more frequency into the diets of Canadians. [News Source]

Study ready: Time to trace TCE’s effects on workers. Ask a resident in Endicott's spill zone if there is a link between it and increased health problems, and you're apt to hear a litany of neighborhood cancer cases or birth defects. [News Source]

More Iron Range miners dying of cancer. Reviving a 35-year-old controversy on Minnesota's Iron Range, the state Health Department said on Wednesday that a rare asbestos-related cancer is killing miners in significantly greater numbers than previously reported. [News Source]

What’s a safe daily dose of vitamin D? (The Biloxi Sun Herald) Q: I'm concerned about my elderly aunt's intake of vitamin D, as I understand that too much can be toxic. [News Source]