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    The Doctors

    Causing Harm Since: 2010. The Doctors is a daytime television show that hopes viewers will tune in for “critical information to make informed and intelligent health care decisions.” In reality...

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    MEDIA ALERT: Mondays Biodiversity Research Institute Consumer Alert Is Fraudulent

    Data reported was false and has not been peer-reviewed or published in scientific journal.The National Fisheries Institute is asking all news outlets to correct a fraudulent story that recently aired ...

  • Health Blog

    Perfection: French-inspired Grilled Salmon Salad

    This is my favorite salad. It is, in my opinion, salad perfected. My husband is not a salad person. He likes veggies, but his initial reaction to my Salad for dinner? question is No. However, he loves...

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    fish tacos from @lstysonscorner

    On my first day with the National Fisheries Institute, a small group of us went to La Sandia at Tysons Corner Center. I had grilled snapper tacos with shredded cabbage, avocado and corn with a little ...

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    CBS Misses the Mark on Mercury

    Whats happening at CBS? Last night, someone forgot to fact-check this online headline: Study finds unsafe mercury levels in 84 percent of all fish. That new study was neither published nor peer-review...

  • Health Press Release

    Media Alert

    Reporters covering the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) deliberations of an international mercury treaty, take note: Efforts to safeguard the environment and the public health are laudable ...

  • Sustainability Blog

    The End Cant Justify the Means

    After reading David Lennetts post yesterday, I wanted to learn more about his background and work with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). To do so, the NRDC website requires you to view ex...

  • Health Blog

    Vitamin D: Getting Enough in the Winter

    Happy new year!

    For a few glorious minutes over the holidays, I cozied up on the couch and caught up on some nutrition reading. The article that really caught my attention was Vitamin D Def...

  • Sustainability Press Release

    NFI Crab Council Welcomes Trans Global Products, Inc.

    January 3, 2013 Washington, DC The NFI Crab Council continues to expand its membership with the addition of Trans Global Products, Inc. A part of the seafood community for the last three decades, Tra...

  • Sustainability Blog

    Greenpeace Video a Must Watch

    I have never insisted that people watch Greenpeace videos. Usually theyre hyperbole-filled fundraising pitches or violent cartoon animations, but the latest eye-opening creation is simply too good to ...

  • Consumer Protection News Item

    FDA Warns Processor about Species Substitution

    In a November 19, 2012 Warning Letter to Jing Sheng Company in California, FDA warns the company that species substitution causes their product to be adulterated and misbranded under various sections ...

  • Health Blog

    Pecan-Crusted Trout @GreatAmerRest

    Fish, nuts, arugula and asparagus. Ingredients for a perfectly nutritious winter meal. Last week, the family and I headed to Artie's in Fairfax. There were 5 of us plus my 9-month-old daughter, who wi...

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    Megan Fox: The reason for her small thumbs?

    Megan Fox: Im giving up tuna, because I dont want my vampire babies to have small thumbs, like me.I might be taking a few of her recent remarks out of context, but Megan Fox did tell Jay Leno that her...

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    Media Debunk One Health Scare, While Propagating Another

    United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) is considering an international ban on vaccines containing thimerosal, a type of ethylmercury. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued ...