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Health Effects of Contaminants in Seafood Unclear, But Most People Aren’t Eating Enough Fish Anyway
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Health Effects of Contaminants in Seafood Unclear, But Most People Aren’t Eating Enough Fish Anyway

By Bailee Henderson June 7, 2024 Image credit: Tamas Pap via Unsplash The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published the final version of its report on the role of seafood in child growth and development, which weighs the nutritional benefits of seafood consumption against the health risk of dietary exposure to contaminants...

New study finds contaminants in many generic drugs may have harmful effects
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New study finds contaminants in many generic drugs may have harmful effects

by Collins Maina,  University of British Columbia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Contaminants in generic medications used to treat conditions like diabetes, heart disease, stomachaches, and heartburn may cause damage to DNA, affect basic cell functions, and even increase a person’s risk of cancer, according to a new UBC study. “When we take these drugs, we do...