Advice for fish consumption: challenging dilemmas

Fish consumption limit for mercury compounds

Background and objectives: Methyl mercury can carry out harmful effects on the reproductive, respiratory, and nervous system of human. Moreover, mercury is known as the most toxic heavy metal in nature. Fish and seafood consumption is the major MeHg exposure route for human. The present study tries to cover researches which have been conducted on mercury levels in 21 species of fish from Persia...

Fish Consumption Advice for Alaskans: A Risk Management Strategy To Optimize the Public’s Health

Effectiveness of Dietary Advice to Increase Fish Consumption over a 12-Month Period

Habitual fish consumption is associated with numerous health benefits; however, in Australia fish intake remains low. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of specific or general fish consumption recommendations on fish intake behavior over the duration of a 12-month clinical trial. Participants were randomized into a control group (general dietary advice), and two intervention groups...

Painful dilemmas: an evidence-based look at challenging clinical scenarios.

Difficult clinical decisions are a part of every emergency practitioner's life. Dealing with difficult patients and recalcitrant consultants is seldom enjoyable, but can be made more palatable through the use of some of the clinical strategies contained in this article. Knowledge of the current best evidence and a willingness to discard outdated practice ideas will help ensure that emergency pr...

Psychopharmacology and Intellectual Disability: The Continuing Dilemmas of "Challenging Behaviour"

with a range of problem behaviours, particularly aggression and self injury, the "challenge" was accommodating these behaviours while providing a "normal" life in local communities (now often called social inclusion). Clinical investigations of persons with intellectual disabilities over the next several years [2,3] revealed that a number of mental disorders, medical problems and environmental ...