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...both those two studies showed that fish consumption was still protective against cardiovascular disease. Overall, the evidence indicated that people who had higher mercury levels had less protection than people who had lower mercury levels. What those studies suggested is that mercury might lessen the benefit of fish [and omega-3 fatty acid] intake, but they didn't suggest that fish intake was harmful overall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Danger of Not Eating Tuna | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...Israeli government announced a major initiative to push the nation's drivers toward electric cars on Monday, a move meant to both lessen dependence on foreign oil and address the environmental and health hazards of gas-burning vehicles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel Looks to Electric Cars | 1/20/2008 | See Source »

...point in time, it had reached almost a 9 or 10 - and it was strong enough to make me want to take my own life. I started working very hard from that point on, trying to figure out if I could find anything at all that would lessen the severity of that pain. Most of the response inside the body of a person with MS is an inflammatory response. So if I eat foods that lessen the opportunity for inflammation in my digestive system, that's less inflammation in my body. I've been doing that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Another Diet Book: Montel Williams | 1/11/2008 | See Source »

...final ruling to lessen the assessed penalties came from a late-night election commission meeting that finished after 1 a.m. today...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Elections May See Lowest Turnout | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...come from countries where soccer is taken more seriously. Dudley players, on the other hand, say undergrads play more aggressively with them because they are strangers. Carneiro (valiantly) said he asked his reps if Dudley could spend the beginning of games meeting the undergraduate players, hoping this would lessen the violence. Props for the conflict mediation...although a few punches do make things more interesting...

Author: By Sophie M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Die-Hard Dedication | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

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