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In a lawsuit filed in a San Francisco court on Tuesday, an environmental group alleged that 10 types of fish oil and shark oil supplements contain a toxic substance that may cause cancer.

The group, Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation (MEJF), claims that California’s Proposition 65 mandates that the producers and sellers of the supplements in question are legally required to inform consumers that their supplements contain the substance, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The more than 100 brands of fish oil are currently available, MEJF tested only 10 products, all of which had some level of PCB.

“People buy fish oil to improve their health,” David Roe, the plaintiff’s attorney, told the news source. “We have no way of knowing if all of the other fish oil products have PCB, too.”

Doug

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13th Annual Nursing Assembly

When:  Thursday, March 18, 2010

Where:  UWF Conference Center, Pensacola FL

Time:    8AM-4:30PM

Co-sponsors: UWF Department of Nursing, and Upsilon Kappa Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International

Theme for this year’s Assembly:  Conditions that are genetically linked (Diabetes, Sickle Cell, Autism, etc.)

The Assembly will include two contact hours for Domestic Violence.

Fee:     $60.00

            Members, Sigma Theta Tau International – $50.00

            UWF Nursing Students:   $15.00

            Other students:                $25.00

Fee includes: conference materials, up to 7 approved contact hours, lunch, breaks

This is a great opportunity for STTI members who may be inactive to re-activate membership.  Go to the STTI website http://www.nursingsociety.org/Membership/Benefits/Pages/membership_options.aspx      to transfer your membership to Upsilon Kappa Chapter (Chapter #464)

Registration Forms will be available in late January 2010.

This Assembly for 2010 will be the best ever! Plan to join us on the lovely UWF Campus in the Spring.

For further information, contact:

Laurel Boyd, M.Ed., RN

lboyd@uwf.edu

RESERVATIONS AND PRE-PAYMENT ARE REQUIRED. REGISTRATION ON-SITE MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED