What kind of tuna is in your pantry??

Typically, many who looked at the issue considered albacore to potentially have more mercury because the fish were bigger and older when harvested (and further up the food chain which means more mercury collects in the tissues of the fish).

Some groups recommended eating tuna labelled as "light" (not in terms of calories) since the type of tuna was a smaller, typically younger fish and theoretically would contain less mercury. This latest testing suggests even some light tuna contained levels of mercury it found troubling.

I think Dave Stone, the public health toxicologist has sound advice.. don't stop eating fish and seafood because, for most of us, the benefits outweigh the risks.. but do limit how much tuna you eat if you are in that 'highly susceptible' group of women of childbearing age, pregnant or nursing women, or a small child.

Here are a few links for you...

This is the environmental groups testing results:
http://www.defenders.org/tunamercury/

Here is what Oregon has to say about all things related to fish consumption:
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/envtox/fishconsumption.shtml

Here is what the EPA says:
http://www.epa.gov/ost/fishadvice/advice.html

The newsroom is crazy right now!! We have breaking news and I think Kyle Iboshi will end up fronting a story Bruce Sussman wrote while Bruce flys in the chopper over breaking news. Never dull!!!

On to responses: so many of you were kind enough to respond to the story we did on concierge medicine I just couldn't keep up with posting all of your responses. It was actually really cool that so many people took the time to write. About 60% of you did not like the idea of a doctor charging a fee for specialized services like same day doctors appointments, etc while the other 40% wantd to know where you could sign up.

And the Disabled Bike Camp story got a HUGE response too!! Here are a few:

Marcy writes:
Stephanie, 19 years ago, my (now) 24 year old son with Down syndrome took the training wheels off of his own bike, much to the dismay of his brother and the neighbor kids. Better yet, he started riding that little red bike (no brakes) all around the cul-de-sac! No falls (that day). He progressed to a mountain bike and still rides. It doesn't take an expert to tell you how the motion stimulates the brain. He's still a jock today.
Thanks for a great story.

Kathryn writes:
I'd just like to say that I saw your piece tonight on the Learning to Ride without Training Wheels and LOVED IT. What a great opportunity for those kids! Why is it they're only able to do it one week a year? Perhaps I should check out their web sit. I most definitely will. I'd love to volunteer my time next year.

I am an aunt to a 9 year old niece, 6 year old nephew, and grandmother to a 4 1/2 year old grandson all of which I have had a blast teaching to ride without training wheels. There's just something about the look on a child's face when they gain that confidence and independence of being able to ride out training wheels that truly warms my heart.

Thanks again for the story. Keep up the good work.

Troy writes:
"Lose the Training Wheels".

My wife and I both have cerebral palsy. We attended Holiday Center in Portland as kids and we used to ride the three and four wheelers there. I rode a three wheeler through my days at OSU. After college, voc rehab help me get my driving license.

Now I wish I had time to bike again.

Thank you for your wonderful story!

God bless

And Greta writes:
Great to see this story! The founder of this organization is my Uncle, Richard E Klein. His passion for teaching kids to ride bikes is unbounded. I've gotten many a letter from about his latest experiments in bike design over the years, but in spite of the many letters, I was unaware of how far his enthusiasm had spread. I knew he had gone outside his immediate area, but that he has turned into nation-wide program, too? wow! I was delighted to see the story aired, and wished that you had been able to give it more than what seemed to be a mere snippets airtime. ~~I agree Greta!! I could have talked about that for the entire half hour!! :-)

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