Although research has shown that eating fish, which is rich in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, mixed evidence from prior studies has suggested that mercury exposure from fish consumption may be linked to higher risk of cardiovascular diseases. In a new, large-scale study from Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, researchers found no evidence that higher levels of mercury exposure were associated with higher risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, or total cardiovascular disease in two separate studies of U.S. adults.

The study appears in the March 24, 2011, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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More than 230 toxins were found in the cord blood of 10 minority infants, according to a new study by the Environmental Working Group and Rachel’s Network.

The study found 232 toxic chemicals in 10 cord blood samples of African-American, Asian and Hispanic children born between December 2007 and June 2008 in Michigan, Florida, Massachusetts, California and Wisconsin.

One notable chemical found in the cord blood was, bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in many plastics. Researchers found evidence of BPA in 9 of the 10 cord blood samples.

"This study proves newborns are exposed to BPA in the womb," said Anila Jacob, M.D., Environmental Working Group senior scientist and co-author of the report. "After they are born, they'll encounter more BPA by drinking from a bottle, drinking canned infant formula and, eventually, eating canned food like ravioli and chicken noodle soup."

Other chemicals researchers found in the infants’ cord blood samples included tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a toxic flame retardant chemical that permeates computer circuit boards; Galaxolide and Tonalide, used in common cosmetics and detergents; and perchlorate, a solid rocket fuel component and thyroid toxin that can disrupt production of hormones needed in normal brain development.

The research was conducted at five laboratories in the United States, Canada and Europe.

The contaminants found in the infants are from unintended exposures toconsumer products and commercial chemicals offered for sale on the market.