Love fishing? LDH issues advisories for eating fish from 11 Louisiana bodies of water
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Love fishing? LDH issues advisories for eating fish from 11 Louisiana bodies of water
Fish consumption advisories have been issued for 11 bodies of water in Louisiana. According to LDH, "the state issues precautionary advisories when unacceptable levels of mercury are detected in fish or shellfish."
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Mercury and fish advisories issued for 11 waterways, including Lake Maurepas
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health has issued a mercury advisory for 11 local waterways, including Lake Maurepas. The lake is the most recent addition to the list. The ten others were issued updated warnings. The warning comes after the Department of Environmental Quality tested the local fish and shellfish and found they contained unacceptable levels of mercury. The advisory for Lake Maurepas, which can be read here, lists the specific fish, makes consumption...
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Health advisory issued over Botox injections
CAMERON COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Public Health issued a health advisory concerning Botox injections. There have been reports of adverse effects after receiving injections of botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, across several states, including Texas, CCPH stated. Those who have had injections by unlicensed or untrained individuals in a non-health care settings, []