If you're fishing for ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up in Japan. According to new research, a lifetime of eating tuna, sardines, salmon and other fish appears to protect Japanese men against clogged arteries, despite other cardiovascular risk factors.

After 50 years of delivering great pizza, today Pizza Hut revealed that efforts are currently underway to rebrand the chain as Pasta Hut in conjunction with the arrival of its new Tuscani Pastas, which are available starting tomorrow. Speaking to employees at a celebration for the launch of the new pasta offerings, Scott Bergren, Pizza Hut CEO, described the large-scale changes the company has made to support this new direction:

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Researchers have found that a diet rich in fish, seafood, and grains - also called polyunsaturated fats - is better at preventing heart disease than a diet containing olive oil, nuts, and avocados - called monounsaturated fats. Although both types of fats are healthy, people should probably include more of the first than the second in their diet to keep a healthy heart, the scientists say.

One of the biggest fish retailers in the Illawarra, in southern New South Wales, has been caught ripping off consumers by replacing local seafood with a cheaper imported product. The Shellharbour Square Fish Market has been found guilty in the Industrial Magistrates Court of seven breaches of the Food Act.

The Mississippi River delta region is of huge economic importance to the nation. As a "working coast," much of the South's major industries - particularly seafood and petroleum - are largely dependent on the health of the delta and its surrounding areas. After the 2005 hurricane season, however, experts are voicing growing concerns over how the Mississippi Deltaic Plain, or MDP, is being treated.