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with Martins Senior Homecare at The Atrium, 1 Veronica Drive.

"When Challenging Behavior Challenges You." Certificates of attendance will be awarded for healthcare workers.

For reservations, call Grace at (978) 977-0717.Friday, April 28The Danvers Art Association Annual Auction and Gala, 6 p.m., at 105 Elliott St.

Proceeds will help to maintain the building.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.

For information or tickets in advance, call Pat at (978) 927-1977.

Wednesday, May 3Volunteer Cleanup Day, 9 a.m.

to noon at Glen Magna Farms, Ingersoll Street, with Danvers Historical Society.

Bring gloves and rakes.

Families welcome.

For more information, call Cathy Gareri at (978) 766-5421.Wednesday, May 10Healthy Aging Fair for seniors and adult caregivers, 4 to 7 p.m.

at the Center for Healthy Aging at the Beverly Hospital Hunt Center.

Includes lectures on aging and health care planning as well as an exhibit hall.

Free; all welcome.Saturday, July 8DHS Class of 1971 35th Class Reunion, 7 p.m.

at the Polish Club on Cheever Street.

Tickets are $25 and checks may be made payable to: Class of 1971.

For information, call (978) 774-8509.

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The council has tendered all services, including care and construction, to the Anchor Trust but will maintain control over who will be nominated to live at the schemes.

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In addition to oily fish, which contain long chain Omega 3 fats, shorter chain Omega 3 fats found in some plant oils are also thought to be good for health.

But the review found no effect of either kind.

The findings, by researchers from the School of Medicine at the University of East Anglia, are published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal.

The authors say the findings do not rule out the possibility that Omega 3 fats have an important effect.

Current UK guidelines advising people to eat more oily fish should continue, but the evidence should be reviewed regularly, they say.

The British Heart Foundation speculated that the puzzling finding could be linked to mercury levels in fish, a possibility raised by the authors.

Mercury is harmful to health and builds up in oily fish in waters contaminated with the metal.

Mike Knapton, director of prevention and care at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Until now medical research has demonstrated a benefit from Omega 3 fats.

More research is needed to establish why some studies have shown a slightly increased risk associated with eating very high amounts of oily fish, which is possibly related to mercury levels.

"The current Food Standards Agency advice for most people is to eat no more than four portions of oily fish a week.

This is still sensible advice.

It is worth remembering that eating lots of one type of food is rarely best for your healt...