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[email protected]. asc Safe sushi, bad bran It's been pretty funny lately watching some of thedecade'sbiggesthealthfindingsmakenational headlines while subsequent studies throw their conclusions into doubt. Recent findings debunk some of the most popular medical myths of the '80s. Read on to find out the latest opinions on oat bran, bee pollen and decaf coffee. (Hurry, before they change again!) Also in this WELLNESS report: updates on Maine's produce labeling laws and on the na tional health care movement. See page 9 Gearing up at home Like liposuction, green marketing and a thriv ing orbital-laser defense industry, home fitness is peculiar to First World nations. Other countries just can't be bothered. Whatever their appeal in the United States, LifeCycles simply have not grabbed an impressive share of Bangladesh's disposable income. And no matter how much Americans hyperventilate over the hottest new development in weighted-flywheel rowing er gometers or computer-programmed treadmills, such items will probably never sell well among Chinese peasants whose job it is to break rocks and carry them up a hill.