N° 103 – December 2011
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 8

We begin this number sending our best wishes for  happies and peaceful festivities. In this number we offer you ten news of toxicology up to date 1) An interesting question: Do adolescents who use stimulants have a different personality?; 2) An international study links trichloroethylene to Parkinson’s disease; 3) A serving of tinned soup a day appeared to increase BPA 20-fold; 4) Bad call "Energy drinks" skyrockets, so do it also related health problems in US; 5) A new study finds links between low alcohol consumption and breast cancer; 6) Nicotine may be a gateway drug to cocaine; 7) Drinking more than four alcoholic drinks in a day may raise the risk of stomach cancer in men; 8) UK: In a recession, people downgrade to cheaper drugs, just as they do cheaper groceries; 9)Deaths from prescription painkillers* have reached epidemic levels in USA the past decade, said CDC; 10) Taking slightly too much paracetamol day after day can be fatal. Three collaborations: 1) Toxic Pollution Problems 2011 by Blacksmith Institute; 2) To an emergency room after being unwittingly, but intentionally, drugged by someone else; 3) Steriliser blamed for mysterious South Korean deaths. Because Not only of toxic substances we lives, we need also: 1) Were should you post your status?; 2) Tipuana tipu trees in Buenos Aires and Rosario; 3) Wonderfull Iguazú Falls, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. We recommended: 1) An update from WHO about children with lead intoxication in Zamfara, Nigeria; 2) A useful guide about toxic plants from the California Poison Control System and 3) Toxicological and Environmental Health Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Neglected Priority. Please we ask you to review this issue because there are many news more to appreciate.  The logo of this month is due to a classical news in our  section they tell & write in Spanish: identify spiders. See in Spanish newsletter. This month we pass again 82.000 visitors to aour web page.  Until next year (and the next issue). JCP