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April 2013

1 March, 2013
N° 119 – April 2013
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 10
April 2013
In this number there are many articles related with the tittle of this editorial in  Toxicology UpToDate: 1) Children exposed to the plastics chemical bisphenol A had an elevated risk for asthma; 2) BMC article: A moderate positive association between processed meat consumption and mortality; 3) Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV; 4) The amount of salt in our diet could be involved in driving our own immune systems to rebel against; 5) Study: people who take high doses of statins may be more likely to develop kidney problems; 6) Case report: Skeletal Fluorosis Due to Excessive Tea Drinking in US; 7) CDC & JPEDS: Vaccines during the first 2 years of life was not related to the risk of Autism; 8) Researchers at UTHealth have discovered phthalates in common foods purchased in the US; 9) Kombucha tea: Does it have health benefits; 10) Cigarette smoking appears to increase the risk of breast cancer; 11) UMICH study about to determine mercury exposure from dental amalgam fillings. Also we  recommended; 1)  Toxicology exercises, from AACT; 2) Energy drinks may increase blood pressure and disturb the heart’s rhythm; 3) Adults worldwide consume almost double the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt); 4) EPA urges adults to keep pesticides and disinfectants locked away from children; 5)  Pfizer (Zithromax),have been warned by the FDA not to minimize the risks of Stevens Johnson Syndrome; 6) Never forget HALABJA: 25 Years Later; 7)  Syria claims rebel chemical weapon attack kills 16 . Until next number. JCP
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