N° 71 – April-August 2009
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 6

Many articles about toxicology update, like:
– 3 studies on Melamine Urolithiasis in NEJM;
– Methanol’s sequelae;
– Chinese slimming capsules; 
– CDC report about Adult Blood Lead;  
– Severe hepatotoxicity by Herbalife;
– Severe hepatitis associated with St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum);
– Mechanisms underpinning the teratogenic effects of thalidomide;
– New WHO Manual;
– Konzo disease in Cameroon;
– Traffic pollution & baby birth weight;
– Formaldehy & Some Blood Cancers;  
– Diet of poisonous snakes affects its venom strength; 
– Florida Polo Horse Deaths & sodium selenite; 
– Furadan To Kill Lyons (Kenia) II; An so more. Indeed, a very heavy number. Until next nuumber. JCP