N° 139 – December 2014
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 11

We recommended ten articles: 1) WHO: the role of pharmacovigilance in reporting and learning systems for medication errors; 2) FDA: Have a baby or young child with a cold? Most don t need medicines; 3) US poison control centers:more than 40% of reports about energy drinks involved children younger 6; 4) Direct human influence on atmospheric CO2 seasonality from increased cropland productivity, study; 5) Presentation of prescription and nonprescription opioid overdoses to US emergency departments, study; 6) FDA: Mixing medications and dietary supplements can endanger your health; 7) The commonly used antimicrobial additive triclosan is a liver tumor promoter, study; 8) A test identified the species of snake if snake DNA could be isolated from the bite wound; 9) About Tityus trivittatus in Buenos Aires City, Argentina; 10) Simple battery armor to protect against gastrointestinal injury from accidental ingestion, study.  And any more.  Our logo is related with Spanish page (COP). Until next time. JCP