N° 60 – May 2008
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 5

The first title we had thought to this issue was: They tell & write (1) because there were 15 visitors that wrote to us from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela (see later). This fact constitutes an entire record. That’s why we think in a logo that represented precisely this section. If this adds that sometimes we need incorporate mails sent by visitors  like FAQ:  These two sections confirm that during the month of April activity level was very high. Incidentally, there arose another possible title: "Webactivity" (2). Also because it promotes the possibility of subscribing to the RSS page Sertox (see), because it was a month with over 36,000 visits, because we ended up an edition of RETEL (14 ed) and started the No. 15 (see) and so on. But not only were Webactivity, this month we also had lot of classes, interviews by radio  and on TV (see). In one of it about "excess alcohol consumption among adolescents" (third alternative title), we commented on a news item appeared BBCmundo. The other concerned the Bisphenol A (see article) and the recent ban by Canada Govermennt.Another possible title:  TOP of Sertox (4). We noted with the news that the climb can not know in advance the impact that may have and an example is "The Guide to prevent and treat bites by poisonous snakes"(only available in Spanish)  accumulates over 12000 readings. And in the top categories that pleases us beacuse most active were "Sertox News" and "They tell & write". We believe that our visitors share an interest in our activities. Another title raised: "Orfila, the father of modern toxicology" (5) refers to the anniversary of his birth and the proposal of Juan V. Fernandez de la Gala (Spain) who enthusiastically support (See, in Spanish). We especially appreciate the valuable contributions sent this month by Javier Waskman, see later. We recommend also to read Spanish Bulletin with two news monographs on the smoke that hit Argentina (see). Until next number. JCP