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May 2013

1 April, 2013
N° 120 – May 2013
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 10
May 2013
In this number we recommended: 1) An article about Paracetamol Overdose in Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety; 2) JACC: Cardiovascular damage later in life, caused by binge drinking in young adulthood; 3) Carnitine in read meal: higher levels of cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease; 4) The first study that link mercury, from fish and shellfish, with diabetes in humans; 5) Cancer incidence in 28 of 31 categories,down in Sacramento decades after shutdown of nuclear reactor; 6) Honey bee to monitor environmental contamination with heavy metals such as Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd; 7) Strengthening the accumbal indirect pathway promotes resilience to compulsive cocaine use, study; 8) Use and abuse of ‘bath salts’ in US, a new group of designer drugs; 9) FDA has warned companies known to be using DMAA in dietary supplements: this ingredient are illegal; 10) Smokers exposed to asbestos have a significantly raised risk of developing lung cancer;  11)  From International POPs Elimination Network: Guide to Toxic Flame Retardant Chemicals; 12) FDA Communication: ezogabine linked to blue skin discoloration and retinal abnormalities; 13) Researchers warn that ‘Cinnamon Challenge’ can land kids in the ER in US; 14) A pill form of marijuana provides greater pain relief than when a person smokes it; 15) ¿Ban or not ban the neonicotinoids in EU?: that is the question. And the most read article: 
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