N° 144 – May 2015
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 13

 In this number we published the article; Placental arsenic concentrations in relation to maternal and infant biomarkers of exposure in a US, for this reason our logo. We recommended also: 1) The microbiome of uncontacted Amerindians, study, 2) Response of deep-water corals to oil and chemical dispersant exposure, study; 3) Developmental exposure to BPA alters sexual differentiation in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta), study; 4) Binge-drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development that persist into adulthood, study; 5)   Three articles about electronic cigarettes from US; 6) Levels of heroin use in the US have stabilized but are still high; 7) Paracetamol: not as safe as we thought? A systematic literature review of observational studie; 8)  Acetaminophen blunts evaluation sensitivity to both negative and positive stimuli, study; 9) Autism occurrence by MMR vaccine status among US children with older siblings with and without autism; 10) Cost-effectiveness of statins for primary prevention in adults aged 75 years older in US; 11)  An article about glyphosate and cancer by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment from Germany; 12) Bees prefer foods containing neonicotinoid pesticides, study; 13) Domestic use of bleach and infections in children, study; 14) US: children with acute nicotine poisoning, also known as green tobacco sickness, in tobacco farmin; 15) Monsanto was fully aware of potential of glyphosate to cause cancer in mammals as long ago as 1981; 15)  The man who almost died from drinking (too much) tea, a gallon Of black tea a day.Until next number. JCP