N° 79 – November-December 2009
Monthly Electronic Newsletter of Sertox (Latin-American Portal of Toxicology) – Year 6

We finished the year with a lots of visitors, more than  75,000 in November,  and some surprises, as this month USA is the third country, after Argentina and Mexico, from where came the visits. Moved well to the classics third: Spain.We recommended in this number: Vistonuridine in 5-fluorouracil overdose; A pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh; An article about association between cannabis use and adverse outcomes; Memory problems with ketamine; Alcohol plus caffeine equals a serious health threat; A weight loss supplement found to contain undeclared drug ingredients; Original detector molecule for cyanide; Another spot for phthalates…; Antimony Toxicity in Firefighters; British anti-toxin against ricin poisoning; Brazilian mint tea as painkiller and the most read article; Recent titles & abstracts about Herbs & Dietary Supplements from AACT. You can read and answer many toxicological trivias. The logo of this issue is our gift with best wishes for a happy and peaceful holiday. Until next year (and the next issue). JCP