Hypertension found in children exposed to flower pesticides. sciencedaily.com. May 22, 2019. Summary: Researchers have found higher blood pressure and pesticide exposures in children associated with a heightened pesticide spraying period around the Mother’s Day flower harvest. This study involved boys and girls living near flower crops in Ecuador. Flor de solanum, cerca de Cuenca, […]

With ‘self-fumigation,’ Darwin’s finches combat deadly parasitic flies. eurekalert.org. May 05, 2014. Researchers have found a way to protect threatened Darwin’s finches on the Galápagos Islands from deadly parasitic nest flies in a manner that’s as simple as it is ingenious: by offering the birds insecticide-treated cotton for incorporation into their nests. The study, reported […]

Toxicological Trivia from March, 29, 2010: The succulent white crab meat can become a poison if taken in the closed season in Ecuador. Between 15 August and 15 September, the crustacean enters a silent period, so prohibiting their capture, marketing and consumption. For a month, the crab is molting stage, ie as their internal organs […]

Toxicological Trivia from March 12, 2010: "Chochos" (in  Spanish), Lupinus mutabilis Sweet, is an Andean legume, whose importance lies not only in the ability to fix nitrogen rooted to the ground but also for its high protein content (50) minerals and vitamins, useful to improve the nutrition of the population, however, the grain contains some […]

Inti Raymi 2008, June 24, Lighting Ceremony, around noon (AW-time).The third annual hood fest of the ‘Festival of the Sun’ celebrates the winter solstice and a new year for the Inca. Join the Americas as it bears witness to Qosqo’s greatest festival. This year’s theme: "To torch or not to torch" – you might bring […]