Toxicological trivia from June 17, 2015: Erythrina crista-galli, often known as the cockspur coral tree, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is widely planted as a street or garden tree in other countries, notably in California. It is known by several common names within […]
Pregnant Women’s Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Receipt of Screening and Brief Advice by Prenatal Care Providers in Argentina and Uruguay.Tong VT1, Morello P, Alemán A, Johnson C, Dietz PM, Farr SL, Mazzoni A, Berrueta M, Colomar M, Ciganda A, Becú A, Bittar Gonzalez MG, Llambi L, Gibbons L, Smith RA, Buekens P, Belizán JM, Althabe […]
Uruguay: The battle against ‘pasta base’. By Linda Pressly. bbcnews. March 05, 2014.In December, Uruguay became the first nation in the world to legislate for the production, sale and state regulation of marijuana. Many hope that when the law takes full effect next year, fewer people will use a cheap, highly addictive cocaine derivative called […]
Toxicological trivia from March 19, 2014: In our paper entitled "Adaptación para la atención primaria de salud de una clasificación de plantas tóxicas" ("Adapting to primary health care rated toxic plants") in Group 2 (Plants that produce diarrhea and may be associated with emesis) figure Caesalpinia gilliesii, with the common name in Spanish "Lagaña de […]
2 new enigmatic spider species with peculiar living habits from Uruguay. eurekalert.org. October 04, 2013. The two new species described from Uruguay, Chaco castanea and Chaco costai, are middle sized spiders that range between 1 and 2 cm in body size. Like all Nemesiids they have elongated body and robust legs with predominantly black-brownish coloration. […]