A bit of "self-praise" does not do badly. The registration of these developments was reflected in our news: in the Bulletin No. 3 in Spanish(12/2002) we have exceeded 10,000; in No. 11 (7 / 2003) 15,000; in the No. 37 (12/2005 ) 20,000; in june/06 (No. 43) 30,000; December 2006 (No. 48) 40,000 and 45,000 last month. That means our growth is steady and the numbers of visitors we welcome and marvel at the same time. That is why we wanted to share them with you. This has to do with our PageRank (Google system to assess the importance of a page that is 5). In this issue followed the epidemic of food contaminated with melamine we write a brief paper on "Comments on toxic adulteration  and Indirect intoxications."(only available in Spanish) Something similar happened to us with the remedies called "natural" and therefore we wrote: "The Natural: Is it safe?".We send our congratulations to the Journal of Toxicology, AETOX (Spain) for its first 25 years of life and to Prof. Alfredo Rovere for his nomination of Honorary Teacher. We also have a lot of news Sertox and contributions to share. The two sections of the press are the most abundant food, thanks to the melamine and related to drugs and supplements, where we highlight an interesting video on bulk production of cocaine in Mapiripán goal. See also Interview to Javier Waksman.We share the celebration for the Day of open access (see). Until the next issue. JCP

HOSPITAL WOULD LIKE GREATER EXPOSURE FOR MEDICAL TOXICOLOGIST.UCH Insider. Volume 2. Issue 8 (Throught October 20, 2008)To a medical toxicologist, the world can be a place fraught with danger emanating from often mysterious and sometimes deadly sources.These subspecialists are part of a relatively select group
 – the American College of Medical Toxicology lists fewer than 500 nationwide, including just 23 in Colorado
– trained to evaluate, diagnose, treat and prevent adverse health effects caused by medication; exposure to toxins in the residential, occupational and environmental settings;and biological agents. See Full PDF.

Medications as a Potential Source of Exposure to Phthalates in the US Population .Sonia Hernández-Díaz, Allen A. Mitchell, Katherine E. Kelley, Antonia M. Calafat, and Russ Hauser. ehponline. [ 7 October 2008] . See abstract in PDF. Full PDF

FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food . October 3, 2008. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the results of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food, including infant formula.[ See ]

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Running the Numbers. An American Self-Portrait.  UPDATE May 2008. (october 2008).Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. Read more.  [ See: http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php]. Click on the image to expand.

The first international Open Access Day will be held on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. Founded by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), Students for FreeCulture, and the Public Library of Science, the aim is to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access.  Recent mandates and emerging policies will be highlighted within the international higher education community and the general public. [ See ]

Lead Information for Hunters. Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota.  October 07, 2008.Information discovered last spring indicates that small lead fragments often are present in hunter-harvested venison, particularly ground venison. As a result, the Minnesota DNR conducted the first-of-its-kind lead fragmentation study to simulate how different types of bullets commonly used for deer hunting might fragment. [ See ] View also the DNR's Bullet Fragmentation Study.