Happy New Year from all of us at Toxipedia. We're looking forward to our third year on the web, providing trusted information on toxicology and public and environmental health.

Along with continued submissions on topics related to these fields, we have several projects planned to create interactive tools to help you learn about the effects of toxins on human and environmental health and how to avoid them. In addition we will be doing a bit of reorganization to make using and navigating through the site that much easier.

Below you'll find information about the latest edition of Grow Smart, Grow Safe, a consumer guide with toxicity rankings of gardening products. We'd also like to introduce you to some new Friends of Toxipedia that you might be interested in. Take a minute to learn about the important work they're doing.

6th Edition of Grow Smart, Grow Safe

Toxipedia is excited to announce that the latest edition of Grow Smart, Grow Safe is now available. With environmental and health ratings of 600 pesticides, fertilizers and soil amendments, this publication offers a comprehensive guide to lawn and garden products. The easy-to-use tables organize entries into categories that help you find lawn and garden products least hazardous to your pets and loved ones, wildlife, lakes, streams and groundwater. In addition, tips from regional experts offer simple ways to reduce pest problems without toxics and safely grow a productive, healthy garden.

Staff from Toxipedia evaluated and ranked all 600 products for this guide. Grow Smart, Grow Safe is a project of King County Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, Thurston Country, and Oregon Metro.

Download a copy today.

Medpedia- New Friend of Toxipedia

The Medpedia Project is a long-term, worldwide project to evolve a new model for sharing and advancing knowledge about health, medicine and the body among medical professionals and the general public. This model is founded on providing a free online technology platform that is collaborative, interdisciplinary and transparent.

Users of the platform include physicians, consumers, medical and scientific journals, medical schools, research institutes, medical associations, hospitals, for-profit and non-profit organizations, expert patients, policy makers, students, non-professionals taking care of loved ones, individual medical professionals, scientists, etc.

Visit Medpedia today.

Family Against Cancer and Toxics- New Friend of Toxipedia

FACT's mission is to prevent future cases of childhood cancer. We seek to achieve this by reducing the amount of carcinogens and toxics released in our community; informing parents of environmental hazards that may affect their children's health; and strengthening health tracking data collection, so our public health leaders will have the information they need to keep us safe.

Based in southern Arizona, FACT formed in 2003 when parents of children with cancer gathered to encourage investigation into the childhood leukemia cluster in Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Visit FACT today.

Thank you for your continued support of Toxipedia. Please contact us if you would like to become a friend or partner or if you have an article you would like to submit.

Sincerely,

The Toxipedia Team