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Advanced Life Sciences Receives FDA Guidance On Approval Pathway For Restanza In Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia And Biodefense Indications - Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADLS), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs in the therapeutic areas of infection, oncology and respiratory diseases, announced that the U.S…
Research Streamlines Data Processing To Solve Problems More Efficiently - Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new analytical method that opens the door to faster processing of large amounts of information, with applications in fields as diverse as the military, medical diagnostics and homeland security…
Federal Funds Support Health Depts., But Leadership Is Key - Study - The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University…
The CSIC Presents The Archive Of Mourning Concerning The Terrorist Attacks In Madrid - The project, directed by CSIC researcher Cristina Sanchez Carretero was completed through close collaboration with associations for victims and those affected. On Thursday March 11, the project will end with its transfer to the Spanish Railway Foundation and the digitized catalog will be available for study with prior approval…
Traumatized London Bombing Survivors Benefit From Outreach Program - A new mental health outreach programme set up after the 2005 London bombings has successfully identified and treated hundreds of survivors. After the 7/7 bombings in 2005 a group of clinical psychologists targeted nearly a thousand survivors of the attacks by painstakingly compiling hospital treatment records, police witness files and referrals from GPs…
Building Social Networks To Help The Disadvantaged During Disaster Recovery - Online social networks could help with communications and recovery for people with disabilities following major natural disasters, or even terrorist attack, according to a research paper in the International Journal of Emergency Management…
Development Of Helicopter That Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters - Students at Virginia Tech’s Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb…
Universal Detection Technology Responds To Harvard Poll On Anthrax - Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies and counter-terrorism training programs to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, responded today to a survey that says nearly a third of Americans would delay in taking an antibiotic recommended by public health officials in the wake of an anthrax detect…
London: Second Anthrax Case Confirmed In London - The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS London can confirm that an injecting heroin user has tested positive for anthrax and is being treated in a London hospital. This is the third case of anthrax seen in an injecting drug user in England since similar cases were first seen in Scotland in December 2009. Twenty-four cases have so far been confirmed in Scotland and one in Germany…
Novel Antitoxin Strategy Developed Using “Tagged Binding Agents” - A study involving the world’s deadliest substance has yielded a new strategy to clear toxins from the body - which may lead to more efficient strategies against toxins that may be used in a bioterrorist event, as well as snake bites, scorpion stings, and even some important chronic diseases…
Data Show Valortim(R) Anthrax Anti-Toxin May Augment Immune System’s Ability To Destroy Anthrax Bacteria - PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced that new data from the Company’s Valortim® anthrax anti-toxin program were presented at the 8th Annual ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting, held in Baltimore, Maryland, February 21-24, 2010. The data were presented by Dr. Alan S…
Poll Finds Many Americans Would Delay Taking Recommended Antibiotics After Anthrax Attack - In a national poll aimed at helping with planning efforts for a public health response to a possible bioterrorism attack, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that, in response to a fictional scenario describing a significant anthrax attack in their city or town, most Americans (89%) will likely follow public health recommendations to obtain prop…
Universal Detection Technology Announces Test Results Of Its Passive Zone Security Sensor - Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, reported today test results for its passive zone security sensor, developed through its partnership with Precision Sensors Instrumentation (P…
New ORNL Sensor Exploits Traditional Weakness Of Nano Devices - By taking advantage of a phenomenon that until now has been a virtual showstopper for electronics designers, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Panos Datskos is developing a chemical and biological sensor with unprecedented sensitivity…
Tulane Receives $15 Million NIH Contract To Develop Vaccine And Treatment For Deadly Fever - The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a five-year contract totaling $15,254,919 to Tulane University for its ongoing efforts to treat and prevent Lassa fever, an often deadly viral disease that threatens hundreds of thousands of people annually in West Africa and is classified as a poten…
North West: Anthrax Case Confirmed By HPA In Blackpool - The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS Blackpool can confirm they are investigating the death of a drug injecting heroin user in Blackpool. The investigation has confirmed that the cause of death was anthrax following positive test results. This is the second case of anthrax seen in an injecting drug user in England, the first announced in London on 5 February…
Immunovaccine Presents Results For An Enhanced Anthrax Vaccine Candidate - Immunovaccine Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMV) announced that it has been invited to present at the Canada - U.S. Partners in Biomedical Defense II Conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, February 10, 2010…
Anthrax Alert For Heroin Users In London - The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS London have confirmed that a drug injecting heroin user has tested positive for anthrax and is being treated in a London hospital. This is the first case of anthrax seen in an injecting drug user in England since similar cases were first seen in Scotland in December 2009. Nineteen cases have so far been confirmed in Scotland…
PharmAthene Submits White Paper To BARDA For Advanced Development Funding For SparVax(TM) - Novel Recombinant Protective Antigen Anthrax Vaccine - PharmAthene, Inc…
Soligenix Announces Publication Of Positive Stability Results With RiVax(TM), Its Vaccine Against Ricin Toxin - Soligenix, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biotechnology company, announced the publication of an article in the February 2010 edition of Vaccine, which describes preclinical formulations of RiVax™, its ricin toxin vaccine, with heightened stability…
WHO Addresses Handling Of H1N1 At Council Of Europe Meeting - During a Council of Europe meeting on Tuesday to address the WHO’s handling of the H1N1 virus, the WHO said it had not “fallen under the sway of drugs firms and exaggerated the dangers of the H1N1 flu virus, but said it might have handled the crisis better,” Reuters reports…
Universal Detection Technology Responds To Failure Of U.S. Bioterrorism Prevention In Congressional Commission’s Report Card - Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, responded today to a bipartisan congressional committee’s scathing report card failing the U.S…
Special Lecuture To Outline Obama Administration’s Strategy For Preventing Biological Threats - The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will host its 2010 Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting February 21-24, 2010 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, MD…
Improving Computing, Communication For Emergency Personnel At Disaster Sites - Hurricane Katrina. The Southeast Asian tsunami. Now the killer earthquake in Haiti, which has claimed upwards of 50,000 lives. In each case, the response to a natural disaster has been further complicated by the difficulty delivering medical care in a chaotic environment where the communications infrastructure on the ground is seriously damaged or completely destroyed…
Up To $43 Million Awarded To Duke To Develop Test For Dirty Bomb/Radiation Exposure - Duke University has received a $3.7 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a rapid and accurate genomic-based diagnostic test that can determine if a person has been exposed to radiation from a dirty bomb or nuclear attack. In the event that all option years are exercised by the government, Duke University could receive up to $43…