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MedStar Health Group   Washington, DC     Cloud Updated Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:7 EST
Craig Feied, MD, FACEP, FAAEM   Jon Handler, MD, FACEP   Michael Gillam, MD
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One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Centers for Disease Control has established a Bioterrorism Program to ensure the rapid development of federal, state, and local capacity to address potential bioterrorism events. The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the Centers for Disease Control notifies clinicians of serious ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats. Weekly Epidemiological Record. Information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including emerging or re-emerging infection International Health Regulations. An international legal instrument that is binding on 194 countries across the globe, including all the Member States of WHO Clinicians Biosecurity Network. Update on Personal Protective Equipment
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Bioterrorism Equipment
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1999 Predictions: Health trends promising as we look to 2010
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Burbank, California purchases biodetection equipment
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CDC speech addresses both bioterrorism, viral pandemics
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US Army places order for biodetectors
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Interpol Conducts Bioterrorism Defense Training
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A BAR, however, does not mean a bioterrorism release has occurred. O'Toole testified that numerous BARs have occurred since 2003 and have been deemed benign ...


Purdue study questions improvement of biopreparedness
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Anthrax and the WMD Fear Lobby
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The Commission "unanimously concluded that bioterrorism was the most likely WMD threat to the world." It helps that conventional bombs, machine guns, ...
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WMD Commission: 'We're Not Going Away'
National Defense Magazine
The nonprofit's focus will be on bioterrorism, rather than nuclear weapons, he said. The nation collectively received an “F” for its efforts to enhance the ...


Terrorist attack in T&T 'a real possibility'
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ProcessPro Partners with Genesis R&D SQL
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DoD to fund research into anti-botulism drugs
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... combats the neurotoxic effects to mitigate fears associated with this deadly poison, including the fear of its potential use in bioterrorism attacks. ...

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Feds give Idaho bigger-than-average share of public health dollars
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... diabetes, obesity and other chronic disease; food and water safety; environmental health improvement; and bioterrorism and health emergency preparedness.

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BNL and SBU scientists seek anti-botulism drugs
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... combats the neurotoxic effects to mitigate fears associated with this deadly poison, including the fear of its potential use in bioterrorism attacks. ...


State health commissioner resigns
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... and she has been integral in making decisions ranging from the distribution of swine flu vaccine to the state's response to any bioterrorism attack. ...

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Vaccines get help from tobacco plants
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World trade — unwelcome guests?
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About 39000 children, adults immunized against swine flu
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It is good practice for future pandemics and bioterrorism.” Travnicek and other health officials must counter what he calls anti-government sentiment and ...

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FDA Globalization Act – Still Time to Comment
ARC Advisory Group (press release)
It appears to be modeled after the Bioterrorism Act requirements for food, drug and cosmetic products entering and traveling across the United States. ...


Universal Detection Technology Working With U.S. Department of Commerce to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
UNDT's 5-agent bioterrorism detection kits have been used extensively by first responders and private industry throughout the United States. ...

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Review: 'The Crazies' fails to stay
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... feeling it creates eventually dissipates as "The Crazies" gets bogged down in government conspiracies, bioterrorism panic and pseudo-zombie claptrap. ...

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The anthrax scare: Case and flask closed
Register
It contains a good picture of the flask of anthrax death, the gold standard for bioterrorism. In recapping, the scientific work teased out the unique ...

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Idaho State virtual world finalist for bioterror training challenge
BioPrepWatch.com
... of health care professionals in meeting the emergency response and public health demands that would follow acts of bioterrorism and other incidents. ...

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Real-time multiplex PCR assay for detection of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. (Jan 2009)
Am J Health Syst Pharm
Guide for mass prophylaxis of hospital employees in preparation for a bioterrorist attack. (Mar 2009)
Ann Surg
Abdominal trauma after terrorist bombing attacks exhibits a unique pattern of injury. (Aug 2008)
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Reverse genetics technology for Rift Valley fever virus: current and future applications for the development of therapeutics and vaccines. (Nov 2009)
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Scientists urge DHS to improve Bioterrorism Risk Assessment. (Dec 2008)
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Tularemia. (Sep 2008)
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Assessment of community healthcare providers ability and willingness to respond to emergencies resulting from bioterrorist attacks. (Jan 2010)
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Development and field testing of a mobile chlorine dioxide generation system for the decontamination of buildings contaminated with Bacillus anthracis. (May 2009)
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Estimating the location and spatial extent of a covert anthrax release. (Jan 2009)
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Accuracy of computer simulation to predict patient flow during mass-casualty incidents. (Jul-Aug 2008)
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Cortisol metabolic predictors of response to psychotherapy for symptoms of PTSD in survivors of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. (Oct 2009)
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Animals as early detectors of bioevents: veterinary tools and a framework for animal-human integrated zoonotic disease surveillance. (May-Jun 2008)
Radiat Res
Radiation dose prediction using data on time to emesis in the case of nuclear terrorism. (Mar 2009)
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A social-cognitive perspective of terrorism risk perception and individual response in Canada. (Sep 2009)
Sci Eng Ethics
Responsible conduct by life scientists in an age of terrorism. (Sep 2009)
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