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Hopkins Center For Civilian Biodefense Studies Co-Sponsors Symposium On Medical/Public Health Response To Bioterrorism

With weapons of biological and chemical terrorism in the headlines andfirmly on thenation's public agenda, political leaders, physicians, research scientists, aswell as lawenforcement and intelligence experts will meet Feb. 16 and 17 at the CrystalGateway Marriott totalk about what to do should biot...

Center For Ion Mobility Spectrometry Established At INEEL

...ctors based on ion mobility spectrometry to combat terrorism --a swipe from the outside of a suspicious bag can be tested quickly for thepresence of explosives. Atkinson said that leaves many uses unrealized and even unknown. "Mostof the past work has been very focused," he said. "Historically, IMSin...

Vaccine study to target bioterrorism threat

...er produced. "Because of the recent concerns of terrorism throughout the world, the United States government is making efforts to improve its ability to protect its citizens in the event of an attack," said Sharon E. Frey, M.D., associate professor of infectious diseases and immunology, and lead investigato...

Potential new anthrax therapy discovered

...x is especially dangerous as a potential weapon in terrorism and biological warfare. Though a vaccine exists, most people have no vaccine-induced immunity to anthrax because the rarity of infection makes a mass vaccination program impractical. Yet current therapies demand that any unvaccinated person exposed t...

Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

...ncy research and development program for combating terrorism through rapid research, development and prototyping. Museum visitors 'dig' augmented reality Dont touch is a common sign found among priceless artifacts displayed at museums. But visitors to the Seattle Art Museum are encouraged to interact wit...

Astrobiologist and national security expert Christopher Chyba named 2001 MacArthur

..."the relationship between preparing for biological terrorism and improving public health." According to foundation officials, the unrestricted fellowships are given to talented individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary originality and a marked capacity for self-direction. Each recipient will receive a $...

Duke forum to address medical aspects of terrorism

... Medical aspects of chemical toxins used in terrorism Dr. Woodhall "Sandy" Stopford, assistant clinical...y Medicine; Medical aspects of radiation in terrorism Randy Jirtle, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology; and Psychological responses to te...

Institute to counter agricultural terrorism formalized

...o the work of an institute to counter agricultural terrorism long before the attacks of Sept. 11," she said. "D...n scientists have been researching ways to counter terrorism for decades. Clarke, a career Air Force officer and former director of the Experiment Station, said...

Potato technology may help move mail

...the ongoing research INEEL is conducting to combat terrorism in support of DOE's national security mission. "We recognized the potential right after the first anthrax started showing up," says O3Co. President Lynn Johnson. "We were trying to contact the INEEL at the same time they were calling us. We've had su...

New x-ray technique images cartilage, may lead to earlier diagnosis of osteoarthritis

...e turning the focus and expertise towards fighting terrorism post September 11....

Definitive analysis of President's FY2003 R&D budget available

...as.org/spp/dspp/rd/prev03p.htm . Citing the war on terrorism and a weak economy as justifications for a return to deficit spending, the President proposes tax cuts and large increases in discretionary spending for FY 2003. These follow even larger tax cuts and spending increases in FY 2002. The FY 2003 budget ...

Spinal cord injury and Alzheimer's risk among topics at American Chemical Society meeting

...e Government and industry roles in responding to terrorism Roles of science and technology in our energy future Nurturing partnerships with the Cuban scientific community Targeting diabetic nerve and eye damage Women in the Manhattan Project Fatty acids vs. postpartum depression New approaches to ...

Scientists identify the 'Bin Laden' of cancer causing faulty proteins

...l cell mutations is needed to begin a cancer. Both terrorism and current models of cancer have complex origins ...he topic itself is not a flippant one - cancer and terrorism both result in large loss of life. It is a serious analogy for a serious topic. There is no commerci...

Mechanics of bacteriums toxin being unraveled

... anthrax, which left five people dead from acts of terrorism last year despite extensive treatment with antibiotics. A big problem now is antibiotic resistance, but we also need alternative strategies for attacking toxin-mediated disease after exposure to toxins, she said in an interview in advance of her talk...

ACS's JobSpectrum to help state labs fill public health jobs; fight terrorism

...decision-making in dealing with both the threat of terrorism and human exposure to environmental chemicals. JobSpectrum.org will host APHL member labs' job openings enabling job candidates to apply to state and local labs directly through the Web site ( http://www.JobSpectrum.org ). "These are challenging and...

Highlights of American Chemical Societys national meeting in Boston

Mutant head lice and chemical and biological terrorism among topics at American Chemical Society meeting ...monitors Discussions on chemical and biological terrorism by leading researchers News releases on these topics and others will be posted on EurekAlert throu...

Texas A&M agriculturists set framework to safeguard food supply

...for and therefore more likely to prevent an act of terrorism from taking place." Guido said the model identifies production processes for the various agricultural industries and uses existing quality assurance and risk analyses to identify critical nodes in the process. Those nodes then are assessed by measuri...

Getting at the roots of terrorism

...'s love affair with gas-guzzling SUVs. Origins of terrorism But oil geopolitics alone can't explain the atroc... integrated framework that explains the origins of terrorism in general, and terrorism against the West based in Islamic fundamentalism in particular, is still l...

New UNC emergency room wall chart will help health workers respond to chemical terrorism

...ve completed a new wall chart focusing on chemical terrorism agents and the medical syndromes they cause. Next ...n more important than the first one since chemical terrorism is a lot more likely than biological terrorism," Hoffmann said. "Developing and distributing biologi...

AAAS president calls to restore American health system

...imposition of mass casualties from any new acts of terrorism could prove calamitous for the U.S. medical community's ability to care for the ill." Medical-liability reform legislation-proposed 16 January by U.S. President George W. Bush as a step toward making health care more affordable and accessible-is "lau...

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