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New Study Indicates Smallpox Vaccination Effective For Decades

01 December 2008

Although naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated in 1977, there is concern that bioterrorists might obtain smallpox from a laboratory and release it into the population. Under such circumstances, the supply of smallpox...
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The Government Of Canada Procures IMVAMUNE(R) Smallpox Vaccine For The Country's Biological Preparedness

01 December 2008

Following a Request for Proposal issued in 2007 with the intent to procure an MVA-based, third generation smallpox vaccine, Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Department of National...
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PS-Targeting Antibodies May Represent A New Class Of Drugs With Broad Potential To Treat Viral Infections

25 November 2008

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPHM) has reported publication of data in Nature Medicine that supports the broad anti-viral potential of the company's novel anti-phosphatidylserine (anti-PS) antibody platform...
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Bio-terrorism / Terrorism News Articles Archive - Page 1

24 November 2008

UT Southwestern Researchers Develop New Strategy For Broad Spectrum Anti-Viral Drugs

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals Initiates Pivotal Animal Study Of AEOL 10150 As A Countermeasure To Radiation Exposure

21 November 2008

Final World Trade Center 7 Investigation Report Released By NIST

18 November 2008

Investigations Following A Death From Anthrax

14 November 2008

"Powerhouses" From Living Cells Power New Explosives Detector - Journal Of The American Chemical Society

12 November 2008

Molecule That Stops SARS Invented By Purdue Researcher

03 November 2008

MAIL DEFENDER Now Available To Combat "White Powder" And Fake Anthrax Bio-Chemical Assaults

30 October 2008

Pitt Researchers Receive $2.7 Million To Develop Drug That Counters Radiation Exposure

29 October 2008

Medarex And PharmAthene Announce New Therapeutic Data For Anthrax Anti-Toxin, Valortim(R)

26 October 2008

On Emergency Plan Communication, Nearly Half Of US States Fail

21 October 2008

Unique View Into The Jihadist Mind Provided By New Book

Cleveland BioLabs Doses First Healthy Volunteer In Initial Safety Study For Protectan CBLB502

New Book Examines The 'Age Of Paranoia'

18 October 2008

Gaps Exist In Hospital Preparedness For Dirty Bombs

15 October 2008

Parkway Hospital Participates In Disaster Drill

11 October 2008

Urban Earthquakes, Nuclear Bombs And 9/11: New York Seismologist Honored For Work Local And Global

09 October 2008

Connections Between Vision And Movement Examined By Rutgers Researcher

08 October 2008

25 New Awards To Develop Radiation Countermeasures Announced By NIAID

All Counterterrorism Programs That Collect And Mine Data Should Be Evaluated For Effectiveness

06 October 2008

Safer Buildings Are Goal Of New Code Changes Based On Recommendations From NIST WTC Investigation

03 October 2008

Anthrax Preparedness In US To Involve Mailmen

02 October 2008

Stanford Studyfinds Mysterious Snippets Of DNA Withstand Eons Of Evolution

Changing Dosing, Administration Of Anthrax Vaccine Reduces Side Effects

01 October 2008

Particles So Small That They Seep Right Through Skin

Fewer Side Effects In New Anthrax Vaccine Regimen

29 September 2008

New Model Created For Protein-Cholesterol Interactions In Brain And Muscle Tissue

Don't Forget The Vitamin A When Working With Its Carrier Protein

Scientists Peer Into Heart Of Compound That May Detect Chemical, Biological Weapons

27 September 2008

Chemical Weapons: Researcher Working On Their Destruction

25 September 2008

Factor Spurring Formation Of Inhibitory Synapses Gives Clues To Neurologic Disorders

Low Sensitivity Of Clinical Signatures

Discrepancies Discovered Between People And Animals On Calorie Restriction

Discussion On Disaster Medicine Preparedness, Ethics, Led By Katrina Doctor, Anna Pou, M.D.

24 September 2008

Breast Cancer Treatment Can Be Undermined By The Dietary Supplement Genistein

Photonic Crystal Biosensors Detect Protein-DNA Interactions

Delivering Toxic Genes To Effectively Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Amplified Gene In Cells Found In Urine Reveals Presence Bladder Cancer

Scientists Develop New, More Sensitive Nanotechnology Test For Chemical DNA Modifications

New Instrument Can Quickly Examine Multiple Proteins In A Single Cancer Sample

A Big Future For Tiny Medicine - Nanotechnology

23 September 2008

SRI International Awarded Defense Threat Reduction Agency Contract To R&D Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics

05 September 2008

Emergent BioSolutions Receives $24 Million Development Contract From The DHH To Fund Continued Development Of Anthrax Monoclonal Antibody

28 August 2008

Bombmakers Could Be Identified Using Fingerprint Analysis Technique

25 August 2008

Fairway Medical Technologies To Develop Biosensor For Blood Pathogens And Warfare Threats

24 August 2008

Science Of Anthrax Investigation Unveilled By FBI

22 August 2008

Rapid Test For Pathogens Developed By K-State Researchers Could Be Used To Detect Diseases Used By Bioterrorists

21 August 2008

New AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills, USA

10 August 2008

Fingerprints Provide Clues To More Than Just Identity

08 August 2008

Ricin's Deadly Action Revealed By Glowing Probes

04 August 2008

Anthrax Scientist Was Planning To Kill Co-Workers Therapist Told Court

02 August 2008

Development And Procurement Of A Recombinant Protective Antigen Anthrax Vaccine

31 July 2008

UCF Professor Develops Vaccine To Protect Against Black Plague Bioterror Attack

28 July 2008

Francisella Tularensis: Stopping A Biological Weapon

24 July 2008

Emergency Evacuation Planning For Special Needs Populations Inadequate

19 July 2008

Killer Kevlar - Clothing That Shields From Germs

15 July 2008

'Pets Before Humans' London Poison Strategy

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