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Digital angel buys Chemring's McMurdo
$7.5 million deal expected to pay dividends in 2009 when COSPAS-SARSAT equipment is replaced
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NIH awards $23 million for six new influzena research centers
Federal government gets serious by expanding the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance program
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VaxGen tries to regroup
After HHS cancels its $877 million anthrax vaccine, company looks to merge or partner with others
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Protein Sciences tests caterpillar-based flu vaccine
New approach to vaccine development relies on insect cells rather than bird eggs; method offers improved speed and safety
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MedImmune to explore buy-out options
Board of directors reacts to heightened interest from Big Pharma and growing shareholder disatisfication
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New technology turns A and B blood to O
A fresh approach to an old concept, ZymeQuest tests a machine capable of treating eight units in ninety minutes
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DoE tests Isonics's aerosol bio-decontamination system
Company receives $1 million in funding to perfect technology; tests come as Isonics faces delisting from Nasdaq
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Florida may reject federal flu assistance
Leading state legislator says discounted Tamiflu and Relenza are not “one of my priorities”; public health experts call proposol shortsighted and uneconomical
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Researchers overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Newly-discovered peptide works wonders against Staph and VRE; as approach does not directly act on bacteria, researchers say resistance is unlikely
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Smiths Detection wins two major DoD contracts
Chemical detection units earn $19 million for this industry heavyweight; Air Force spends $4.5 million on advanced hazmat identification equipment
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Emergent fights to fill VaxGen's BioShield contract
Company has the only anthrax vaccine around, but it does not meet the federal government’s requirements; on the verge of an IPO, Emergent licenses Coley Pharmaceutical’s adjuvant technology
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Congress considers reorganizing pest inspectors
Inspections are down after CBP absorbed the DOA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; legislation will reverse the arrangement; pests and disease cause $41 billion in damage each year
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Food producers begin to adopt product tracking systems
Dole and Western Growers install RFID and GPS systems; voluntary regulations take hold throughout California
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New fiber-optic light source for food inspection
Princeton Lightwave and OFS Labs team up to improve imaging capabilities of live-scan cameras; fiber grating creates a perfect rectangular beam of light
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Singapore launches nanotechnology educational kits
Aimed at high school students (and interested adults), Nano-Bio Kits feature hands-on experiments and instructional material for teachers
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The long view
Global Anxiety and the Security Dimension: From Personal Despair to Political Violence
Uncertainty and despair—born of economic insecurity, social isolation, and widening inequality—have fueled a striking surge in anxiety across the United States. But this mental-health crisis is not confined by borders.
The Silent Epidemic: America’s Growing Anxiety Crisis
Anxiety—once dismissed as mere nerves or a passing phase—has become one of the most prevalent and debilitating public health issues facing Americans today. how did we get here—and what do we do now?