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  • Meridian Bioscience receives FDA approval for Shiga-detecting test

    Rapid diagnostic tool is first to distinguish between Shiga toxin producing E. coli and other 0157 strains; partnership with Merck pays off; only twenty minures needed to make a diagnosis

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  • Scripps researchers identify botulism-fighting molecules

    One compound extends survival time by thirty-six percent; sixteen percent of mice treated with the second molecule survived with no obvious symptoms

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  • University of Portsmouth to test antibacterial gown

    Hospital garb is coated with an anti-microbial coating known as Permagard; effort intended to mitigate MRSA transmission; unique design also minimizes contact with nurses

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  • FluMist found to reduce childhood infections by 55 percent

    Report comes soon after FDA approves Medimmune’s refrigerated vaccine; heightened asthma risks for infants cited; company looks poised to run away with the novel flu vaccine market, especially if deal with Iomai goes through

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  • Air Force deploys mobile bioweapons detection labs

    Equipped with $100,000 in equipment, the trailer can quickly identify fourteen biological agents; McConnell Air Force Base plays host; mobile testing marches on

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  • DHS to consolidate Centers of Excellence program

    Three centers focussing on biological and chemical weapons will merge; four new centers to come on line; decision prompted by congressional criticism and threatened budget cuts

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  • Arkansas researchers develop new avian flu sensor

    Swab samples from birds’ throats are exposed to micofluidic biochips; resulting complex is measured with a microelectrode array; researchers currently looking for funding

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  • Universal Detection receives Army anthrax detection order

    Early warning BSM-2000 anthrax kits will be tested at the Dugway Proving Ground; the British government has already purchased two, but deal is the first with DoD; systems “pops” spores to measure the release of dipicolinic acid

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  • Nunn-Lugar appropriations come under fire

    Senator Lugar slams the administration for cutting the overall budget by 7 percent and shortchanging efforts to secure biological weapons in the former Soviet Union; projects in Ukraine and Armenia to be delayed under proposd budget; Lugar will attempt to reinstate funding

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  • Polonium poisoning creates a market need for treatment

    Few treatments exists for curing alpha particle damage; Litvinenko’s death sends companies scrambling; Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Biolabs Protectan, and Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals all make claims

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  • Washington U. researchers discover plague's weakness

    The scourge of the Middle Ages continues to plague Africa; terrorism another major fear; researchers disable Yersinia pestis by removing a clot-inhibiting protein

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  • Iomai wins $128 million HHS contract for patch-based flu vaccine

    Innoculation method could be mailed to patients; adjuvant stimulants allow the company to stretch out the nation’s vaccine supply; company looks for distribution partners, but many already see MedImmune as the most promising candidate

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  • Massachusetts researchers add nanotransmitters to microfluidic arrays

    Technique used to quickly identify pathogens such as anthrax; cuts down on the size of handheld and static detection devices; waveguide and nanoantennas focus light to a spot size smaller than half its wavelength

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  • Biophotonics market to emerge in 2011

    Experts predict a $2 billion industry in a few years; intrinisc and extrinsic sensors try to prove themselves in the drug industry but with limited success; breakthroughs needed in microarrays before major homeland security applications will be possible

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  • Raman spectroscopy used to identify counterfeit drugs

    Breakthrough approach can identify fakes while inside their packaging; researchers at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory adjust the collection point a few millimeters in front of the laser signal; tests on paracetamol and ibuprofen prove the concept

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  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
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  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
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  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
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  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
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    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.

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