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Isonics to develop decontamination method for hospitals and bioterror attacks
Isonics, and energetic and innovative company, joins with others to develop a an effective decontamination solution for bioterror attacks; the good thing is that the solution will also help hospitals keep themselves free of infectious contamination, and give former Soviet weapon scientist a productive line of work
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EOIR develops remote stand-off chemical sensor
One thing you do not want is to stumble upon toxic chemical spill, or walk unaware into chemical-saturated battlefield or terrorist incident site; the new remote sensing device will be of help here
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Time short for grain handlers to implement 2002 Bioterrorism Act record-keeping requirement
Grain handlers have six months left to initiate monitoring and reporting procedures to comply with demanding bioterror act
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U.S. launches National Animal Identification System; target date is 2009
Ambitious public safety measure gives livestock farmers three years to have each of their animals tagged for disease-related identification
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Crossing the gene barrier may offer solutions for persistent diseases -- and bioterror
Implanting human genes in receptive animals yields promising solutions to disease, and may hold potential for fighting bioterror
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Medarex, PhamAthene receive fast track designation to develop anthrax cure
Two companies allowed to move at an accelerated pace to develop Anthrax medication
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New York state ill-prepared for major pandemic breakout
New York state had better hope that no avian flu pandemic break, because the state is just not ready
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Johns Hopkins home to fifth Homeland Security Center of Excellence
Last month Johns Hopkins joined other academic centers to harness its considerable intellectual firepower on behalf of the nation’s security
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Danish company shows advanced multi-gas monitoring device
A company from Denmark is showing the latest version of an effective gas detector, useful in homeland security and industry
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Government, airlines tighten security to meet potential flu pandemic
Government and airlines are taking early measures to cope with avian flu pandemic; some critics say more needs to be done, but all agree that preparations are much better than was the case in Katrina
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Making it: zNose to star on
Way to go, zNose: A leading homeland security detection device stars in a TV show
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He should know
Leader of a Midwest research center predicts the government will invest more in protecting the nation’s food supply
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Illinois hospitals receive bioterror grants
DHS encourages hospitals to prepare themselves better for pandemics and bioterror attacks, and the department puts its money where its mouth is
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Of bears and men: Food supply attack may be costly, but not disastrous
Attacks on the U.S. food supply may cause much economic damage, but it is less clear how many people they will hurt because of the diversity of people’s diets
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Two new anthrax vaccines show promise
The bad news: Anthrax strains have begun to develop resistance to Bayer’s Cipro, the only anthrax vaccine in the market; the good news:Two new vaccines show promise
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The long view
Huge Areas May Face Possibly Fatal Heat Waves if Warming Continues
A new assessment warns that if Earth’s average temperature reaches 2 degrees C over the preindustrial average, widespread areas may become too hot during extreme heat events for many people to survive without artificial cooling.