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Arkansas governor orders state to prepare for massive flu outbreak
State governor says he will not take any chances, ordering health authorities to offer detailed plans for flu outbreak
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More U.S. cities buy JMAR's BioSentry water-monitoring system
Safety of water supply does not rank high in cities’ security planning; this is a mistake, and more and more cities are sharing this conclusion
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Pentagon low-balled number of soldiers with anthrax vaccine side effects
Pentagon official told Congress that only about 100 soldiers suffered ill side effects from anthrax vaccine given to them between 1998 and 2000; the real number is 20,000
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Vermont to require farmers to register cattle
In what may be only the first of many such moves Vermont will begin to register cattle in order better to monitor the spread of disease
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Researchers show method to detect single viruses, nanoparticles in real time
Two innovative researchers develop a new method to detect the properties of the smallest of things — single viruses and nanoparticles
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AppliedBiosystems release avian flu detection kit
Medical giant releases initial version of avian flu detection kit; will be available to the public early next year
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Florida selects multi-threat detection system from MSA Detection Systems
Thirty Florida counties will have greater protection from hazardous materials using MSA’s Safesite Multi-Threat Detection System
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CDC selects ChoiceMakers AI-based solution for NEDSS
Developer of artificial intelligence-based database management tool selected for CDC project to track bioterror attacks and infectious diseases
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Trust for Americas Health receives Pew grant to study pandemic preparedness
Pew gives money to nonprofit monitoring states’ readiness to cope with natural and man-made biological disasters
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New, portable device capable of detecting pictogram-level traces of agents, explosives
The emphasis TSA has placed on airport explosives detection spurs scientific and technological innovation which promises better security
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Do not rely on government in case of pandemic
Nevada health and emergency officials have a blunt message to state citizens: Fend for yourselves
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Ten years after Oklahoma City, Congress moves to regulate sale of ammonium nitrate
During the ten years since Oklahoma City, the NRA and the agricultural lobby have succeeded in keeping America utterly exposed to the next Timothy McVeigh, or another crackpot or terrorist, choosing to use fertilizer as a weapon; finally Congress is saying “Enough!”
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The U.S. National Disaster Medical System in decline
FEMA is not the only agency the decline of which was accelerated by being folded into DHS: NDMS is another sad example
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HHS budget cuts $120 million from pandemic preparation, shifts money to rural health delivery
To overcome House objections to initial HHS budget proposal, money aimed to prepare for avian flu was shifted to other purposes, one hopes this is only temporary
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Surprising state health preparedness ranking
Believe or not: South Carolina ranks first among states on preparedness for medical disaster; Iowa and New Hampshire rank last
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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.