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By Region: North America

U.S. Finding Delayed for Novel Uranium-Processing Technology License

(Global Security Newswire) A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing body has delayed recommending whether a first-of-its-kind laser facility for processing uranium could be built for commercial use in Wilmington, N.C. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board had been expected by the end of last month to endorse a bid by nuclear energy powerhouse GE-Hitachi to Read More »

September 6, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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Many Schools Unprepared For Next Pandemic

(Everything Lubbock) During the school day, you leave your children’s health in the hands of the school nurse — but it’s hard to know if they are prepared for everything. Some forms of preparedness training, like fire drills and tornado drills, are mandated in schools. Yet readiness for infectious outbreaks is surprisingly low. Fewer than Read More »

September 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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New biological agent detectors tested in Boston subway stations through next year

(The Republic) Boston’s subway system is the site of a test to evaluate whether new sensors effectively detect biological agents. Scientists will spray small quantities of a nontoxic virus in subway tunnels after hours to test the sensors. Similar tests have been conducted since 2009 to help determine how gases travel through the system and Read More »

September 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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Dengue Fever: Close to home?

(Dallas News) Recently, there is a lot of buzz in the news and on-line about Dengue Fever. I had to really dig in my heels and sort through the published literature on this latest in “medical gossip”. Normally found in more tropical climates such as the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Mexico, a few cases in Read More »

September 5, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, South America, South Asia, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Ebola Strikes 30 in Northeastern Congo, Kills 14, WHO Reports

(BloombergBusiness) An outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever killed 14 people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Sept. 1, the World Health Organization said. Thirty cases of the virus have been reported around the town of Isiro in Congo’s Orientale province since last month, the Geneva-based organization said in a Sept. 2 report, while 169 Read More »