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Pentagon-Funded Research Could Bolster Bioweapon Scanner Tech

(Global Security Newswire) Findings published earlier this week could lay the groundwork for advancements in portable biological-weapon scanner technology, the Journal of Visualized Experiments announced. The U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency financed the studies; they include an examination of steps for setting apart organic molecules without reliance on analytical facilities or electric power.

May 18, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Panel debates bioterrorism protection for children

(Huffington Post) WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children? “We can’t just assume that what we have for adults works for children,” Health and Human Services Secretary Read More »

May 18, 2012
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House Backs Amendment on Maintaining WMD Response Teams

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved without dissent an amendment to its fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill aimed at preventing the elimination of two National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, one lawmaker announced. The Defense Department suggested dissolving two separate teams in New York and Florida in Read More »

May 18, 2012
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Anthrax vaccine trial meets bioethicists

(Nature News Blog) An anthrax vaccine would protect civilians from the long-term effects of a bioterrorist attack. But there’s no telling how children would react to the shots. To assess the ethics of a trial, in which kids would get an anthrax vaccine unlikely to ever be necessary, a federal committee met today in Washington Read More »

May 18, 2012
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With NATO in town, hospitals brace for bioterrorism

(Crain’s Chicago Business) While many downtown office workers worry about commuting headaches during the NATO summit, two Chicago hospital systems are prepared for far worse possibilities. The University of Chicago Medical Center and the Cook County Health and Hospitals System will both have decontamination areas set up outside their buildings to treat victims of potential Read More »