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Effects Of Suicide Bombing: Results Of Crowd Configurations Modeled By Researcher

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Recent research by Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, a Florida Institute of Technology doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, indicates that various crowd formations exacerbate or minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of a pedestrian suicide bomb attack.His work was conducted through virtual simula ...

read more Recent research by Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, a Florida Institute of Technology doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, indicates that various crowd formations exacerbate or minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of a pedestrian suicide bomb attack.His work was conducted through virtual simula read more Thu Nov 2007 Thu Nov 2007

In Wake Of Dirty Bomb Children Would Require Different Medical Care

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
If terrorists were to attack with a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently from adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the radiation exposure in distinct ways, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Cent ...

read more If terrorists were to attack with a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently from adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the radiation exposure in distinct ways, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Cent read more Sat Nov 2007 Sat Nov 2007

What Do We Need To Know About Biological Warfare?

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Highly infectious biological agents have been used to spread death and despair for centuries. A speaker coming to the University of Houston will address what we might confront if these agents were used today.Manuel Guerrero, a medical analyst with the Civil Support Readiness Directorate of the U.S. ...

read more Highly infectious biological agents have been used to spread death and despair for centuries. A speaker coming to the University of Houston will address what we might confront if these agents were used today.Manuel Guerrero, a medical analyst with the Civil Support Readiness Directorate of the U.S. read more Sat Nov 2007 Sat Nov 2007

BioFactura Announces Positive Results In Development Of New Rapid Diagnostic Tests For Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Infections And Bioterrorism Threats

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
BioFactura, Inc., announced that the first test kits for viral hemorrhagic fever diagnosis have completed initial clinical testing in West Africa. The clinical test kits were developed under a $3.8M grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and were developed by BioFactura in collabor ...

read more BioFactura, Inc., announced that the first test kits for viral hemorrhagic fever diagnosis have completed initial clinical testing in West Africa. The clinical test kits were developed under a $3.8M grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and were developed by BioFactura in collabor read more Sat Nov 2007 Sat Nov 2007

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday recommended a ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children younger than 6. ...

read more A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday recommended a ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children younger than 6. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
The risk of accidental injury or death associated with crib bumper pads outweigh their benefits, according to pediatric researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. ...

read more The risk of accidental injury or death associated with crib bumper pads outweigh their benefits, according to pediatric researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Some simple safety measures can help ensure that Halloween is a treat for both children and adults, according to experts at Prevent Blindness America, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago. ...

read more Some simple safety measures can help ensure that Halloween is a treat for both children and adults, according to experts at Prevent Blindness America, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Infections with the drug-resistant staph germ called MRSA are approaching epidemic levels in some parts of the United States, a federal epidemiologist says. ...

read more Infections with the drug-resistant staph germ called MRSA are approaching epidemic levels in some parts of the United States, a federal epidemiologist says. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
In 2006, an estimated 1.1 million people were treated at U.S. hospital emergency departments for head injuries related to common household products and settings such as ladders, steps, and showers, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. ...

read more In 2006, an estimated 1.1 million people were treated at U.S. hospital emergency departments for head injuries related to common household products and settings such as ladders, steps, and showers, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Global Counter-Terrorism Efforts Enhanced By International Partnership

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
A collaborative partnership between Kent State University and the Jerusalem-based Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR) will advance knowledge and expand research opportunities in areas including bio-preparedness, emergency response and counter-terrorism, as well as provide ...

read more A collaborative partnership between Kent State University and the Jerusalem-based Institute of Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR) will advance knowledge and expand research opportunities in areas including bio-preparedness, emergency response and counter-terrorism, as well as provide read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Advanced Life Sciences Collaborates With U.S. Government To Study Cethromycin As Treatment For Anthrax And Other High-Priority Biodefense Agents

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADLS), announced the commencement of its collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the lead governmental institute supporting biodefense research, under which the NIAID will conduct studies to evaluate cethrom ...

read more Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADLS), announced the commencement of its collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the lead governmental institute supporting biodefense research, under which the NIAID will conduct studies to evaluate cethrom read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Computer-Aided System To Help In The Fight Against Emerging Infections Or Bioterrorism Attack

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Computer analysis of existing drugs may be key to fighting new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant pathogens like deadly tuberculosis strains and staph 'superbugs.' Researchers in Canada say the use of such "emergency discovery" technology could save time, money and lives during a sudden ...

read more Computer analysis of existing drugs may be key to fighting new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant pathogens like deadly tuberculosis strains and staph 'superbugs.' Researchers in Canada say the use of such read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Conference To Discuss Ebola And Marburg Viruses Nov. 15

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Jerry P. Jaax, associate president for research compliance, Kansas State University, will speak about bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases: Ebola and Marburg viruses at the Fourth Annual Conference On Emerging Infectious Diseases sponsored by the Nursing Center for Bioterrorism and Emerging ...

read more Jerry P. Jaax, associate president for research compliance, Kansas State University, will speak about bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases: Ebola and Marburg viruses at the Fourth Annual Conference On Emerging Infectious Diseases sponsored by the Nursing Center for Bioterrorism and Emerging read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Bending Light Backwards For Chemical Threat Sensors, Communications Equipment And Medical Diagnostics Tools

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
While developing new lenses for next-generation sensors, researchers have crafted a layered material that causes light to refract, or bend, in a manner nature never intended.Refraction always bends light one way, as one can see in the illusion of a "bent" drinking straw when observed through the sid ...

read more While developing new lenses for next-generation sensors, researchers have crafted a layered material that causes light to refract, or bend, in a manner nature never intended.Refraction always bends light one way, as one can see in the illusion of a read more Fri Oct 2007 Fri Oct 2007

Bending Light 'Wrong' Way Using Novel Semiconductor Structure Has Many Potential Applications

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including hig ...

read more A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including hig read more Tue Oct 2007 Tue Oct 2007

Online Resource To Help Medical Responders During Radiation Emergencies

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Six years ago today, the terrorist attacks on America triggered a mobilization of national defense, preparedness, and resources that has no historical blueprint to follow. Plans to counter one of the most menacing threats - radiation contamination by nuclear explosion, "dirty" bomb, or some other de ...

read more Six years ago today, the terrorist attacks on America triggered a mobilization of national defense, preparedness, and resources that has no historical blueprint to follow. Plans to counter one of the most menacing threats - radiation contamination by nuclear explosion, read more Sat Oct 2007 Sat Oct 2007

Foiling Terrorists Before They Strike Using New Technology

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the answer. [click link for full article] ...

read more Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the answer. [click link for full article] read more Sat Oct 2007 Sat Oct 2007

Keeping Airline Passengers Safe By Detecting Menace In A Bottle

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
After the plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airlines with liquid explosives was uncovered in London in August 2006, there has been pressure on the airline industry, and Homeland Security, to find new ways to not only detect liquids in baggage and on airline passengers, but also to figure out what they ...

read more After the plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airlines with liquid explosives was uncovered in London in August 2006, there has been pressure on the airline industry, and Homeland Security, to find new ways to not only detect liquids in baggage and on airline passengers, but also to figure out what they read more Sat Oct 2007 Sat Oct 2007

Emergency Preparedness Tools To Enable Millions More People To Shelter In Place

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Although the nation has invested billions of dollars preparing to respond to emergencies, current plans leave millions of Americans at risk because they do not account for critical problems people face when they actually try to protect themselves. To fix this fundamental flaw, The New York Academy o ...

read more Although the nation has invested billions of dollars preparing to respond to emergencies, current plans leave millions of Americans at risk because they do not account for critical problems people face when they actually try to protect themselves. To fix this fundamental flaw, The New York Academy o read more Sat Sep 2007 Sat Sep 2007

DOR BioPharma, Inc., Is The Only Company In The World Able To Produce A Ricin Vaccine In Scale That Meets The FDA' S GMP Standards

Categorie : Bio-terrorism / Terrorism
Ricin toxin is a bioterror threat that is extremely deadly in small doses and can lead to lung damage and general organ failure leading to death within several days. Evidence is mounting that al Qaeda is experimenting with manufacturing ricin for the purposes of using it as a bioterror weapon. There ...

read more Ricin toxin is a bioterror threat that is extremely deadly in small doses and can lead to lung damage and general organ failure leading to death within several days. Evidence is mounting that al Qaeda is experimenting with manufacturing ricin for the purposes of using it as a bioterror weapon. There read more Sat Sep 2007 Sat Sep 2007

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