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Researchers Designing WMD Shield for Buildings
July 7, 2008Canadian researchers are designing a system to prevent the circulation of biological or chemical weapon contaminants through building ventilation systems, the Canwest News Service reported Saturday (see GSN, Sept. 22, 2004).
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Maryland Strives for Better Emergency Readiness
July 14, 2008Maryland state emergency officials believe they are better prepared for a high-casualty event than other states, but acknowledge that a major WMD attack could quickly overwhelm their medical facilities, the Baltimore Sun reported yesterday (see GSN, June 27).
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WMD Detection Systems Remain Faulty, Reports Find
July 16, 2008Recent government reports have found significant problems with costly U.S. programs to detect biological or radioactive agents that could part of a terrorist attack, the Washington Post reported today (see GSN, July 15).
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Minn. Laboratory Raises Funding Concerns
July 28, 2008A senior Minnesota health official has expressed concern about funding a new state health laboratory as federal support for the site ebbs, the Associated Press reported Saturday.
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Minn. Laboratory Raises Funding Concerns
July 28, 2008A senior Minnesota health official has expressed concern about funding a new state health laboratory as federal support for the site ebbs, the Associated Press reported Saturday.
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Indian Agency Urges New Moves Against Bioterror
Sept. 3, 2008India's disaster management agency last month called for a domestic biological threat alert network and closer links between its intelligence and public health communities as measures against possible biological-weapon attacks, the Indo-Asian News Service reported (see GSN, Oct. 17, 2006).
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Quote of the Day
Oct. 17, 2008How do you decide there is an emergency when there is no evidence of one?
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U.S. Companies Flail in Food Tracing Test
March 26, 2009Poor record keeping by U.S. food companies could threaten investigators' ability to identify the source of accidental or intentional food-borne illnesses, according to a Health and Human Services Department report scheduled to be released today (see GSN, Jan. 29).
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FDA Mobile Lab Helps Protect Food Supply
May 4, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration operates a mobile food-safety laboratory to help prevent tainted goods from infiltrating the U.S. food supply, USA Today reported today (see GSN, March 12).
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South Africa to Use WMD-Sniffing Robots for 2010 World Cup
May 6, 2009Police in South Africa plan to use remote-control robots capable of detecting different biological and chemical agents as part of the security effort for next year's World Cup soccer tournament, the Cape Argus reported (see GSN, May 15, 2008).
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IG Questions Energy Department Technology Transfer Program
Aug. 11, 2009WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department must be more transparent in how it transfers to the private sector licensing rights to technologies developed by national laboratories, the department's watchdog said in a report issued on Friday (see GSN, April 3, 2006).
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Maryland to Monitor Hospitals for Signs of Biological, Chemical Attacks
Aug. 26, 2009Maryland announced Monday that it would roll out an electronic network to monitor 46 hospitals in the state for early signs of chemical or biological weapon strikes as well as natural disease outbreaks, the Washington Business Journal reported (see GSN, July 14, 2008).
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