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New Medical news Health agents feeling queasy (July 9, 2006)

New Medical news IOM: Emergency health system unprepared for disasters

Reuters AlertNet - U.S. emergency rooms in crisis, reports find

Bayh Calls For New Health Emergency Preparedness Efforts
Newsroom - Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick

Physicians Lack Confidence in Diagnosing Avian Flu-
and Small Pox; Majority Believes Threat of One or Both Diseases
Is Likely-May 16 2006

According to a new national survey....

  • While 61% of physicians reported that they are familiar with
    Avian flu symptoms, a similar number (62%), indicated that if a
    patient presented symptoms prior to a nationwide outbreak
    being identified, it would be unlikely that they would make the
    correct diagnosis.

  • 64% of physicians reported that they are familiar with small pox
    symptoms, yet 43% indicated that if a patient exhibited symptoms
    prior to a nationwide outbreak being identified, it would be unlikely
    that they would make the correct diagnosis.

  • A majority of physicians (61%) believed that there will be either
    an Avian flu pandemic, small pox bio terrorism attack or a combination.

More Medical News....


Smallpox news

Smallpox article....  Passenger's small pox claim a hoax

Smallpox article.... Is Small Pox Back? - Associated Content
Toddler develops serious infection after Father was immunized....

Smallpox article.... eMedicine -  Smallpox : Article by Christopher J Hogan, MD

CIDRAP-WHO defers decision on destroying smallpox virus

An Antidote For Terror?
W*USA 9 - Washington, DC, USA
... chemically reacts by absorbing dangerous poisonous powders such as
anthrax, radioactive materials in dirty bombs and biological threats like small pox....

US government urged to work from home in pandemic
--Reuters.com

Midwest Mumps Outbreak Continues to Spread - Forbes.com

AOL News - Feds Link Mumps Epidemic to Air Travel

Smallpox - Minnesota Dept. of Health

Novel virus entry mechanism could lead to new drugs
against poxviruses....
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ....how viruses can
manipulate biological membranes and will help the development of new drugs
against poxviruses, such as variola virus, the cause of smallpox ...

Research suggests therapy against serious side effects of smallpox
vaccine-
Press Release--Washington,DC,USA
Smallpox is considered a potential terrorist weapon, but millions of people in the
United States are currently advised not to get a vaccine to the disease ...

 City ready to handle pandemic: Officials seek public help for next phase
--MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA
... can range from a single case of Hepatitis A in a food handler to cases of meningitis
in a school to an influenza pandemic or bioterrorist event involving ...

Mutual aid may expand - The Boston Globe

Ricin discovered in University of Texas dorm - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A
substance discovered by a student in a University of Texas dormitory has tested
positive for ricin, a potentially deadly poison, officials said.

Survey Finds Emergency Departments Unprepared to Identify
Bioterrorist Threats
  - Conducted by Picis - A comprehensive survey of clinicians
and hospitals administrators has revealed that 65 percent of emergency
room professionals do not have technology in place to identify public health
outbreaks and bioterrorist threats.


Time Crucial in Anthrax Cases - Forbes - USA
and treatment, and to establish a distribution system that ensures that antibiotics can
be delivered to patients within hours of a bioterrorist attack with.

Anthrax Explained  - WENY-TV - Elmira,NY,USA
Unlike the bioterrorist anthrax unleashed in the US in 2001, experts believe
Diomande was infected by a natural form of the disease. ...
She may not be scariest of all - Houston Chronicle - United States
... smallpox and anthrax have captured the attention -- and funding -- of a
government intent on protecting its citizens against bioterrorist attacks, many.

more smallpox news....


Terrorist news

New bio-terrorism news A big outbreak of disease is not just a health issue, writes Peter Curson.
Still on the backfoot on bioterrorism - Opinion - smh.com.au

New bio-terrorism news US Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons-Reaction Biochemical Attack

Nanowires reveal bio-weapons....

Health-care workers' SARS protective clothing systems

LA Times Discusses County's Bioterrorist Planning

AOL News - FBI Thwarts Terrorist Plot Against New York

Writer Looks at Los Angeles' Life Against Backdrop of Terrorism

IOL: Chemical terror alert

London Free Press - International News -
British police in chemical suits raid house
LONDON -- Hundreds of anti-terrorist police -- some in biochemical suits-
raided a house ... do not believe the suspected new threat was linked to
those attacks....

more bio-terrorism news....


Disaster recovery news

New bio-terrorism news The ABC7 I-Team has uncovered another example of what critics say is
poor planning by San Francisco's disaster officials....
Questionable Anthrax Emergency Plans

New bio-terrorism news Offices of emergency management still working on preparedness.
Are you better off than you were on Sept. 11?

Big gaps persist in disaster response
TimesDispatch.com | Are we safer?

Panel moves bill to deal with pandemic, health disasters

more disaster recovery news....


Vaccination news

New Vaccination news Are we prepared for the bird flu? Read on....

New Vaccination news Combating anthrax: Results of study published as researchers
look for a better vaccine

Vaccine given post-exposure protects monkeys against deadly ...
innovations report - Bad Homburg, Germany....make Marburg virus, the agent
that causes the disease, a great concern for researchers developing
medical countermeasures against potential bioterrorist threats.

U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Influenza, Disaster Preparedness, Bioterrorism,
Reproductive Health and..."
News Advisory: Thousands of Experts to
Address Leading Issues at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting,
Dec. 10-14, in Philadelphia, Pa. The nation's public health officials will gather
in Philadelphia Dec. 10-14 to tackle pressing health concerns from pandemic
influenza planning and prescription drug access to reproductive health and the
public health response to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.

more vaccination news....


Author news

Read Fiction Books Latest news release here Paulo Reyes Press Release

Read Fiction Books Latest news release here Read SledgeHammer's latest Press Release....
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Tale of a Terrorist Attack Using Smallpox Has You Glued to Every Page

Fiction Thriller Has All the Ingredients for a Must Read Book

The Rising Risk of a Terrorist Attack - Could It Happen Today?

Sledgehammer by Paulo Reyes - Terror in the ER –
Smallpox Epidemic
-- You’ve read about it, you’ve seen it: terrorist attacks on
trains, in nightclubs and the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history on the
World Trade Tower in New York City.

Fact or Fiction-- Terrorist attack our nation using smallpox as a weapon against us?

Heartland Book Reviews-Thrillers

more author news....


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