Smallpox

International Struggle to Develop HIV/AIDS Vaccine Continues

newsblaze.com     20 hrs ago   43 related          

By Cheryl Pellerin The 20-year effort to develop a vaccine that protects against the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) meets more challenges as clinical trials are discontinued and the National Institute of...                

This is just embarrassing….

riverdaughter.wordpress.com     Jul 23, 2008   53 related          

I mentioned in my post yesterday that the American people see through the blatant Obama propaganda machine that is the US mainstream media (and also the “progressive” blogosphere). I was proven right almost immediately by the...                

Skeletons hidden below London's streets go on show

timesonline.co.uk     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

Thousands of skeletons discovered lurking beneath the streets of London have offered historians a glimpse into the diet, diseases and lifestyle of the capital’s inhabitants from as early as the 2nd century. From tomorrow, 26...                

New Yorker: Darwin's Surprise

littlegreenfootballs.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Here’s a mind-expanding article by Michael Specter that appeared in The New Yorker last December, on a discovery about the way viruses infiltrate human cells and affect the coding of human DNA. The Human Genome Project has...                

CDC: Offline generators caused germ lab outage

ajc.com     Jul 19, 2008   1 related          

The backup power failure — the second in 13 months — is the type predicted years ago by some CDC engineers. And it has heightened concerns in Congress about lab safety at the Atlanta agency, which experiments on smallpox,...                

Quick Hits: Really bad, sad news dept.

inversesquare.wordpress.com     Jul 17, 2008   23 related          

See this update on the state of the war against polio. A little context: In this post, I made a glancing reference to the eradication of smallpox, a victory achieved in 1979 after a twelve year campaign. It is still the only...                

Is the U.S. Ready for Bio-Warfare?

cbn.com     Jul 10, 2008          

CBNNews.com - Some experts believe a bioterrorist attack or pandemic outbreak could be inevitable. It's an actual terror threat the U.S. government wants to be prepared to fight. "It's specifically designed to address viral...                

PANTHER sensor from MIT Lincoln Laboratory quickly detects pathogens

mit.edu     Jul 8, 2008          

Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed a powerful sensor that can detect airborne pathogens such as anthrax and smallpox in less than three minutes. The new device, called PANTHER (for PAthogen Notification for...                

When Smallpox Ravaged Longton

redorbit.com     Jul 6, 2008          

Posted on: Sunday, 6 July 2008, 00:00 CDT To a town like Longton that was well-acquainted with ill health born of squalor, smoke and poor housing, Longton Cottage Hospital must have seemed a long time in coming. The Cottage...                

Perceptions: Acceptance of Smallpox Vaccination by ER Personnel

projectdisaster.com     Jul 6, 2008          

Sarah Bauerle Bass, Thomas F. Gordon, Sheryl B. Ruzek, Alice J. Hausman. Mapping Perceptions Related to Acceptance of Smallpox Vaccination by Hospital Emergency Room Personnel. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy,...                

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