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Bright Minds: Sheri Lewis, global disease surveillance
When Sheri Lewis joined APL in 2001 as a public health analyst, an electronic disease surveillance system was just being developed at the lab. The impetus, she recalls, was Sept. 11 and the letters containing anthrax bacteria spores that were mailed the...
Tags: Ellicott City, Loyola University Chicago, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines
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U.S. panel: Wait on anthrax vaccine testing for kids
The federal government must perform more tests on adults before it can ethically move forward with controversial anthrax vaccine trials in children, members of a federal bioethics panel said. "The safety of our children is paramount, and we have to get...
Tags: Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals, National Government, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention
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Harris: 3 innovations from Chicago science scene that offer ideas, shape of things to come
Internet-centered technology has advanced to the point that smartphone apps and e-commerce sites seemingly sprout overnight. Indeed, many can be built inexpensively from off-the-shelf software in weeks. Scientific breakthroughs, however, often require...
Tags: The New York Times, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, MRSA
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House investigators seek files related to troubled BioWatch
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a House committee probing BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting biological attacks, complained Thursday that administration officials had blocked them from seeing documents held by two senior federal scientists...Tags: National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, Kathleen Sebelius
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BioWatch stands at a crossroads
WASHINGTON -- Year after year, health officials meeting at invitation-only government conferences leveled with one another about BioWatch, the nation's system for detecting deadly pathogens that might be unleashed into the air by terrorists. They...Tags: National Security, Political Fundraising, Heritage Foundation, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology
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Daschle reflects on life, both in and out of Senate
Tom Daschle's latest book is, in simplest terms, a contemporary explainer of the U.S. Senate, its history and how it works. In "The U.S. Senate: Fundamentals of American Government," the Aberdeen native reminisces that had he not worked his way up...
Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Daniel Webster, Washington, DC, Healthcare Policies, Business Enterprises
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Fall Out Boy back in action with new single, album, tour
Fall Out Boy is back. Ending a three-year hiatus that commenced following a 2009 greatest-hits set, the popular emo-rock band announced Monday that it would release a new album and launch a North American tour in May. "This isn't a reunion, because we...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Patrick Stump, Apple iTunes, Pete Wentz
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TICKET BOX: Chris Young, AWOLNATION, David Knopfler on sale
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGWelcome to Lehigh Valley Music's Ticket Box, listing new shows on sale. This week, new shows by AWOLNATION at Crocodile Rock Café, Chris Young at Sherman Theater, Gary Allen at Penn’s Peak and David Knopfler at Sellersville Theater are among...... -
2012 Grammy Nominations
KTLA News1. Record Of The Year Lonely Boy The Black Keys The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer Track from: El Camino [Nonesuch] Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Clarkson...Tags: Jimmy Cliff, Anita Baker, Albert Hall, Ryan Adams, Ray Charles
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Chronology of 2001 anthrax events
Sun-SentinelSept. 18: Envelopes containing letters and granular substances are sent to NBC News in New York and the New York Post. Both are mailed from Trenton, N.J. Sept. 22: Editorial page assistant at New York Post who opens letters to the editor notices...Tags: National Security, Entertainment, Tom Brokaw, Bob Graham, Richard Lugar
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BioWatch technology couldn't detect lethal germs, tests found
WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Republican Party, National Security, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Upgrade of faulty U.S. biodefense system opposed
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's top expert on anti-terrorism technology has privately advised her to spike a long-planned, multibillion-dollar upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting a biological attack. Dr. Tara...Tags: National Security, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Science and Technology, New York City, Terrorism
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