Via Reuters, more details on Egypt's 24th case: Egyptian 4-year-old tests positive for bird flu. Excerpt: A 4-year-old Egyptian boy has contracted the deadly bird flu virus, bringing to 24 the number of Egyptians who have tested positive for...
Via Reuters, more details on Egypt's 24th case: Egyptian 4-year-old tests positive for bird flu. Excerpt: A 4-year-old Egyptian boy has contracted the deadly bird flu virus, bringing to 24 the number of Egyptians who have tested positive for...
Calif. readies disaster responseLong Beach Press-Telegram, CA - Jan 22, 2007LONG BEACH - Three state disaster preparedness programs will be launched by June 30, the director of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority ......
Calif. readies disaster responseLong Beach Press-Telegram, CA - Jan 22, 2007LONG BEACH - Three state disaster preparedness programs will be launched by June 30, the director of the California Emergency Medical Services Authority ......
'LEADING THE PACK'Orangeburg Times Democrat, SC - Jan 15, 2007Officials with the American Board of Disaster Medicine say hospitals have invested more in equipment and education than in disaster preparedness over recent ......
Via CBC.ca: Cities and towns ill-prepared for emergencies: municipalities. Excerpt: Faced with a flu pandemic or a major weather disaster, the various levels of government wouldn't know who is responsible for what or how to pay for a response, says a spokesman for...
Via the Globe and Mail, a thought-provoking story: Killer strain of SARS is history, experts say. Excerpt: It struck terror in the hearts of the global medical and public-health communities, rocked economies and killed almost 800 people. But it's...
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator, Barbara J ...Drug Newswire (press release), CT - 14 minutes agoGiven the number of recent public health incidents across the whole food supply, her experience will be beneficial as we approach these new challenges,"...
Bayer HealthCare has given a donation of Cipro® with a wholesale value of more than US$ 25 million to MAP (Medical Assistance Programs) International. The aid organization will distribute the critically needed antibiotic to clinics and hospitals in Africa...
Boro has first certified emergency response teamAtlanticville, NJ - 4 hours agoThe volunteer team members were trained in basic first aid, family disaster preparedness, fire suppression, medical operations, CERT operations, ......
FDA poised to approve food from cloned animalsWBOC TV 16, MD - 23 minutes agoWASHINGTON Indications are that meat from cloned animals is about to be cleared for the human food supply. The announcement from the Food and Drug ......
The vaccine to cure every strain of flu by FIONA MacRAE Last updated at 22:20pm on 28th December 2006 Just a couple of injections could give long-lasting immunity British scientists are on the verge of producing a revolutionary flu...
Here I was thinking that this had been a pleasantly news-free day in Flublogia. We had a few vaccine stories, but not much else. Then I checked CIDRAP and found a new journal article: Recent H5N1 avian Influenza A...
WHO to report on ethical issues in pandemic planningRobert Roos * News EditorOct 27, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to issue a report in January on ethical issues raised by pandemic influenza planning, such...
In an article in November's edition of the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) conclude that among hospitals in Los Angeles County, disaster preparedness appears to be...
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