In a climate of concern over bioterrorism threats and emergent diseases, public health authorities are trialing more timely surveillance systems. The 2003 Rugby World Cup RWC provided an opportunity to test the viability of a near real-time syndromic surveillance system in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. This paper describes the development and...
This report explores the role of patents in encouraging the development and commercialization of new inventions and discusses the relationships between patent ownership and the generation of biomedical products. However, the grant of a patent on a pharmaceutical does not permit marketing of the product without the approval of the...
This paper provides information on the extent to which jurisdictions had expended the fiscal year 2002 funds awarded for the program's third budget period as of August 30, 2003, and August 31, 2004, and the fiscal year 2003 funds awarded for the program's fourth budget period, as of August 30,...
This study addresses three principal questions: Under what conditions is syndromic surveillance effective? Do more sophisticated detection methods outperform simple methods? How syndromic surveillance should be integrated into public health practice? This type of surveillance involves collecting and analyzing statistical data on health trends?such as symptoms reported by people seeking...
This paper outlines the unique challenges that the Department of Homeland Security DHS and other governmental, health, and law enforcement agencies are facing. It also describes a range of effective mobile, wireless solutions that are providing instant access to critical data and communication links essential for fighting chemical, biological, and...
The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. Terrorist event can cause mass casualties and/or strike at the heart of America’s sense of...
"The intentional or unintentional introduction of a pathogen in an urban setting presents severe communication challenges. Risk communication – a sciencebased approach for communicating effectively in high concern situations – provides a set of principles and tools for meeting those challenges. A brief overview of the risk communication theoretical perspective...
Emergency management combines planning, preparation, and the optimum resources to mitigate and respond to an event. Good emergency management requires information that is accurate, current, timely, and quickly analyzed. This article shows how GIS technology provides the tools for displaying and analyzing spatial data in order to answer questions based...
This live webcast called Keeping Your Head In A Crisis: Responding To Communication Challenges Posed By Bioterrorism And Emerging Infectious Diseases is presented by Vincent T. Covello, PhD, Director of the Center for Risk Communication. It assumes that as time moves into the 21st century, communication may well become the...
This live webcast titled, Risk Communication: Responding to the Communication Challenges Posed by Bioterrorism features Vincent T. Covello, PhD, Director of the Center for Risk Communication with ASTHO President Georges C. Benjamin, MD. Since last year’s anthrax incidents, people have become aware of an increasing interest in public health from...
DOR BioPharma, Inc. (OTCBB: DORB) ("DOR" or the"Company"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products totreat the life-threatening side effects of cancer treatments, seriousgastrointestinal diseases and vaccines against certain bioterrorism agents,announced today that it has executed a definitive collaborative agreementwith IDIS Limited ("IDIS"), for the supply and distribution within theEuropean Union...
Tenon Leads Initiatives Preparing for Pandemics, Bioterrorism and Other Catastrophic Emergencies ATLANTA -- With threats of pandemics, bioterrorism and catastrophic natural disasters ever present, Tenon Consulting Solutions, Inc. is working with a growing number of city and county governments across the United States to develop and implement collaborative...
SAN DIEGO -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) disclosed today that it is featured in a CBN news story entitled: "Is the U.S. Ready for Bio-Warfare?" The story is accessible online at: www.cbn.com/CBNnews/406104.aspx. About Aethlon Medical Aethlon Medical is the developer of the Hemopurifier[R], a first-in-class medical...
SAN DIEGO -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) announced that its Hemopurifier[R] treatment technology will be featured today on "The 700 Club" as a treatment countermeasure to protect Americans from bioterror and pandemic threats. The 700 Club, which is seen in 95% of the U.S. television market, airs on the ABC...
Universal Detection Technology( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT) (FRANKFURT: PO8), a developer ofearly-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorismand other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorismconsulting and training services, reported today that it has received acontract to provide radiation detectionequipment for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The devices...
Universal Detection Technology( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT) (FRANKFURT: PO8), a developer of earlywarning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism andother infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorismconsulting and training services, reported today that it has submitted anapplication to gain SAFETY Act Developmental Testing and EvaluationDesignation (DT&E) with the Department...
DOR BioPharma, Inc. (OTCBB: DORB) ("DOR" or the"Company"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products totreat life-threatening side effects of cancer treatments and seriousgastrointestinal diseases, and vaccines against certain bioterrorismagents, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration withNumoda Corporation Numoda, experts in rapid information turnaround, forthe execution of its...
NEWS IN BRIEF :: UNITED STATES Former army scientist Steven Hatfill will receive a settlement of more than $2.8m (1.4m) from the US Justice Department, which he accuses of unfairly implicating him in anthrax attacks in 2001. The bioterrorism expert denied any involvement...
Universal Detection Technology( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT) (FRANKFURT: PO8), a developer ofearly-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorismand other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorismconsulting and training services, reported today that it is submitting anOperational Requirements Document ORD to the Department of HomelandSecurity based on the department's recommendation....
Universal Detection Technology( www.udetection.com ) (OTCBB: UDTT) (FRANKFURT: PO8), a developer ofearly-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorismand a provider of counter terrorism training and solutions, announced todaythat it has been invited for discussions with the Department of HomelandSecurity's Science and Technology Directorate. The one on one meeting comesfollowing...
