HSDW: Biodefense Stories http://hsdailywire.com Homeland Security News and Information 2008 Homeland Security Daily Wire en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss HSDW: Biodefense Stories http://hsdailywire.com http://hsdailywire.com/ads/WEBLOGO.jpg 144 12 Campaign against brand-name drug patent extension intensifies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=47&source=rss Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:41:26 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=47&source=rss Nonprofit organization funds innovative homeland security technologies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=112&source=rss Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:00:35 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=112&source=rss TVI acquires SafetyTech, expanding decontamination products line http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=114&source=rss Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:02:12 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=114&source=rss $3.8 million NIH grant to study viral hemorrhagic fevers awarded http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=156&source=rss Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=156&source=rss Companies build emergency surveillance for infectious outbreak monitoring http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=157&source=rss Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=157&source=rss University of Rochester gets $20 million for new bio-terrorism modeling centers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=158&source=rss Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=158&source=rss U.S. BioDefense working with NIH to commercialize new inoculation technique http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=159&source=rss Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=159&source=rss SYS acquires video compression specialist cVideo http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=175&source=rss Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:58:22 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=175&source=rss New version of popular zNose detection device launched http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=189&source=rss Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=189&source=rss Biometrics will increase consumer confidence in security of on-line shopping http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=208&source=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2005 06:53:23 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=208&source=rss HHS to release controversial RFP for radiation sickness treatment http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=214&source=rss Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:02:38 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=214&source=rss Thank you! http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=218&source=rss Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:46:32 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=218&source=rss Interpol’s first bioterrorism workshop wraps up in South Africa http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=219&source=rss Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:48:09 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=219&source=rss Utah to revise quarantine laws http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=220&source=rss Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:54:22 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=220&source=rss Marshall Wilson purchases zNose detection devices for clients http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=236&source=rss Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:55:41 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=236&source=rss Efforts to secure 88 biowarfare centers in former USSR falter http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=251&source=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:37:05 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=251&source=rss U.S. Genomics awarded $16.2 Phase II biodefense contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=252&source=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:37:46 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=252&source=rss NTSB makes recommendations to reduce risk to people from toxic gas rail cargo http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=253&source=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:39:52 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=253&source=rss Indiana University develops http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=254&source=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:40:46 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=254&source=rss U.S. BioDefense completes Roche application to manufacture Tamiflu http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=255&source=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:41:40 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=255&source=rss National Vaccine Advisory Committee http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=256&source=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:48:25 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=256&source=rss RAE shows personal radiation detector http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=305&source=rss Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:48:10 -0500 RAE shows intrinsically safe personal detection equipment http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=305&source=rss <span style= http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=306&source=rss Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:49:24 -0500 Terahertz radiation imaging, if harnessed, holds promise of precise detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=306&source=rss Bioterrorism chief Stewart Simonson taking heat http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=308&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:41:26 -0500 Simonson is on the losing end of this battle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=308&source=rss Final food security rule issued by FDA under Bioterrorism Act http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=309&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:45:06 -0500 New rule covers record-keeping related to human and animal food http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=309&source=rss North Carolina bioterror surveillance system receives health IT award http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=310&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:46:25 -0500 NC DETECT wins award for helping public health officials to monitor disease outbreak http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=310&source=rss Trust for Americas Health releases state-by-state bioterror scores http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=311&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:47:11 -0500 Most states failing, according to new report http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=311&source=rss <span style= http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=312&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:50:57 -0500 Direct funding of companies and pipeline approach to BioShield program defy convention http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=312&source=rss Avian Flu: SARS II http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=313&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:51:52 -0500 Short-lived fear pandemics drive growth, but may not drive progress http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=313&source=rss Congress impatient with BioShields anti-radiation moves http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=318&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:56:27 -0500 HHS under heavy scrutiny from industry and Congress http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=318&source=rss TSA rationalizes airport security, emphasizing risk-based priorities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=331&source=rss Thu, 08 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 TSA emphasizes technology, explosives detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=331&source=rss Flu pandemic could cause a $700 billion hit to U.S. economy, killing 2 million: Possible cost of pandemic higher than anticipated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=344&source=rss Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:09:40 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=344&source=rss <span style= http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=362&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:49:41 -0500 Three years ago, Butler claimed that dangerous bioterror pathogens were stolen from his lab; the hoax put the nation on edge, and he went to jail http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=362&source=rss Surprising state health preparedness ranking http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=363&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:50:23 -0500 Believe or not: South Carolina ranks first among states on preparedness for medical disaster; Iowa and New Hampshire rank last http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=363&source=rss HHS budget cuts $120 million from pandemic preparation, shifts money to rural health delivery http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=364&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:50:54 -0500 To overcome House objections to initial HHS budget proposal, money aimed to prepare for avian flu was shifted to other purposes, one hopes this is only temporary http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=364&source=rss The U.S. National Disaster Medical System in decline http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=365&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:51:29 -0500 FEMA is not the only agency the decline of which was accelerated by being folded into DHS: NDMS is another sad example http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=365&source=rss The U.S. National Disaster Medical System in decline http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=373&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:51:29 -0500 FEMA is not the only agency the decline of which was accelerated by being folded into DHS: NDMS is another sad example http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=373&source=rss Ten years after Oklahoma City, Congress moves to regulate sale of ammonium nitrate http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=381&source=rss Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:22:05 -0500 During the ten years since Oklahoma City, the NRA and the agricultural lobby have succeeded in keeping America utterly exposed to the next Timothy McVeigh, or another crackpot or terrorist, choosing to use fertilizer as a weapon; finally Congress is saying “Enough!” http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=381&source=rss Do not rely on government in case of pandemic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=388&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:31:01 -0500 Nevada health and emergency officials have a blunt message to state citizens: Fend for yourselves http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=388&source=rss New, portable device capable of detecting pictogram-level traces of agents, explosives http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=397&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:38:15 -0500 The emphasis TSA has placed on airport explosives detection spurs scientific and technological innovation which promises better security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=397&source=rss New, portable device capable of detecting pictogram-level traces of agents, explosives http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=399&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:38:15 -0500 The emphasis TSA has placed on airport explosives detection spurs scientific and technological innovation which promises better security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=399&source=rss New, portable device capable of detecting pictogram-level traces of agents, explosives http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=402&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:38:15 -0500 The emphasis TSA has placed on airport explosives detection spurs scientific and technological innovation which promises better security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=402&source=rss Trust for Americas Health receives Pew grant to study pandemic preparedness http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=414&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:32:26 -0500 Pew gives money to nonprofit monitoring states' readiness to cope with natural and man-made biological disasters http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=414&source=rss CDC selects ChoiceMakers AI-based solution for NEDSS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=415&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:33:24 -0500 Developer of artificial intelligence-based database management tool selected for CDC project to track bioterror attacks and infectious diseases http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=415&source=rss CDC selects ChoiceMakers AI-based solution for NEDSS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=425&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:33:24 -0500 Developer of artificial intelligence-based database management tool selected for CDC project to track bioterror attacks and infectious diseases http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=425&source=rss Florida selects multi-threat detection system from MSA Detection Systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=434&source=rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:20:32 -0500 Thirty Florida counties will have greater protection from hazardous materials using MSA's Safesite Multi-Threat Detection System http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=434&source=rss AppliedBiosystems release avian flu detection kit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=436&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:51:58 -0500 Medical giant releases initial version of avian flu detection kit; will be available to the public early next year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=436&source=rss Researchers show method to detect single viruses, nanoparticles in real time http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=437&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:52:37 -0500 Two innovative researchers develop a new method to detect the properties of the smallest of things -- single viruses and nanoparticles http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=437&source=rss Vermont to require farmers to register cattle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=438&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:53:02 -0500 In what may be only the first of many such moves Vermont will begin to register cattle in order better to monitor the spread of disease http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=438&source=rss Pentagon low-balled number of soldiers with anthrax vaccine side effects http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=439&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:53:36 -0500 Pentagon official told Congress that only about 100 soldiers suffered ill side effects from anthrax vaccine given to them between 1998 and 2000; the real number is 20,000 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=439&source=rss Computer games aid in training first responders to face bioterror attack, pandemic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=440&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:54:02 -0500 Researchers in Chicago develop sophisticated computer games to train professionals and volunteers to face biological disaster, and now the CDC supports them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=440&source=rss Computer games aid in training first responders to face bioterror attack, pandemic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=447&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:54:02 -0500 Researchers in Chicago develop sophisticated computer games to train professionals and volunteers to face biological disaster, and now the CDC supports them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=447&source=rss More U.S. cities buy JMAR's BioSentry water-monitoring system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=450&source=rss Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:02:22 -0500 Safety of water supply does not rank high in cities' security planning; this is a mistake, and more and more cities are sharing this conclusion http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=450&source=rss Arkansas governor orders state to prepare for massive flu outbreak http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=453&source=rss Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:06:53 -0500 State governor says he will not take any chances, ordering health authorities to offer detailed plans for flu outbreak http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=453&source=rss Two new anthrax vaccines show promise http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=457&source=rss Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:10:27 -0500 The bad news: Anthrax strains have begun to develop resistance to Bayer's Cipro, the only anthrax vaccine in the market; the good news:Two new vaccines show promise http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=457&source=rss He should know http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=470&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Leader of a Midwest research center predicts the government will invest more in protecting the nation's food supply http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=470&source=rss Illinois hospitals receive bioterror grants http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=471&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 DHS encourages hospitals to prepare themselves better for pandemics and bioterror attacks, and the department puts its money where its mouth is http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=471&source=rss Of bears and men: Food supply attack may be costly, but not disastrous http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=472&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Attacks on the U.S. food supply may cause much economic damage, but it is less clear how many people they will hurt because of the diversity of people's diets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=472&source=rss Of bears and men: Food supply attack may be costly, but not disastrous http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=503&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Attacks on the U.S. food supply may cause much economic damage, but it is less clear how many people they will hurt because of the diversity of people's diets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=503&source=rss Government, airlines tighten security to meet potential flu pandemic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=508&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Government and airlines are taking early measures to cope with avian flu pandemic; some critics say more needs to be done, but all agree that preparations are much better than was the case in Katrina http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=508&source=rss Making it: zNose to star on http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=515&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Way to go, zNose: A leading homeland security detection device stars in a TV show http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=515&source=rss Johns Hopkins home to fifth Homeland Security Center of Excellence http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=527&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Last month Johns Hopkins joined other academic centers to harness its considerable intellectual firepower on behalf of the nation's security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=527&source=rss Danish company shows advanced multi-gas monitoring device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=532&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A company from Denmark is showing the latest version of an effective gas detector, useful in homeland security and industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=532&source=rss New York state ill-prepared for major pandemic breakout http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=536&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:26:51 -0500 New York state had better hope that no avian flu pandemic break, because the state is just not ready http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=536&source=rss New York state ill-prepared for major pandemic breakout http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=537&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:26:51 -0500 New York state had better hope that no avian flu pandemic break, because the state is just not ready http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=537&source=rss Medarex, PhamAthene receive fast track designation to develop anthrax cure http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=538&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:40:04 -0500 Two companies allowed to move at an accelerated pace to develop Anthrax medication http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=538&source=rss Crossing the gene barrier may offer solutions for persistent diseases -- and bioterror http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=539&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:42:44 -0500 Implanting human genes in receptive animals yields promising solutions to disease, and may hold potential for fighting bioterror http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=539&source=rss U.S. launches National Animal Identification System; target date is 2009 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=540&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:43:54 -0500 Ambitious public safety measure gives livestock farmers three years to have each of their animals tagged for disease-related identification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=540&source=rss Time short for grain handlers to implement 2002 Bioterrorism Act record-keeping requirement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=541&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:45:30 -0500 Grain handlers have six months left to initiate monitoring and reporting procedures to comply with demanding bioterror act http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=541&source=rss EOIR develops remote stand-off chemical sensor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=572&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 One thing you do not want is to stumble upon toxic chemical spill, or walk unaware into chemical-saturated battlefield or terrorist incident site; the new remote sensing device will be of help here http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=572&source=rss Isonics to develop decontamination method for hospitals and bioterror attacks http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=581&source=rss Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Isonics, and energetic and innovative company, joins with others to develop a an effective decontamination solution for bioterror attacks; the good thing is that the solution will also help hospitals keep themselves free of infectious contamination, and give former Soviet weapon scientist a productive line of work http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=581&source=rss Japan re-imposes ban on U.S. beef http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=603&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Japan, again, bans importation of U.S. beef owing to mad cow fears http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=603&source=rss USDA conducts food safety drills around country http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=604&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 USDA emphasizes federal-state collaboration in securing nation's food supply, and holds drills to test new policy http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=604&source=rss U.S. official: Biological attack on U.S. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=605&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 State Department terrorism specialist ranks biological attack as posing the greatest danger to the U.S. population, and that it will happen http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=605&source=rss Questions raised about national animal identification program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=606&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 One of the more ambitious homeland security programs calls for tagging 27 different species of animals on U.S. farms and ranches by 2009, but critics say that it will drive small farmers out of business http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=606&source=rss $1.9 billion pledged to combat avian flu http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=610&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The World Bank wanted $1.2 billion to fight avian flu, but 33 nations have pledged $1.9 billion, allowing poorer nations to rely more on grants than loans in combating the pandemic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=610&source=rss JMAR expands BioSentry sales efforts to Europe http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=620&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=620&source=rss Ohio to develop plans to protect grocery stores from bioterrorism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=665&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:31:00 -0500 Ohio is developing a comprehensive plan to monitor against terrorist poisoning of grocery supplies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=665&source=rss Bioterrorism Act mandates registration of fish and shell fish http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=666&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:31:07 -0500 The 2002 act also requires registration of fish and shell fish caught in the wild; now, there's a challenge (how do you register shrimp?) http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=666&source=rss Companies offering free consultation on FDA regulation 306 compliance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=667&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:31:28 -0500 Sarbanes-Oxley created a veritable compliance industry, and the 2002 Bioterrorism Act, requiring the registration of 27 different kinds of farm and home animals, is creating another compliance industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=667&source=rss DHS the only federal agency to see budget increase in FY2007 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=668&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Congress and the administration are going to cut the federal budget in order to fight the budget deficit -- with one exception: DHS budget http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=668&source=rss Grain operation BioTerror Act record keeping requirement nears http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=683&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The different elements of a comprehensive monitoring and regulating the different aspects of the food supply come into effect, step by step http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=683&source=rss Metrics: Money allocated to security grows http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=693&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Motivational speakers accentuate the positive, but fear is also a great motivator -- just see what countries and companies are planning to spend on defense this year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=693&source=rss Federal judge: EPA director Whitman misled about NY air safety after 9/11, increasing -- even creating -- danger to public http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=725&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:51:29 -0500 Federal judge says former EPA director knowingly misled the public and New York City authorities about the presence of toxins in the air in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, thus contributing -- perhaps even causing -- many of the health problems which ensued http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=725&source=rss U.S. pandemic preparation and response are mostly local affairs, which experts say is not good http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=726&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:51:35 -0500 The U.S. government may talk about a nation-wide plan to combat a pandemic, but when it comes down to it most of what will be done -- or not done -- when a pandemic hits will be locally determined http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=726&source=rss Advances in life sciences may offer terrorists novel bioterror weapons http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=727&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:51:42 -0500 As is the case with other aspects of technology, the onward march of biotechnology holds both promise and peril http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=727&source=rss Bacterial pore detection system company bolsters marketing of product http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=736&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:18:23 -0500 Anthrax detection device maker signs an important marketing agreement with an energetic security consultant and training company, the customer of which it wants to reach http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=736&source=rss Construction of controversial BU Biosafety Level 4 lab to move forward http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=739&source=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:26:39 -0500 BU wants to build an advanced lab on campus to handle the most dangerous biological agents; neighbors tried to block construction, and filed http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=739&source=rss National Research Council warns of biological threats http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=752&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:18:47 -0500 NRC joins a number of other scientific bodies warning of terror-related perils attendant to medical and biotech research, but says that extra layer of secrecy is not the solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=752&source=rss EU to fine France for lax security in biotech research http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=753&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:19:51 -0500 The EU has strict law governing biotech research, whether for biodefense or genetic modification of crops, and France has been in violation of these strictures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=753&source=rss BU biolab raises evacuation concern http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=789&source=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:58:49 -0500 BU cleared the legal hurdles to building a Level 4 biolab on campus -- and the city of Boston's evacuation plans in case of a disaster come under scrutiny http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=789&source=rss UMass-Amherst to lead national effort on animal disease http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=799&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:42:10 -0500 Another academic-led effort, this time to ensure early detection and tacking of diseased animals http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=799&source=rss USDA faulted for lax implementation of mad cow disease safety regulations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=800&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:42:19 -0500 The USDA has a division in charge of ensuring food supply safety; the USDA inspector general does not think they do a very good job, and the Japanese, who imposed a U.S. beef importation ban, agree, insisting on sending their own inspectors to monitor U.S. slaughterhouses http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=800&source=rss Bush 2007 budget: Mixed message for farmers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=802&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:42:43 -0500 Highlights of the food supply aspects of the proposed 2007 budget http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=802&source=rss Bush's 2007 budget: Increases for bioterrorism IT http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=803&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:42:48 -0500 Highlights of the bioterrorism aspects of the proposed 2007 budget http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=803&source=rss Fighting the bioterror of the future http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=805&source=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:43:02 -0500 Not only generals fight the last war, so do biologists; so a Stanford biologist suggests a refocusing of the U.S. bioterror effort toward a more open-ended approach http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=805&source=rss Vortex offering alternative to chlorine for purifying water http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=821&source=rss Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:13:43 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=821&source=rss Corporate power concentration hurts U.S. ability to produce vaccines http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=859&source=rss Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=859&source=rss DHS selects Arizona company for developing food protection system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=861&source=rss Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:57:36 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=861&source=rss Virginia company uses technology developed for bioterror in cancer detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=901&source=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:30:22 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=901&source=rss Expert questions dimensions of bioterror threat http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=902&source=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:30:27 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=902&source=rss U.S. protection against importation of bioterror agents depends on honor system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=903&source=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:31:59 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=903&source=rss Growing community opposition of Level 3 and Level 4 BioSafety labs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=904&source=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:32:06 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=904&source=rss Isonics, DualDraw offer sophisticated, security-minded workstation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=908&source=rss Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:33:46 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=908&source=rss Applied's new HiPOx Plus system for water purification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=921&source=rss Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=921&source=rss Portable drug and bioterror sensor developed with help of high school student http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=931&source=rss Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:49:44 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=931&source=rss Singapore buys TVI's air purifying gear http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=940&source=rss Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=940&source=rss Water quality monitoring offers business opportunities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=942&source=rss Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=942&source=rss DHS, California county steps up plans for fighting agroterrorism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=954&source=rss Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=954&source=rss Liquid crystal biosensor technology promises real-time pathogen detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=956&source=rss Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=956&source=rss Europe introduces good-practice code for livestock breeding http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=959&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=959&source=rss Debate intensifies in Kentucky over Level-4 Bioafety lab http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=960&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=960&source=rss Purdue launches Center for Crop Biosecurity http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=961&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=961&source=rss FDA, DHS release food emergency response plan http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=962&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=962&source=rss Bioterror detection specialist, remote expert monitoring company, to marry technologies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=967&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=967&source=rss Europe introduces good-practice code for livestock breeding http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=968&source=rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=968&source=rss As avian flu spreads world-wide, U.S. gearing for increased bird testing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=977&source=rss Mon, 06 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=977&source=rss Cruise industry warming up to water quality monitoring system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=995&source=rss Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=995&source=rss 20/20 Gene Systems' BioCheck: The development of a bioterror detection kit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1009&source=rss Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1009&source=rss Legislator says food supply is national security issue http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1010&source=rss Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1010&source=rss California county prepares for agroterrorism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1011&source=rss Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1011&source=rss 2002 Bioterrirism Act imposes mandates on business, and a compliance industry emerges http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1013&source=rss Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1013&source=rss North Carolina unveils system linking hospitals for quicker identification of outbreaks http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1014&source=rss Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1014&source=rss Growing interest in antivirals http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1015&source=rss Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1015&source=rss Critics say security at U.S. biodefense lab is lax http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1029&source=rss Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1029&source=rss DoD, NIST release BioAPI CTS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1039&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1039&source=rss BioSentry water monitoring system to be used in bottling market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1041&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1041&source=rss PharmAthene, SIGA to merge, forming powerful biodefense company http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1044&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1044&source=rss London stores introduce pay-by-touch http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1045&source=rss Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1045&source=rss You grow it, they map it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1075&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1075&source=rss Senator Burr named legislator of the year by BIO http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1076&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1076&source=rss U.S. anthrax vaccine project faces difficulties http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1077&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1077&source=rss It's the water, stupid http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1089&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The attention to water production and water quality has been growing among politicians and investors – and for good reason: The world's growing population needs more water, and the reality of industrial pollution and risk of terrorism make keeping an eye on water purity and quality a must http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1089&source=rss Advanced Biotherapy, Battelle to collaborate on anthrax, plague therapies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1110&source=rss Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1110&source=rss Burr: Money for bioterrorism defense will not be as readily available as in the past http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1123&source=rss Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1123&source=rss Slow Q4 sales affect Strategic Diagnostics' 2005 financial results http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1129&source=rss Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A company offering sophisticated solutions for water and food quality monitoring suffers as a result of decline in large U.S. water monitoring projects http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1129&source=rss MU to build bio- and agro-defense research centers, drawing $500 in federal funding http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1130&source=rss Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 DHS wants to build more advanced biolabs to research for remedies for bio- and agroterror, and Missouri University brings two such centers to campus http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1130&source=rss Aggies bid on DHS BSL-4 biolab http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1131&source=rss Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Texas A&M also hopes to persuade DHS that it is the ideal location for a biolab which would challenge the one on Plum Island http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1131&source=rss Brandt uses GlobalTrack for beef safety http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1132&source=rss Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A supplier of quality steaks deploys a sophisticated tracking system to ensure safety -- and quality -- of its products http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1132&source=rss Only partial success for avian flu vaccine http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1184&source=rss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The avian flu continues to spread, so this cannot be good news: Researchers report only partial success in the first large-scale study of an avian flu vaccine   http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1184&source=rss New method for identifying bacteria in a hurry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1185&source=rss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 There are several ways to identify bacteria, but they all take time; one thing emergency units will not have during a suspected bioterror attack is time, so this new method of identifying deadly bacteria will be more than welcome http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1185&source=rss Study questions simple link between prion proteins and Mad Cow disease http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1186&source=rss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Scientists assumed that prion-protein can be absorbed across the gut, thus facilitating the infections of individuals by the Mad Cow disease; new study raises questions about this assumption http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1186&source=rss Missouri residents unhappy with BioDefense lab idea http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1187&source=rss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 MU wants to use DHS funds to build two research centers to study deadly disease, but residents of Columbia, Missouri are worried about safety http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1187&source=rss JMAR and GMP in BioSentry distribution agreement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1212&source=rss Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 GMP systems will soon become the exclusive distributor of JMAR's advanced laser technology throughout the northeastern U.S. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1212&source=rss Mad cow disease may be taking down our beef industry one cow at a time http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1237&source=rss Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1237&source=rss Bird flu may be dangerous to California poultry, but there may be something worse http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1238&source=rss Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1238&source=rss Ten states compete for new biodefense lab http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1239&source=rss Fri, 07 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1239&source=rss Avian flu liability potential may pose risk to insurance companies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1240&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Avian flu poses risk to people, but insurance companies are not immune; a recent Morgan Stanley report says pandemic may undermine financial health of some companies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1240&source=rss On-line avian flu preparedness course available http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1270&source=rss Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Continuing education: Now there is an online course on how to prepare your company for the avian flu; take a look http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1270&source=rss U.S. draws up bird flu response plan http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1289&source=rss Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A few months ago the U.S. government issued its first plan for coping with bird flu epidemic, emphasizing the medical aspects; the second preparation plan outs emphasis on government activities during a flu scenario -- including, for example, contingency plans for printing U.S. money abroad if too many of the mint's employees become sick http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1289&source=rss USDA drops requirement to track age of animal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1306&source=rss Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1306&source=rss GAO: Security of water treatment facilities below par http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1373&source=rss Tue, 02 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Water treatment facilities are inviting targets for terrorists because of the toxic chemicals they use and their proximity to population centers, but the water collection system is also vulnerable, and a recent report says not much has been done to protect it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1373&source=rss Bush administration releases master plan for bird flu emergency http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1395&source=rss Thu, 04 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Administration comprehensive plan hinges on tight cooperation between U.S. government and international bodies, and between federal and state authorities; travel restrictions contemplated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1395&source=rss U.S. to buy $165 million worth of anthrax medicine from HGS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1591&source=rss Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 After fourteen years, HGS has their first product sale; the company is experimenting in anthrax therapies and the U.S. government is buying; 20,000 doses to be exact http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1591&source=rss Innovative UV-based bioterror protection device http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1609&source=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Another CCAT-supported promising solution: Novatron developed a UV-based protective system against bioterror agents; the military is already interested, and non-military markets may soon warm up to the solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1609&source=rss How one candy maker complies with the FDA-mandated bioterrorism regulation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1645&source=rss Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The U.S. 2002 bioterrorism law is not only about anthrax, it is also about something as benign as candy: just ask this large European candy maker can tell you (by the way this candy maker makes the popular candy Airheads) http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1645&source=rss European Commission releases annual report on RASFF http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1646&source=rss Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The annual report on food safety in the European Union show that notifications of possible food risks have rose 22 percent; this may seem alarming to some, but in the EU, it seems to just show that more people are following food safety rules, and that new member states have become stricter at borders and during food inspections http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1646&source=rss The rate of salmonella falls in first quarter of 2006 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1647&source=rss Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Salmonella in raw meat products has fallen in the first quarter of 2006 owing to changes in the FSIS inspection of processing plants, reporting, and product testing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1647&source=rss Construction begins on DHS’s NBACC at Ft. Detrick http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1659&source=rss Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 In several states -- Kentucky, Missouri, Massachusetts -- there are heated debates about construction of level 3 BioLabs: There is a lot of money and many jobs in these projects, but citizens are worried about lethal pathogens escaping the labs; while these debates go on, the plans for building a large, multi-agency biolab in Fort Detrick, Maryland, are on schedule, and DHS has began construction of its own, $130 million component of the project http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1659&source=rss Ryder offer RydeSmart trucks http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1673&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 One way to secure the safety of ship-borne freight containers is to lock them with tamper-proof locks, monitor the inside of the container for any changes and disruptions, and use GPS to track them all the way from port of origin to port of destination; Ryder now brings the same idea to monitoring the company’s fleet of 160,000 vehicles; these measures will go some way toward improving the safety of food supplies carried on these trucks from field to store http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1673&source=rss Concerns about food safety discussed at annual IFT expo http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1674&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 At the annual Institute of Food Technology meeting in Orlando, experts discuss food safety issues that are becoming more problematic, particularly the lack of food processing demand by consumers, and the danger this may pose http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1674&source=rss Cadbury is “unreliable” when it comes to food safety http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1675&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 According to the U.K. Food Standards Agency, Cadbury is “unreliable” when it comes to food safety http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1675&source=rss Suspected mad cow disease investigated in Alberta http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1721&source=rss Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Authorities in Alberta, Canada, are worried that they have a cow with mad cow disease on their hands; investigations continue http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1721&source=rss Suspected avian flu-infected Chinese poultry smuggled into U.S. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1722&source=rss Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The United States does not allow Chinese poultry into the country for fear of avian flu; a Michigan warehouse owner who supplies Detroit’s 300 Chinese restaurants smuggled Chinese foul into the U.S., and the police are looking for him http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1722&source=rss France launches food safety Web site http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1723&source=rss Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The French agriculture ministry launches a Web site to allow consumers of French food to keep abreast of food safety news http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1723&source=rss DynPort in Phase II of plague vaccine http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1724&source=rss Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Maryland company now conducting clinical trials of a potential plague vaccine http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1724&source=rss Viisage acquires Iridian for $35 million in cash http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1738&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Viisage continues in its aggressive acquisition campaign to expand and enhance its position as a provider of multimodal biometrics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1738&source=rss Cross Match Technologies approved as provider of fingerprint capture stations for HSPD-12 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1739&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 CrossMatch gains an important GSA approval, making its products even more appealing to government agencies which must comply with FIPS-201 by October 2006 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1739&source=rss BIO-key and identiMetrics provide biometric solution for young children http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1740&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Keeping track of small children is now easier as BIO-key and identiMetrics introduce a new solution to identify children biometrically by their fingerprints http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1740&source=rss 3M acquires British passport maker SPSL http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1741&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Diversified technology giant -- an also scotch tape supplier -- 3M is in a deal to acquire U.K. company responsible for RFID technology in biometric passports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1741&source=rss EU to support extended use of RFID in food and drink sector http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1763&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 EU supports research into RFID technology to make it more economical to track food and beverage from field to store shelves and tables http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1763&source=rss Biodefense lab goes public http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1764&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Cleveland biotechnology lab goes public on Nasdaq http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1764&source=rss Scientists: Copper is safer than stainless steel in food processing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1765&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 According to several scientists the use of copper in food processing may help prevent cross contamination of E.coli http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1765&source=rss Xoma awarded second multi-million dollar contract from NIAID http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1863&source=rss Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 NIAID shows confidence in Berkeley, California biodefense company by granting it a three-year, $16 million contract to develop antibodies for the treatment of botulism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1863&source=rss BU biolab halted by court ruling http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1864&source=rss Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Boston University’s controversial level-four biolab, which would house some of the deadliest toxins, just got some bad news: A judge says that the plan to build the lab needs to undergo further environmental review because there are several important issues that have not been addressed; needless to say in the neighborhood where the lab was to be built are thrilled http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1864&source=rss Nanowire “barcode” system to facilitate detection of bioterrorism agents in the field http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1909&source=rss Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Nanotechnolgy has already made many contributions to homeland security, and here is an intriguing one: Researchers in several California research centers join to demonstrate how nanowire barcodes can help in detecting bioterror agents – and epidemic carriers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1909&source=rss United States is still vulnerable to bioterror, but is moving in the right direction http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1977&source=rss Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Experts agree technology has come a long way; some still, however, believe we are not safe from bioterrorism as new threats continue to arise – one being synthetic bioterror agents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1977&source=rss U.S. BioDefense gains total control of EDS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1978&source=rss Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 U.S. BioDefense expands its services by gaining 100 percent control of EDS; the acquisition works well for EDS as well as the emergency preparedness and disaster recovery industry is expected to spend billions in 2007 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1978&source=rss Sceptor Industries reports excellent results from recent tests of its OMNI 3000 portable air sampler http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1998&source=rss Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The Kansas City, Missouri company reports that it achieved collection efficiences as high as 91.8% and managed to process 277 liters of air per minute http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1998&source=rss TVI announces selection as decontamination system provider for DoD http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2021&source=rss Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The contract under the Defense Guardian Installation Protection Program is worth $490,000; company will deploy proprietary fabric shelter structures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2021&source=rss Luminex applies medical know-how to war against bioterrorism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2033&source=rss Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Texas company using technology it developed for drug companies and clinical research labs as a basis for developing a trigger sensor which would alert of a bioterror attack http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2033&source=rss Viriginia wildelife organization to develop bioterror surveillance system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2034&source=rss Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Animals in the wild are susceptible to some of the very pathogens which terrorists would use in a bioterror attack; one way, therefore, to detect the onset of such an attack would be to keep a close eye on wildlife for any suspicious occurances http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2034&source=rss Fisher Scientific, trying to merge with Thermo Electron, will sell off product line to satisfy anti-trust concerns http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2079&source=rss Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A request for information from the FTC prompts company to consider selling Genevac, a $17 million solvent evaporation and concentration equipment manufacturer http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2079&source=rss New York and San Francisco use fish to monitor drinking water http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2083&source=rss Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 In airports German Shepherds are used to protect civilians from contaminants, bomb making materials, narcotics, etc.; In two cities, however, fish are doing the detecting by monitoring drinking water http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2083&source=rss New York and San Francisco use fish to monitor drinking water http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2122&source=rss Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:35:30 -0400 In airports German Shepherds are used to protect civilians from contaminants, bomb making materials, narcotics, etc.; In two cities, however, fish are doing the detecting by monitoring drinking water http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2122&source=rss Escape of genetically modified grass and rice upsets industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2133&source=rss Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Lax regulatory enforcement cited as major problem; USDA often unware of testing programs and location http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2133&source=rss Georgia congressmen press House about agroterrorism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2134&source=rss Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 State a leader in biodefense; first state to create a "national curriculum" on agrosecurity http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2134&source=rss Safe America Foundation to test social distancing as flu response http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2158&source=rss Wed, 06 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Effort coordinated with French government, American health authorities; employees of Fortune 100 firms to avoid each other at work, will be monitored by hidden cameras http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2158&source=rss Worried about crop smuggling, USDA imposes new fees on Canadian fliers, transport http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2181&source=rss Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Rise of tropical fruit smuggling worries USDA; $5 fee to be imposed on airline travellers; $5.25 for trucks, $7.50 for every railway car, and $488 on each maritime vessel http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2181&source=rss Sheetz food poisoning fiasco inspires software reponse http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2182&source=rss Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Alto-Shaam and E-Control Systems offer food preparation monitoring system; data from cookers and freezers useful for employee oversight, defending against lawsuits http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2182&source=rss Japanese government survey finds health centers unprepared for bioterror http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2183&source=rss Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Many lack trained teams to respond to small pox and anthrax http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2183&source=rss Efforts genetically to engineer pathogens runs into evolutionary trouble http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2184&source=rss Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Scientists, rogue or traditional, must overcome "one-kill cycle" of new bacteria and viruses; new strains kill hosts too quickly to cause pandemic http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2184&source=rss Health officials link E. coli sickness to packaged spinach http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2229&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 New methods are needed to test and contain the deadly bacteria; we review two new technologies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2229&source=rss Expanded bioterror research raises dual-use risks http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2233&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Since the fall 2001 anthrax scare the U.S. government has dramatically expanded bidefense research, spending billions of dollars on new facilities, thousands of rsearchers, and new lines of research; important scientific breakthrough have been achieved; the U.S. government's effort has not been accompanied by an equally enetrgetic camopaign to educate scientists to the fact that this very expansion -- and these very breakthroughs -- also hold great dual-use risk: An insider with the knowledge, the means, and the malice may inflict great harm; the FAS is doing something important about the dual-use part of the equation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2233&source=rss Canada strikes back against new U.S. agro-terror fees http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2234&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Agriculture minister meets with U.S. officials to express displeasure with program, claims Canadian inspection system sufficient http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2234&source=rss California's Central Valley shores up counter-agroterror programs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2236&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Butte County sets an example for others with tight controls on cropdusters, fertilizer and pesticide storage http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2236&source=rss California's Central Valley shores up counter-agroterror programs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2237&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Butte County sets an example for others with tight controls on cropdusters, fertilizer and pesticide storage http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2237&source=rss California's Central Valley shores up counter-agroterror programs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2239&source=rss Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Butte County sets an example for others with tight controls on cropdusters, fertilizer and pesticide storage http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2239&source=rss Napkin to help in detecting bioterror, infection agents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2244&source=rss Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The humble table napkin may soon assume important responsibilities in detecting bioterror agents and infectious pathogens; Cornell University researchers are developing a nanofabric-made napkin to do just that http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2244&source=rss Electronic Sensor Technology signs deal with USDA http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2247&source=rss Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company's zNose chemical sensors to be deployed to fish ponds to detect algae overgrowth; deal the latest in a string of successs for the California company; recent deals also made with Saudi Arabia and China http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2247&source=rss Electronic Sensor Technology signs deal with USDA http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2250&source=rss Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company's zNose chemical sensors to be deployed to fish ponds to detect algae overgrowth; deal the latest in a string of successs for the California company; recent deals also made with Saudi Arabia and China http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2250&source=rss Project BioShield on the brink of death as competing vaccine firms collide http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2271&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Effort to create stockpile stymied by poor government planning, decision to award contract to single, unqualified firm, and reliability problems; VaxGen threatens to sue government if it turns business over to rival Emergent; demands up-front payment before coducting new tests http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2271&source=rss World-wide bird flu epidemic would cost the world economy $2 trillion http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2280&source=rss Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The World Health Organization and the World Bank revise upward their earlier estimates of the likely cost -- and human toll -- of a world-wide avian flu epidmeic; the problem has not disappeared, only the news coverage of it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2280&source=rss Dick Durbin latest congressman to support increasing nation's veterinarian force http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2288&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Shortage threatens food safety and public health; bill would provide $1.5 billion over ten years to expand veterinary schools http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2288&source=rss Contamination of leafy vegetables spurs new research http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2289&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded study at Ohio State will look at lesions and other problems particular to spinach and lettuce; if beef poisoning is due to undercooking, insufficient cleaning of vegetables may increase risk as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2289&source=rss Experts look for source of recent outbreak http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2290&source=rss Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Possible culprits include contaminated water, unsanitary packaging, and storage in humid conditions http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2290&source=rss The continuing mystery of the microChemLab http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2293&source=rss Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Sandia National Lab invested more than $25 Million since 1996 to develop a hand-helf miniaturized chemical analysis laboratory; in 2001 the lab unveiled the microChemLab and signed an exclusive license agreement with Nanodetex, a start-up run by two former lab employees, to manufacture and market the device, but the first device is yet to be commercially available; a U.K. defense contrator who signed up two years ago to be the sensor's U.K. distrubutor but is yet to receive his first shipment, wrote DHS secretary Chertoff to complain about a vital technology being "trapped" inside the Sandia bureaucracy http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2293&source=rss Authentication technology may help track food contamination http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2326&source=rss Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 ARmark's food grade taggants can hold sixteen lines of text and can be sprayed on food or packaged in coatings; "track and trace" data is read with a handheld microscope attached to a computer; one head of lettuce could hold 1000 miniature devices http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2326&source=rss SunGard offers Pandemic Response Planning system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2337&source=rss Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Three-part program includes assessment and a simulated pandemic exercise; threat of disease outbreak often mistakenly overlooked by business continuity planners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2337&source=rss E. coli lawsuits spread faster than infection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2343&source=rss Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Seattle firm Marler Clark takes the lead in bringing spinach companies to court; Natural Selection and Dole head to the dock, but settlement is the name of the game; liabilities range from $25,000 to $15 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2343&source=rss New anthrax vaccine passes first round of tests http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2345&source=rss Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Avecia, working with $71 million in DHS dollars, looks to step in where VaxGen stumbled; research based on Army efforts in coordination with British Ministry of Defense; long-term trial currently underway http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2345&source=rss New anthrax vaccine passes first round of tests http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2358&source=rss Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Avecia, working with $71 million in DHS dollars, looks to step in where VaxGen stumbled; research based on Army efforts in coordination with British Ministry of Defense; long-term trial currently underway http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2358&source=rss Patent awarded for cell phone-mounted airborne particle detector http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2361&source=rss Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Bio and chemical terrorism detection one possible application; allergy suffers will benefit from pollen alerts http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2361&source=rss CDC warning system proves itself during E. coli outbreak http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2362&source=rss Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 PulseNet allows public health authorities to compare DNA signatures and trace outbreaks; CDC officials took only one day to find similarities between Oregon and Wisconsin strains before they warned the public http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2362&source=rss CDC warning system proves itself during E. coli outbreak http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2379&source=rss Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:35:30 -0400 PulseNet allows public health authorities to compare DNA signatures and trace outbreaks; CDC officials took only one day to find similarities between Oregon and Wisconsin strains before they warned the public http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2379&source=rss Blood transfusions may serve as stop-gap during flu epidemics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2384&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Therapy from the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak is reconsidered as health officials worry about vaccine supplies; recovering patients could transfer antibodies to the sick; studies will continue to test applicability to avian flu http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2384&source=rss Public health scientists lobby to put children at the head of innoculation line http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2395&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Officials have long struggled with whether to give vaccines first to the elderly or to infants; new study finds the best way to break chains of transmission is to focus on school-aged children instead http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2395&source=rss Public health scientists lobby to put children at the head of innoculation line http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2396&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Officials have long struggled with whether to give vaccines first to the elderly or to infants; new study finds the best way to break chains of transmission is to focus on school-aged children instead http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2396&source=rss Nanotechnology proves an effective barrier against anthrax infection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2420&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Clemson University chemist uses carbon nanotubes to attract anthrax spores; once bound, particles are too large to lodge in the lungs; aerosol spray, gel, and foam are likely commercial applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2420&source=rss Nanotechnology proves an effective barrier against anthrax infection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2423&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Clemson University chemist uses carbon nanotubes to attract anthrax spores; once bound, particles are too large to lodge in the lungs; aerosol spray, gel, and foam are likely commercial applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2423&source=rss Nanotechnology proves an effective barrier against anthrax infection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2424&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Clemson University chemist uses carbon nanotubes to attract anthrax spores; once bound, particles are too large to lodge in the lungs; aerosol spray, gel, and foam are likely commercial applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2424&source=rss Nanotechnology proves an effective barrier against anthrax infection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2425&source=rss Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Clemson University chemist uses carbon nanotubes to attract anthrax spores; once bound, particles are too large to lodge in the lungs; aerosol spray, gel, and foam are likely commercial applications http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2425&source=rss Purdue researchers attack food contamination with lasers and gas http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2440&source=rss Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 University quickly establishes itself as a go-to center for homeland security technology; Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology can identify bacteria by its scatter pattern; investors show early interest in a chlorine gas approach to produce contamination http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2440&source=rss Purdue researchers attack food contamination with lasers and gas http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2465&source=rss Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 University quickly establishes itself as a go-to center for homeland security technology; Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology can identify bacteria by its scatter pattern; investors show early interest in a chlorine gas approach to produce contamination http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2465&source=rss New record-keeping requirements coming for beef product users http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2466&source=rss Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Starting 9 January 2007, food processors and cosmetic manufacturers will have to document that they do not use prohibited beef products such as the small intestine, brain, and spinal cord; new rules a response to mad cow fears; specific documentation practices to be announced soon http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2466&source=rss Canada reports botulism cases connected to carrot juice http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2467&source=rss Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Food Inspection Agency joins FDA in warning against Bugs Bunny's favorite drink; a sad story, but an opportunity to take a second look at two companies trying to help stop outbreaks; focus on anthrax makes botulism poisoning a low priority for federal planners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2467&source=rss USDA researchers develop nee methods for detecting listeria http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2468&source=rss Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 USDA scientists develop a new method to detect L. monocytogenes infection; it is a good thing, too, as the disease kills about 500 people and disables 2,500 every year in the U.S. alone http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2468&source=rss New biosecurity encyclopedia available http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2469&source=rss Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Irish research group offers a comprehensive encyclopedia with valuable information about all aspects of bioterrorism and biodefense; you may want to keep it on your desk http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2469&source=rss test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2496&source=rss Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:35:30 -0500 test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2496&source=rss test http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2497&source=rss Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 testtest http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2497&source=rss try this for a http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2498&source=rss Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 one two three http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2498&source=rss The Volunteers launch center to train farmers and food producers to guard against terrorism http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2503&source=rss Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As the fear of agroterrorism grows, DHS and other U.S. government agencies fund a University of Tennessee center to educate farmers and communities on how to prepare for and cope with terrorism against the U.S. food supply http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2503&source=rss Tularemia detected in St. Louis http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2508&source=rss Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 DHS's BioWatch sensors identified the rabbit fever near Busch Stadium; officials discount terrorism; tulermia common in Missouri in the summer and fall; though outbreak was benign, BioWatch proves its mettle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2508&source=rss SIGA Technologies announces small pox drug breakthrough http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2511&source=rss Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Not a vaccine, the company's once a day, orally administered treatment succesfully stops a smallpox infection after exposure; an excited NIH provides $16.5 million for further development http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2511&source=rss Livermore Lab develops new pathogen detection system; seeks partners to commercialize http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2518&source=rss Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory develop an autonomous pathogen detection system which boasts many advantages over existing products; the lab is now seeking industrial partners to commercialize the invention http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2518&source=rss Universal flu vaccination could spur anti-bird flu efforts http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2523&source=rss Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Studies find flu vaccines are not as effective as once believed; no effect on death rates among elderly; universal vaccination closes the gap by stopping transmission from the young; building up laboratory infrastructure now could pay dividends in the future http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2523&source=rss PharmAthene and Medarex receive DoD grant for anthrax treatment http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2529&source=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Unlike antibiotics, the companies’ monoclonal antibody approach should be effective days after exposure; an effective attack will be surreptitious, so the need for long-term treatment is great http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2529&source=rss University of Minnesota seeks grant extension for food and bioterror efforts http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2530&source=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 National Center for Food Protection and Defense nears the end of a three year grant; center a leader in the field with innovative approaches in sensor and analytic technology, data management, and predictive software http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2530&source=rss Court delays opening of California bioterrorism defense lab, citing safety concerns http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2534&source=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 They say about some do-gooders that they love humanity -- it is people they don’t like; the same with biodefense labs: Communities love the idea of more jobs, more money, and more development which these biodefense labs bring, they just don’t like the associated safety risks; in the latest case, a court puts on hold the construction of a lab at Lawrence Livermore http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2534&source=rss E. coli outbreak renews skirmishes along old war front http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2535&source=rss Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The recent E. coli outbreak renewed the fighting between supporters of the chemical fertilizer industry and advocates of organic farming; the former point to the outbreak as proof of the dangers inherent in relying on manure as fertilizer; the latter said that if manure is the culprit, then it is because of the rapid growth of animal feedlots which generate huge quantities of tainted manure -- and that tainted manure is the result of feeding feedlot cattle grain, instead of their natural food -- pasture grass; the digestive system and acid balance of ruminants evolved over thousands of years to break down grass, not high-production, refined rations; organic livestock, raised on pasture, have a healthy digestive system which kills the E. coli 0157 pathogen http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2535&source=rss Biowarfare threat a business opportunity for laboratory industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2538&source=rss Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Planned expansion of secure bioweapons labs creates a demand for equipment; water testing devices a critical need; automated cyanide analyzers, total organic content, and purge-and-trap sample concentrators among other specialized tools http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2538&source=rss Scientists develop clever disease mapping Web site http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2559&source=rss Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Users view a map containing pinpoint indicators of latest outbreaks; links lead to articles from mainstream and medical publishers; search features allow detailed research by disease or country; researchers are actively looking for partners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2559&source=rss Judge allows Boston biosafety lab to continue construction http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2580&source=rss Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Level 4 facility will study deadly microbes such as ebola and anthrax, and so local residents are reasonably nervous; court allows NIH-sponsored program to continue while environmental and public health concerns are reevaluated; possibility left open for a future injunction http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2580&source=rss Expert says surgical masks a simple but effective pandemic response http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2594&source=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As compared to respirators, citizens find surgical masks comfortable and would therefor be more likely to use them; aerosol transmission the leading cause of infection; price is 10 cents per unit, but enterprising firms should note that U.S. demand alone could reach 20 billion http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2594&source=rss Achaogen announces $24.7 million DTRA deal to combat anthrax and plague http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2596&source=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Four-year deal with Defense Threat Reduction Agency will focus on inhibiting antibiotic-resistant strains; once weakened, bacteria are vulnerable to fluoroquinolones and other antibacterial drugs; deal comes in the wake of a succesfully completed Series B funding round http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2596&source=rss Listening in on bacteria “conversations” help in efforts to keep deadly infections in check http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2597&source=rss Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There may be a debate about the legality of eavesdropping by the NSA on U.S. phone conversation, but few would question listening in on conversations among bacteria – conversations carried out by chemical signals bacteria use to communicate with each other – because these conversations give us knowledge on how to block deadly infections http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2597&source=rss Salmonella outbreak prompts a review of detection and food safety products http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2637&source=rss Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 We take a look back on our reporting for the year and offer readers a close look at some innovative approaches; Warnex receives CDC approval for detection system; Department of Agriculture steps up inspection and reporting regimes; Alto-Shaam offers food monitoring technology http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2637&source=rss Cornell scientists fight back against Hendra and Nipah viruses http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2654&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Emerging technique inhibits the zoonotic viruses from binding to human cells; both Hendra and Nipah are seen as potential bioweapons http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2654&source=rss CA spinach and lettuce industry volunteers itself for regulatory oversight http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2655&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Worried about flagging consumer confidence, the Western Growers Association asks state health officials to pass tougher food safety rules; proposed penalties could include injunctions against sale and criminal prosecution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2655&source=rss Flu shots http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2658&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2658&source=rss Iowa lab http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2659&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2659&source=rss WHO challenges China over new bird flu strain http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2660&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Government denies emergence of new strain, but WHO and other authorities disagree; information sharing at issue; WHO hopes China will soon agree to upload gene sequences to a public data base http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2660&source=rss WHO challenges China over new bird flu strain http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2669&source=rss Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Government denies emergence of new strain, but WHO and other authorities disagree; information sharing at issue; WHO hopes China will soon agree to upload gene sequences to a public data base http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2669&source=rss VaxGen on the brink after FDA puts a clinical hold on anthrax vaccine http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2675&source=rss Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Concerned about stability, FDA tells VaxGen to hold off on phase 2 testing; Health and Human Services looks ready to terminate $877 million contract; with $50 million in cash on hand but no revenue stream, company stock plunges in Friday trading http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2675&source=rss University consortium melds agro-safety with business continuity http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2684&source=rss Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Created by Virginia Tech, UC Davis and others, the Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment Training Program helps farmers defend their crops and make contingency plans; thirty-four courses to be offered nationwide; program funded by $2 million DHS grant http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2684&source=rss Agroterror overview http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2729&source=rss Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The vast dispersion of the American agriculture industry makes prevention of agroterror difficult; the best approach is a tracking and mitigation regime that prevents infection after an attack; GIS technology, matched up with RFID tags and sensors, is the most likely solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2729&source=rss Promising test results for SIGA's smallpox drug http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2731&source=rss Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The prospect of terrorists infecting the population with smallpox is taken seriously by those in charge of biodefense; http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2731&source=rss Investors wary of Emergent going into IPO http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2739&source=rss Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 With government the only purchaser of anthrax vaccines, market size and cash flow are major comcerns; ongoing troubles with vaccines -- for Emergent and VaxGen -- suggests a bad long-term investment; company's post-anthrax plans are uncertain http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2739&source=rss SIGA wins $2.3 million in Air Force biodefense projects http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2750&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company is known for its SIGA-246 smallpox drug, but its competencies are far ranging; new contracts call for drugs to counteract Dengue viruses, biowarfare pathogens, and orthopox viruses other than smallopox http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2750&source=rss JMAR warned by NASDAQ it may be delisted http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2751&source=rss Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Maker of popular BioSentry and other laser-based and X-ray detection systems receives note from NASDAQ that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement and may be delisted http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2751&source=rss Hawaii set to award flu management contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2763&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 With $2.6 million, the custom system must track flu victims, hospital admissions, and drug distribution; due to large numbers of domestic and international visitors, as well as geographic isolation, Hawaii is particularly vulnerable to an epidemic; contract is just part of an $11 million pandemic campaign http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2763&source=rss MIT researcher creates anti-flu paint http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2767&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Daubed onto doorknobs or aircraft tray tables, prickly polymer punctures bacterium and virus cells; Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus reduced by a factor of 10,000 within minutes http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2767&source=rss Israeli company BioPen offers in-the-field testing for bioagent exposure http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2774&source=rss Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Miniaturized technology offers a complete ELISA array for only $15 a test; device can also test for water potability and various cancers; researchers are actively looking for $1-2 million in R&D funding http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2774&source=rss New England planners look to athenahealth to track epidemic health outcomes http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2777&source=rss Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Exercise at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center will test an Internet-based approach to handling patient care; ability to provide surge capacity and manage patient records key factors; athenaNet platform supports the system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2777&source=rss USDA and Spanish scientists develop anti-E. coli food wrap http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2793&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Made from apple puree and oregano oil, product could displace traditional water-based washes; essential oils have natural antimicrobial abilities, but oregano is best against E. coli; sugary coating permits long-term adhesion to fruits and vegetables http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2793&source=rss New "gene chip" quickly and inexpensively identifies bird flu http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2794&source=rss Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Unlike previous diagnostics, technology developed by researchers at the University of Colorado and the CDC relies on a single isolated virus gene; matric gene a target because it evolves extremely slowly, meaning that test can last a while without being tweaked; researchers currently looking to bring test to market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2794&source=rss New "gene chip" quickly and inexpensively identifies bird flu http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2803&source=rss Tue, 21 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Unlike previous diagnostics, technology developed by researchers at the University of Colorado and the CDC relies on a single isolated virus gene; matric gene a target because it evolves extremely slowly, meaning that test can last a while without being tweaked; researchers currently looking to bring test to market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2803&source=rss Nanotechnology allows for rapid detection of viruses http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2817&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Forget waiting anxiously for days for lab test results; a new nanotechnology allows for detection of dangerous viruses within seconds -- something which patients will appreciate as much as homeland security and first responders eager to identify a bioterror attack sooner rather than later http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2817&source=rss Nanotechnology allows for rapid detection of viruses http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2860&source=rss Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Forget waiting anxiously for days for lab test results; a new nanotechnology allows for detection of dangerous viruses within seconds -- something which patients will appreciate as much as homeland security and first responders eager to identify a bioterror attack sooner rather than later http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2860&source=rss Colorado researchers produce a better chemical warfare suit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2875&source=rss Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Conventional butyl rubber is blended with polymerizable liquid crystal; water transfer rates and permeability substantially improved, allowing for lighter and safer suits; other applications include filters for brine and contaminated water http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2875&source=rss Canada Foundation for Innovation awards homeland security grants http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2880&source=rss Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Research into protecting infrastructure and developing new energy sources receive special attention; hundreds of million of Canadian dollars awarded for a wide range of scientific endeavors; Universities of Toronto and Calgary among winners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2880&source=rss Longwatch to participate in WaterSentinel http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2887&source=rss Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Company will install remote video alarm monitoring services; WaterSentinel a major push to secure nation's water supplies; integration with SCADA protocol a major factor in winning such projects; company looks for installation and integration partners http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2887&source=rss Nations review the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2888&source=rss Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Sponored by the Green Cross, meeting in Geneva takes on biowarfare and natural disease outbreaks; concerns linger over nonsignatories; biotech seen as key line of defense http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2888&source=rss Hackensack to deploy three in one mobile medical response unit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2890&source=rss Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Federal funding of $3.2 million makes this unique approach possible; FEMA's Carolina Med1 unit seen as too large for Hackensack's streets; a trauma unit, surgery bay, and lab can operate seperately or as a aingle unit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2890&source=rss UK asks scientists to serve as bioterror barometers http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2896&source=rss Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 After a Guardian reporter buys smallpox DNA on-line, the British government asks the Royal Society and other scientific bodies to keep a close look-out for emerging threats http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2896&source=rss Synergetics to support Animal Health and Surveillance Management http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2900&source=rss Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Coloradan IT company wins a multi-year contract with USDA to "beef" up its livestock health monitoring system; software to undergo vigorous testing and overhaul; new forms for disease reporting http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2900&source=rss Aethlon Medical moves forward with Hemopurifier http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2906&source=rss Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 System removes viral pathogens such as Marburg and smallpox from human circulation; company requests an investigational device exemption under Project BioShield; dengue-related tests to begin in India http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2906&source=rss Llama blood to assist in detecting pathogens http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2914&source=rss Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Breakthrough effort at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research manipulates antibodies that can survive high temperatures; single-chain molecules do not fold under heat; Marburg and ebola assays first on the agenda http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2914&source=rss GreeneChip offers rapid diagnosis of 30,000 pathogens http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2919&source=rss Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Unlike systems that can only test blood samples, new technology can assay tissue, urine, and stool; from Marburg to urinary tract infections, Columbia University's GreeneChip offers a fast and inexpensive testing regime http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2919&source=rss CDC awards $11.4 million in contracts for avian flu diagnostics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2920&source=rss Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Agency hopes for a rapid bedside test that can be used by untrained personnel; winners are Cepheid, IQuum, Meso Scale Diagnostics, and Nanogen; more money forthcoming for successful companies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2920&source=rss Interpol proposes model anti-bioterror law http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2924&source=rss Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Agency hopes to encourage states to criminalize the development and transfer of deadly pathogens; many countries limit prosecution to actual use; investigatory restrictions a major problem for some http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2924&source=rss Taiwanese researchers use lasers to weigh viruses http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2936&source=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Method could improve identification of deadly pathogens; scientists use ion trap to bombard virus particles with laser light; a chip measures resultant oscillation to determine mass; technique limited to 50 nanometers or larger http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2936&source=rss Taiwanese researchers use lasers to weigh viruses http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2943&source=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Method could improve identification of deadly pathogens; scientists use ion trap to bombard virus particles with laser light; a chip measures resultant oscillation to determine mass; technique limited to 50 nanometers or larger http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2943&source=rss Frost and Sullivan offers report on WMD detection market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2946&source=rss Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Business is booming, particularly in the federal sector; some end users, however, are shying away from the sometimes unreliable technology; research firm suggests industry needs better PR http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2946&source=rss Green onion contamination fuels cry for industry regulation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2949&source=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Complaining that federal oversight is lacking, supermarkets hire their own inspectors and demand growers shape up; in response, growers suggest a marketing order would be appropriate until new rules are drafted http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2949&source=rss Green onion contamination fuels cry for industry regulation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2959&source=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Complaining that federal oversight is lacking, supermarkets hire their own inspectors and demand growers shape up; in response, growers suggest a marketing order would be appropriate until new rules are drafted http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2959&source=rss Researchers locate anthrax's Achilles' heal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=2962&source=rss Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Bacteria a master at using siderophores to extract iron from human hosts; researchers identify stealth protein that ovecomes human defenses; discovery could lead to improved drugs and testing http://