Anthrax News

Newmarket native Roman Melnyk may have made his home in Boston for the time being, but he is a Canadian boy at heart.2.7

PharmAthene, one of the first startups to enter the county business incubator, has gotten approval from federal regulators to begin human testing on a drug for treating anthrax.2

KONYA - Two persons were diagnosed of cutaneous anthrax in central city of Konya and were taken into hospital for medical treatment, sources said on Thursday.2.7

Sen. Richard Burr, chairman of the subcommittee on bioterrorism and public health preparedness, said Wednesday he is working on a bill to redesign an effort to protect the nation against a bioterrorist attack.5.3

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton has formed a new partnership with Mobile Meals of Hamilton, one that will halve the charity's operating costs.2.7

WC Landfill Energy LLC, an energy management company, said Wednesday it has agreed to develop a 3.8 megawatt methane-to-electric power generation system at the 45-acre PCFAWC Landfill in White Township.3.4

BISMARCK, N.D. + People who work with livestock are urged to take precautions to avoid contracting anthrax from sick animals, according to Kirby Kruger, state epidemiologist for the North Dakota Department of ...2.7

The scenario was make-believe, but the threat is real. The 100,000 aviation buffs attending an air show July 22 were thrilled when a vintage plane flew low overhead while releasing white smoke.2.7

About 200 residents posed as possible anthrax victims Wednesday during the town's first functional health department emergency drill.2.7

Another man was also confirmed to have caught anthrax, the Mongolian General Authority for Emergency Management said, adding that the person was now in hospital and his condition was stable.2.7

Bartow County residents hurriedly arrived at Adairsville High School Thursday morning to receive an antibiotic to ward off an unknown respiratory disease.2.7

ABthrax , a fully human monoclonal antibody to Bacillus anthracis protective antigen, was studied in a randomized, single-blind, placebo- controlled, dose-escalation Phase 1 clinical trial in 105 healthy adult ...2.7

THE Ministry of Agriculture has started vaccinating cattle in anthrax-affected areas in eastern Caprivi, a senior official told The Namibian yesterday.2.7

David Segal glimpsed his cyber-calling during the dark days after 9/11, when every letter was potentially poisoned with anthrax.2.7

Paragould Senator to Launch Bid for Lt. Governor Today Heroics of Jonesboro Soldier Featured in Stars & Stripes JPD Officer Dies Thursday Morning Teco to Sell Unfinished Power Plant in Dell to Missouri Company ...2.7

A collaborative team of scientists led by The Burnham Institute's Maurizio Pellecchia, Ph.D., has identified inhibitors of the anthrax toxin, termed lethal factor that could be developed into an emergency ...6

Data presented today at the 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology described activity of AVANIR Pharmaceuticals' fully human monoclonal antibody treatment against inhalation anthrax.2.7

Fire Lt. Randall Owens keeps one in the locker at his Rockville station and another in the master bathroom of his Frederick County home.2.7

A group of investigators from the Kyrgyz general prosecutor's office will head for Moscow on June 21 to question Askar Akayev, Kyrgyz Prosecutor General Azimbek Beknazarov told Itar-Tass on Saturday.2.7

Dr. Bruce Clemons was the doctor for senators, congressmen and Supreme Court justices ... And he traveled with Daschle to Afghanistan weeks after the Taliban was ousted to meet with President Hamid Karzai.2.9

An anthrax scare shut down a Brooklyn hospital's emergency room last night after an ill woman walked in with an envelope containing white powder, police said.2.7

Went to pick up fan mail yesterday. After defusing a half dozen ticking packages and power washing white powdery substances off several envelopes, I removed my gas mask and opened the first letter.2.7

Approximately 1,200 U.S. military personnel who received vaccinations against biological agents during the past two years developed complex, in some cases debilitating, illnesses that were assessed or treated ...2.7

Jason Cordova was an ideal military recruit. In 1993, the Buffalo, NY native enrolled at Canisius College, a Jesuit institution with a strong Reserve Officer Training Corps program that feeds the U.S. Army ...2.9

Hundreds of workers at the facilities, two in Virginia and one in D.C., were offered Cipro and Amoxicillin as a precaution.2.7

Bayer developed the first fluoroquinolone to be on the market, called ciprofloxacin .2

The goal of this program is to find a "universal" treatment for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats, such as anthrax or dirty bombs.2.7

Help Losing Weight for the 20 Pound Challenge Did you sign up for the Challenge? Listen every morning for tips and motivation.2.9