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CIO
June 1, 2003
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Immune Systems Health officials are working toward a sophisticated IT network that could detect the early warning signs of bioterrorism, but formidable obstacles remain.   |
Fast Company
January 2002
George Anders |
The Real Biohazards We do face bioterrorism -- but the three threats we face aren't anthrax, smallpox, and pneumonic plague... |
CIO
June 15, 2002
Stephanie Overby |
Stopping Epidemics Early Even before last year's anthrax cases, doctors and public health officials had been testing Web-based databases and other bio-surveillance technologies that could help monitor medical data to stem an outbreak before it spreads. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
J.B. Orenstein |
An epidemic of fear hits the E.R. All it takes are a couple of news reports and a few spores of panic to contaminate the sick bay... |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Plague fears A bioterrorism expert talks about the wicked ways of anthrax and the even deadlier potential scourge of smallpox... |
Science News
July 18, 2009 |
Science Past From The Issue Of July 18, 1959 Suggestions were offered for using computerized information to help doctors diagnose illnesses. |
Science News
October 27, 2001 |
Anthrax and Other Bioterrors The Medical Library Association has put together a Web page to help physicians, parents, teachers, and others learn more about anthrax, smallpox, botulinum toxin, plague, and other bioterrors... |
Salon.com
October 3, 2001
Pamela Weintraub |
Be prepared? Taking precautions against bioterrorism may not be as futile as you think... |
Mother Jones
Jan/Feb 2002
Bill Hogan |
A Biodefense Boondoggle As pharmaceutical companies line up for multimillion-dollar contracts to make bioterrorism vaccines, some question whether the industry is up to the job... |
Managed Care
May 2003 |
E-Health Gives Kaiser Role In Bioterror Fight Kaiser Permanente has launched a computerized surveillance system designed to alert public health officials to possible disease outbreaks. |
National Defense
June 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Agencies Scramble to Create Vaccine Market Defense and Homeland Security are pursuing disparate vaccination programs to combat different needs for military and civilian populations. |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Robin Marantz Henig |
35 Who Made a Difference: D. A. Henderson Eradicating one of history's deadliest diseases was just the beginning. |
Managed Care
December 2001 |
Events of Sept. 11 Add Pressure To Boost Health Plan Premiums The economic impact of Sept. 11 and the ensuing anthrax scare is still being calibrated, but it appears that health insurance premiums will increase even more than already had been predicted... |
National Defense
November 2005
Margaret Davidson |
Biodefense Experts: Vaccines `At a Crossroads' Many of the companies seeking government funds for biodefense work are small firms with no experience in bringing a drug to market. And they face a significant challenge. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2003
O'Brien & Halverson |
Recognition and Management of Bioterrorism Infections Familiarity with the infectious agents of highest priority can expedite diagnosis and initial management, and lead to a successful public health response to such an attack. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
Health Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women A patient's guide: Why should I talk to my doctor about my sexual orientation?... What types of things should I tell my doctor?... Where can I get more information?... |
Scientific American
November 2008
John Dudley Miller |
Postal Anthrax Aftermath: Has Biodefense Spending Made Us Safer? The Anthrax attacks in 2001 led to a massive increase in biodefense funding, which critics claim has done more harm than good |
National Defense
July 2009 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories 7 Deadly Myth article draws comment. |
Chemistry World
June 3, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Biosafety blunder as US sends live anthrax to labs around world Revelations that the US Department of Defense accidentally shipped live anthrax samples to at least 24 labs in 11 states and two foreign countries has prompted a congressional committee to demand answers. |
Salon.com
October 13, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
EXTRA! Anthrax in the newsroom Bioterror dread spreads as the New York Times and NBC grapple with possible contaminations... |
CIO
June 1, 2001
Meg Mitchell Moore |
Word of (Foot and) Mouth You don't need a medical degree to know that infectious diseases often spread faster than the warnings that should precede them. But ProMED-mail may change that... |
Bio-IT World
September 16, 2004
Zachary Zimmerman |
The Dark Side of Project BioShield Despite the uncertainties, an estimated 100 biopharma companies are developing anti-terror technologies. But they should examine both sides of Project BioShield before considering product development. |
National Defense
June 2011
Eric Beidel |
Industry, Academia Race to Create Drugs Against Biological Warfare On the heels of anthrax comes a string of deadly agents that scientists also fear can be used as weapons and spread with ease. |
Salon.com
October 18, 2001
Jessica Branson Oreskovic |
White powder in my morning paper What exactly happens when you report a possible anthrax exposure? One woman found out -- the hard way... |
Searcher
March 2002
Eva Perkins |
Bioterrorism Resources on the Internet: A Primer What is bioterrorism? Which organizations and governmental agencies publish in this area? Using the power of the beloved Internet, one can easily and quickly access a wealth of information. Here's how to do it... |
Fast Company
Elizabeth Segran |
Doctor Visits Are So 2014 For scrappy startups, going up against the health care system sometimes seems like an impossible task. But fortunately, major players in the industry, such as McKesson, are pushing for change as well |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
4 Future Plagues What future plagues await us? Let's have a look. |
Managed Care
November 2001
Frank Diamond |
Overlooked in Cipro Hype: Other Anti-Anthrax Meds Federal health officials were slow to get out the word that doxycycline and penicillin are also approved for use against anthrax... |
National Defense
April 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Worldwide Biosurveillance Network Still a Distant Goal Since the anthrax attacks of 2001, the U.S. government's intention has been to create a global disease-monitoring system. |
