PharmAthene Inc.: Government giving Emergent BioSolutions unfair advantage in anthrax contracting
Annapolis-based biodefense company PharmAthene Inc. filed a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services, claiming it is giving a de facto sole-source anthrax contract to competitor Emergent BioSolutions Inc. with its latest solicitation.
In a protest filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office, officials from PharmAthene said the solicitation was written in a way that eliminated competition and ensured that an award for a next-generation anthrax vaccine would go to Gaithersburg-based… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 5, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tina Reed Source Type: news
Russian anthrax outbreak linked to climate change
Scientists think an anthrax outbreak in northern Russia is linked to climate change, as abnormally warm weather caused permafrost melting and exposed a reindeer corpse infected by anthrax decades ago. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Technology & Science Source Type: news
Siberian Heatwave Sparks Anthrax Outbreak, Killing A Child And Thousands Of Reindeer
At least one child has died in Siberia after an outbreak of naturally occurring anthrax, which has been linked to a decades-old reindeer carcass exposed during a heatwave.
Russian officials have said the death of a 12-year-old boy, a member of a reindeer-herding family from the Yamal tundra 1,300 miles north of Moscow, was the first fatality in Siberia linked to the pathogen since 1941. Twenty others have been diagnosed with anthrax, according to CBS.
The region’s governor, Dmitry Kobylkin, linked the outbreak to a massive temperature spike in the region that has melted the permafrost ― a thick layer of soil a...
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Anthrax outbreak in remote Russia kills one and hospitalises nearly 90 people
An outbreak of anthrax has killed a 12-year old boy and infected 21 of the nearly 90 people hospitalised in the remote far north of Russia. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - August 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Environmental records shattered as climate change 'plays out before us'
Temperatures, sea levels and carbon dioxide all hit milestones amid extreme weather in 2015, major international ‘state of the climate’ report findsThe world is careening towards an environment never experienced before by humans, with the temperature of the air and oceans breaking records, sea levels reaching historic highs and carbon dioxide surpassing a key milestone, a major international report has found.Related:Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change sickens dozens in Arctic CircleContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 2, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Milman in New York Tags: Environment Climate change Science Source Type: news
Russian officials blame thawed reindeer carcass in anthrax outbreak
Thirteen people have been hospitalized amid an outbreak of anthrax in western Siberia, the governor's office of the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region reported Thursday. Experts with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture believe the cause of infection is the thawing of the frozen carcass of a reindeer that died 75 years ago. < div class="feedflare" > < a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_health?a=pycKGDMd0RI:COEY7UUoiuM:yIl2AUoC8zA" > < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_health?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" > < /img > < /a > < a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_health?a=pycKGDMd0RI:COEY7UUoiuM:7Q72WNTAKBA" > < ...
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Thawed reindeer carcass blamed in anthrax outbreak
Thirteen people have been hospitalized amid an outbreak of anthrax in western Siberia, the governor's office of the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region reported Thursday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - July 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Evaluation of Sporicidal Wipes and Liquid Agents for Decontamination of Anthrax-Contaminated Surfaces by Robotic Cleaners
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center. 07/20/2016 < br/ > This 49-page report addresses the operational aspects of decontamination using robotic cleaners for large surface areas tested under conditions that mimic their realistic field use. It discusses a project that investigated the ability of robotic cleaners to apply sporicidal liquid/wipe to floor surfaces and inactivate/remove B. atrophaeus spores, formerly known as B. globigii, as a surrogate for anthrax spores. < br/ > (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - July 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Anthrax outbreak kills hundreds of reindeer
Russian authorities are evacuating nomadic reindeer herders after the fatal outbreak < div class="feedflare" > < a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~ff/CBSNewsHealth?a=8EBQMmdnoV4:YcVJKtL5gPw:w--LzT5DBIM" > < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CBSNewsHealth?i=8EBQMmdnoV4:YcVJKtL5gPw:w--LzT5DBIM" border="0" > < /img > < /a > < a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~ff/CBSNewsHealth?a=8EBQMmdnoV4:YcVJKtL5gPw:yIl2AUoC8zA" > < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CBSNewsHealth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" > < /img > < /a > < a href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~ff/CBSNewsHealth?a=8EBQMmdnoV4:YcVJKtL5gPw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" > < img src="...
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Anthrax Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkey Trial
FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 -- A vaccine made with a component of the bacteria that causes anthrax protected monkeys from the deadly infection in a preliminary trial.
Previous research showed that this component -- the anthrax capsule -- played a pivotal... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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NIDCR Science News - June 2016
NIDCR Science News for June 2016
Snapshots of Life: Development in Exquisite DetailJune 2, 2016 - National Institutes of Health
Bioactive Film Improves How Implants Bond With Bone in Animal StudyJune 15, 2016 - North Carolina State University
HHS Awards $156 million to Health Centers to Expand Oral Health ServicesJune 16, 2016 - Department of Health and Human Services
NIH Scientists Decode How Anthrax Toxin Proteins Might Help Treat Cancerous TumorsJune 27, 2016 - National Institutes of Health (Source: NIDCR Science News)
Source: NIDCR Science News - June 30, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Could ANTHRAX help treat cancer?
Anthrax toxin proteins work to control the growth of tumors by specifically targeting cells that line the inner walls of blood vessels that feed the tumor, experts at the National Institutes of Health found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could ANTHRAX help treat cancer? Scientists discover how toxins 'can reduce and eliminate tumors'
Anthrax toxin proteins work to control the growth of tumors by specifically targeting cells that line the inner walls of blood vessels that feed the tumor, experts at the National Institutes of Health found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boston subway study finds no plague or anthrax — but plenty of other lifeforms
If you've ever lived in a dense city with a busy subway like New York, Washington or San Francisco (or all three like I have) you probably know enough to be scared of the creatures that inhabit the rumbling underground world. I'm not talking about the smelly guy who stands just a little too close or the chatty […] (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ariana Eunjung Cha Tags: animals infectious diseases newsletter Source Type: news
