Cummings ’ Whitehall weirdos will need to understand people, not just numbers | Hannah Fry
Boris Johnson ’s adviser wants more maths geniuses in the civil service. But real life is too messy to be boiled down to equationsAbout 10 years ago I had a conversation with a civil servant about Britain ’s chemical decontamination units. He was in charge of calculating where in the country the government should keep them. These giant trucks had specialist equipment that could respond quickly if there was an anthrax attack or similar on our shores. But at the time there was only a small number of them, so they needed careful positioning to ensure they could reach as much of the country as quickly as possible in an eme...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 5, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Fry Tags: Civil service Dominic Cummings Mathematics Science Politics Source Type: news

Why this King of Prussia biopharma's stock rose 32% Thursday
Paratek Pharmaceuticals's stock closed up 32% Thursday after the biopharmaceutical company announced it was awarded a five-year contract worth up to $285 million from the federal government. The funds will support the development of the company's antibiotic Nuzyra as a treatment of pulmonary anthrax. The contract was awarded under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority's, or BARDA, Project BioShield program. The initiative was created to accelerate the research, development,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 20, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news

TWTW: Healing Honey, Restored Limb Function, Anti-Cancer Anthrax TWTW: Healing Honey, Restored Limb Function, Anti-Cancer Anthrax
Three medical stories that we didn ' t cover, explained.Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - December 6, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Article Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Using anthrax to fight cancer
Current treatments for bladder cancer need improvement. A new study combines a growth factor with anthrax toxin to create a quick, effective treatment. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Bushmeat may breed deadly bacteria
(Penn State) People who eat wildebeests, wart hogs and other wild African animals may be at risk for contracting potentially life-threatening diseases, according to an international team of researchers. The team analyzed samples of bushmeat -- meat derived from wildlife -- in the Western Serengeti in Tanzania and identified several groups of bacteria, many of which contain the species that cause diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis and Q fever. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 2, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

ANTHRAX may be the key to shrinking bladder tumors by 30% in 3 minutes
A combination of anthrax and a growth factor found on the surface of bladder cancer cells allowed Purdue University researchers to target and kill tumors with unprecedented speed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer
(Purdue University) Researchers at Purdue University have come up with a way to combine the anthrax toxin with a growth factor to kill bladder cancer cells and tumors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 12, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

More than 100 elephants die in Botswana in suspected anthrax outbreak
More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Anthrax: Developing Drugs for Prophylaxis of Inhalational Anthrax Guidance for Industry
Clinical / Antimicrobial; (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - October 22, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news

Tanzania: Govt On Fight Against Brucellosis, Anthrax
[Daily News] THE government has embarked on a countrywide fight against brucellosis and anthrax - animal diseases that also pose serious human health problems. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 10, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Gas Explosion at Russian Lab That Holds Ebola and Smallpox Samples
A gas explosion has sparked a fire at a Russian bioweapons facility which stores viruses including Ebola, smallpox and Anthrax. The blast occurred on Monday after a gas cylinder exploded during scheduled repair work on the fifth floor of the six-story Russian State Centre for Research on Virology and Biotechnology, commonly known as Vector, the facility said in a statement. No biological material was held in the sanitary inspection room where the explosion occurred, and no structural damage was caused to the concrete laboratory building, the center added. One worker was taken to hospital and is being treated in intensive c...
Source: TIME: Science - September 17, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Rachael Bunyan Tags: Uncategorized onetime russia smallpox Source Type: news

Shares of T2 Biosystems rise on federal contract for diagnostic tests
Lexington diagnostics maker T2 Biosystems is pairing up with the U.S. government to develop tests that could identify biological threats like anthrax — a deal that could alleviate some of the struggling device company’s financial concerns. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 11, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Allison DeAngelis Source Type: news

Decontamination of Bacillus Spores from Drinking Water Infrastructure with Physical Removing (Pigging) and Assessment of Pipe Relining Technologies
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC). Published: 9/2019. This 43-page report summarizes the results of biological decontamination experiments performed at the Water Security Test Bed (WSTB). The experiments focused on removing and remediating Bacillus globigii spores adhered to the inner surface of the eight-inch water pipe. Bacillus globigii spores are a non-pathogenic surrogate for Bacillus anthracis, which is the causative agent of anthrax. First responders and decision-makers managing a water contamination event can use dat...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The Dengue Dance?
Discussion Dengue is an important arboviral infection that affects about 40% of the world population. It is found mainly in topical and subtropical areas of the world mainly in developing countries but it range is spreading including the United States. A review of common arboviruses can be found here. It is a flaviavirus with 4 distinct serotypes named DENV-1 through DENV-4 and is spread by A. aegypti a day biting mosquito. Infection with one serotype confers immunity to that serotype but not the others. It does offer some protection for cross-infection but this only lasts a few months. Incubation period is 3-14 days with ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 29, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

A Brutal Disease Kills Monkeys. Flies Could Be Spreading It.
A downside of social living among monkeys and chimpanzees, a new study suggests, is being at greater risk of deadly disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Veronique Greenwood Tags: Monkeys and Apes Flies Anthrax Ivory Coast Bacteria Research National Parks, Monuments and Seashores Gogarten, Jan Molecular Ecology (Journal) your-feed-science Source Type: news