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TISP Mitigation Workshop

Thu, 2012-09-06 12:22 — Maeryn Obley

The majority of the workshop series, held in the West Coast, Southeast, Midwest and Northern regions of the nation, will focus on regional, community, and infrastructure resilience challenges associated with impeding a reduction of the impacts caused by disastrous hazards (flooding, tornados and hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemic illness, economic failure, weapons of mass destruction, etc.).

Time & Place:
Booz Allen Hamilton
901 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Near McPherson Square Metro Station

Farm Use of Antibiotics Defies Scrutiny

Thu, 2012-09-06 11:44 — Maeryn Obley

Farm use of antibiotics article cover image (Ellen Weinstein)

Image: Farm use of antibiotics article cover image (Ellen Weinstein)

nytimes.com - September 3rd, 2012 - Sabrina Tavernise

The numbers released quietly by the federal government this year were alarming. A ferocious germ resistant to many types of antibiotics had increased tenfold on chicken breasts, the most commonly eaten meat on the nation’s dinner tables.

But instead of a learning from a broad national inquiry into a troubling trend, scientists said they were stymied by a lack of the most basic element of research: solid data.

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Search For Parkinson's Genes Turns To Online Social Networking

Thu, 2012-08-23 17:34 — Maeryn Obley

Submitting a DNA sample to social networking company 23andMe entails spitting a saliva sample into a tube like this and sending it in.Image: Submitting a DNA sample to social networking company 23andMe entails spitting a saliva sample into a tube like this and sending it in.

submitted by Luis Kun

npr.org - August 20th, 2012 - Gretchen Cuda-Kroen

There's a growing interest in what our genes say about our health. And in recent years, quite a few companies have sprung up to help us listen with the help of personalized DNA tests.

For a few hundred dollars and a vial of spit, these companies will search your DNA for sequences that predict your physical traits, your response to certain drugs and your risk for any number of diseases.

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West Nile Hits Hard Around Dallas, With Fear of Its Spread

Tue, 2012-08-21 22:31 — Maeryn Obley

The mosquito-borne disease has set off aerial spraying of pesticides, but an online petition has drawn 1,700 signatures asking that it be stopped. (Reuters)

Image: The mosquito-borne disease has set off aerial spraying of pesticides, but an online petition has drawn 1,700 signatures asking that it be stopped. (Reuters)

nytimes.com - August 16th, 2012 - Manny Fernandez and Donald G. McNeil Jr.

An outbreak of West Nile virus has engulfed Dallas County, with nearly 200 cases of human infection and 10 deaths, leading the mayor of Dallas to declare a state of emergency and to authorize the first aerial spraying of a pesticide in the city since 1966.

The high number of infections and deaths from the mosquito-borne disease marks the nation’s worst outbreak of West Nile in a year that has already logged a record number of cases across the country. The virus has become endemic in the United States since the first outbreak in 1999.

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Indiana Says Swine Flu Cases Rise Ten-Fold, Now at 113

Wed, 2012-08-08 18:36 — Kathy Gilbeaux

chicagotribune.com - Reuters - by Susan Guyette - August 8, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Swine flu is spreading in Indiana, with human cases rising tenfold in a week, state public health officials said on Wednesday, confirming 113 people are infected and saying they expect to see more.

The total confirmed cases of the Influenza A variant virus that has been transmissible from swine to humans in Indiana jumped from just 11 last week. The cases, which show symptoms of a mild seasonal flu, have been found in 18 counties across the state, state health official said.

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The 'Chemputer' That Could Print Out Any Drug

Fri, 2012-07-27 17:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Chemistry professor Lee Cronin with the 'chemputer' he has adapted from a 3D printer. Photograph: Murdo Macleod

When Lee Cronin learned about the concept of 3D printers, he had a brilliant idea: why not turn such a device into a universal chemistry set that could make its own drugs?

guardian.co.uk - by Tim Adams - July 21, 2012

Professor Lee Cronin is a likably impatient presence, a one-man catalyst. "I just want to get stuff done fast," he says. And: "I am a control freak in rehab." Cronin, 39, is the leader of a world-class team of 45 researchers at Glasgow University, primarily making complex molecules. But that is not the extent of his ambition.

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Lee Cronin - The Cronin Group - University of Glasgow, U.K.
http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin/

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New rapid diagnostic test for pathogens, contaminants developed

Sat, 2012-07-21 19:28 — Maeryn Obley

submitted by Luis Kun

homelandsecuritynewswire.com - July 20th, 2012

Using nanoscale materials, researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a single-step method rapidly and accurately to detect viruses, bacteria, and chemical contaminants.

In a series of studies, the scientists were able to detect compounds such as lactic acid and the protein albumin in highly diluted samples and in mixtures that included dyes and other chemicals. Their results suggest that the same system could be used to detect pathogens and contaminants in biological mixtures such as food, blood, saliva and urine.

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CDC: Whooping Cough Rising at Alarming Rate in US

Fri, 2012-07-20 20:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The Wall Street Journal - Associated Press - July 19, 2012

ATLANTA — The U.S. appears headed for its worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades, with the number of cases rising at an epidemic rate that experts say may reflect a problem with the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Nearly 18,000 cases have been reported so far — more than twice the number seen at this point last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. At this pace, the number for the entire year will be the highest since 1959, when 40,000 illnesses were reported.

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CDC Says 18,000 Cases of Whooping Cough Reported in US So Far This Year

Fri, 2012-07-20 20:39 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Susan Steinhauser

AMA BulletinHEALTHCARE - July 20, 2012

News that the US is experiencing an unusually high number of pertussis cases this year received extensive coverage, particularly online, as well as on last night's network news broadcasts, where it received more than six minutes of coverage. Most sources point to the role of vaccines in preventing the spread of pertussis.

        NBC Nightly News (7/19, lead story, 2:35, Williams) reported that "whooping cough making a big comeback in this country.

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Topol on Social Networking’s ‘Big Impact’ on Medicine

Wed, 2012-07-18 21:21 — Maeryn Obley

submitted by Ingrid Kohlstadt

medscape.com - Eric J. Topol - July 16th, 2012

I'm Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Editor-in-Chief of Medscape Genomic Medicine and theheart.org. In this series on The Creative Destruction of Medicine, I'm trying to zoom in on some of the key aspects of how we will Schumpeter, or reboot, the future of medicine. This segment is about social networking and its impact on the future of healthcare.

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