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Medical-School Students Gain Insight Into Harsh Reality of ‘Terror Medicine’

(NJ Spotlight) Elective course offered at Rutgers provides overview of challenges, issues doctors might face in aftermath of mass attacks. When the Boston Marathon bombings occurred nearly a year ago, three spectators were killed nearly instantly, but none of the other 264 people with trauma injuries died. Dr. Leonard Cole credits emergency responders and medical  Read More »

US Defense Department Spent $140M On Ebola Treatment Research — And They’re Getting Close

(International Business Times) The tragic Ebola outbreak in the African nation of Guinea in recent days is devastating to local communities but has presented a rare opportunity to advance the pursuit of a cure. The epidemic has cost the lives of 83 people so far out of 127 total cases reported. There are no approved  Read More »

Officials dispense antibiotics at Damascus High during simulated bioterrorist attack

(Gazette) The county’s public health scenario assumed a crop duster plane had flown low over Montgomery County, releasing deadly white clouds of anthrax spores in a bioterrorist attack. In response, officials organized teams of people to dispense antibiotics — doxycycline and ciprofloxacin — to 1 million people within 48 hours. The exercise involving about 100  Read More »

Enhanced biosecurity credited for Canada’s success in dealing with PED

(mySteinbach News) The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board credits proactive efforts over the past four years to improve biosecurity on Canadian swine farms for the success in containing the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in Canada. Since last April Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea has swept through the U.S. and now affects an estimated 25  Read More »

Mock Terrorist Event To Take Place Wednesday At BNL

(WBIW) The Lawrence County Health Department in order to test emergency procedures involving a terrorist event using anthrax will conduct a point of distribution drill at the Bedford North Lawrence High School Gym on Wednesday morning. Anthrax was first introduced as a biological agent via chocolate candy. Anthrax exposure can be prevented or treated by  Read More »

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