Monday Apr 14 | The Ghanaian Chronicle
Anthrax Breaks Out in U/East...3 deaths already recorded
FOLLOWING THE death of three persons at Biembog, near Woriyanga in the Garu-Tempane district, through the outbreak of Anthrax, the Upper East Regional office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture , has ... via The Ghanaian Chronicle
Apr 1, 2008 | The Virginia Gazette
Exposure: Anthrax spores have been found in the nose or on the skin. It does not mean that the spores have entered the lungs or bloodstream or produced an illness. via The Virginia Gazette
Mar 7, 2008 | Lansing State Journal
Emergent profitable for fourth straight year
“We are very pleased with our financial results for 2007, having registered a fourth consecutive year of revenue growth and a sixth consecutive year of profitability”
Strong sales of its Lansing-made anthrax vaccine kept Emergent BioSolutions Inc. via Lansing State Journal
Feb 14, 2008 | Medical News Today
Searching For Cancer Drugs And Antibiotics
Main Category: MRSA / Drug Resistance Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Genetics Article Date: 14 Feb 2008 - 4:00 PST newsletters A new company has joined the fight against MRSA and cancer. via Medical News Today
Feb 4, 2008 | The Times of India
Four persons die of suspected anthrax in Orissa
KORAPUT: Four persons have died due to suspected anthrax in Sunabeda and Semiliguda areas of the district in the last ten days, official sources said on Sunday. via The Times of India
Jan 22, 2008 | Enzo Titolo
FBI not revealing its counter-WMD failures, maybe covering up
Bush' Neo-cons targeted Valerie Plame Wilson's Brewster Jennings cover firm at the beginning of the Bush2 admin, when they were inventing the Iraqi WMD pre-emption rationale - before her hubby hero Amb Joe ... via Enzo Titolo
Jan 11, 2008 | Blogging Stocks
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS): Specialist in immunobiotics
When your goal is to prevent disease, what better partner can you have than the body's own immune system. via Blogging Stocks
Jan 9, 2008 | San Diego Union-Tribune
“The overall message is accountability . . . to assure that these funds do lead to critical improvements”
How fast do public health departments nationwide respond to medical practitioners' alerts that a patient has a serious infectious disease such as smallpox or meningitis? Or to a doctor who thinks he's seeing ... via San Diego Union-Tribune
Jan 8, 2008 | Baltimore Sun | Posted by Baltimore Sun
PharmaThene gets more funding for anthrax drug
PharmaThene Inc., an Annapolis company that develops countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, said this morning that the Department of Defense fiscal 2008 budget includes up to $1.6 million for development of its anthrax antitoxin Valortim. The drug is being developed with New Jersey-based Medarex Inc.
The federal government has pledged an additional $23 million in the last four fiscal years to develop Valortim, the company said.
PharmaThene shares closed at $3.87 on the American Stock Exchange yesterday. Read more







