Monday, December 29, 2008

Correction:

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There are 2 errors in what I posted below about the forensic analysis discussed in Professor Jacques Ravel's slides. The first correct...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

New details from the genomic forensic analysis

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Dr. Jacques Ravel of U Maryland, formerly of the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), spoke at the MIT faculty club on December 16, 2008 ...
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Military: Repeat of anthrax attacks harder today/AP

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From the Annapolis Capital , Maryland "Lennox said military safety reviews in recent months endorsed many of the security changes alrea...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Confirmation: Letter spores grown in medium to which silicon added

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Although this conclusion is nothing new to many of us, it is gratifying to get confirmation from the National Academy of Engineering of the...
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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Who is Responsible for Zimbabwe's Current Anthrax and Cholera Epidemics?

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Zimbabwe media are reporting that Zimbabwe government officials are blaming British operatives during the liberation struggle--and today--fo...
Saturday, December 6, 2008

Are We Safer From Bioterrorism?--ProPublica

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A 3-part series of articles by Marcus Stern looks into the financial costs, usefulness and risks of the $48 billion dollars spent on bioter...

Off Topic: Egalitarian Approach to Improving the Health Care System

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This is an introductory talk I gave in 1995 about health care reform. It seems equally relevant today. I will post additional thoughts on...
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Monday, December 1, 2008

Anthrax poses new threat in cholera-hit Zimbabwe: charity (Agence France Presse)

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If you drop anthrax spores in areas where livestock graze or wild animals roam, anthrax's bitter harvest may keep returning. Under the ...

WP Editorial: The Next Attorney General (and the anthrax letters)

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Editorial from the Washington Post: ...The new attorney general also should ensure that an independent commission or the inspector general ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Self (inflicted) defense can up risk / Balt. Examiner

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Op-Ed , 11/23/08 Two clear facts shine from the clouded mystery of anthrax attacks on America and our government’s tenuous claim seven ...
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Friday, November 21, 2008

Blinded by the Science: Research Advisory Committee Report Includes Data from 9 Studies of Anthrax Vaccine and Gulf Illnesses

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And every one of the nine studies found a relationship between receiving anthrax vaccine and developing symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome. In ...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Costly program with a shady past // Sickening results

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Deborah Rudacille of the Baltimore Examiner has two more excellent articles exploring the underside of anthrax vaccine; its manufacturer Eme...
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Md. lawmakers consider anthrax investigation commission

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By Sara Michael http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/112108emsANTHRAX.html Baltimore Examiner ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

GWS Report: Funny How the Vaccine Message Changed

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Reading the entire chapter on vaccines, the RAC report does a fairly good job of reviewing the evidence (with a few notable omissions) and ...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Scientific Findings and Recommendations

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A major report on Gulf War Illness written by the VA Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (RAC) was made public ...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Scientific impossibility: Did FBI get their man in Bruce Ivins?

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"Bruce Ivins was a cold-blooded murderer, a deranged psycho-killer, who in the fall of 2001, cooked up a virulent batch of powdered ant...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

US military chem-bio warfare exposures website unveiled

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Justin Palk, Frederick News-Post http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/archives/fnp...
Monday, November 10, 2008

My letter explaining the October PREPA Declaration, new anthrax vaccine purchases, the CDC vote on civilian vaccinations and their impact

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October 2008 Dear Representative --------, I am writing with concerns about a liability shield just issued for anthrax vaccine, a huge new ...
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Monday, November 3, 2008

Bioterrorism’s Deadly Math

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From Judith Miller, let go from the NY Times for her poorly sourced, Iraq war drumbeat articles, who is now at Manhattan Institute for Polic...
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Sunday, November 2, 2008

NY Post: Scientists Slam FBI 'Thrax Probe In Bid To Clear Buddy 'Dr. Doom'

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Susannah Cahalan's NY Post story provides a needed counterpoint to last week's Washington Post puff piece on the Bruce Ivins case....
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Trail of Odd Anthrax Cells Led FBI to Army Scientist: Washington Post

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Today's front page Washington Post article by Joby Warrick on the Ivins case appears to present the FBI's side of the story. I wil...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

ACIP opens door to anthrax shots for first responders

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Robert Roos News Editor Oct 23, 2008 ( CIDRAP News ) – The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices...
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Monday, October 20, 2008

CDC: 1-2% of anthrax vaccinees may die or become disabled...but consider expanding vaccinations

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CDC published a report October 1 on its very expensive, 43 month-long trial of anthrax vaccine, but inexplicably discussed only the first ...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Congressman Holt Asks National Academy of Science to investigate holes in FBI's anthrax letters case

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Representative Rush Holt, Chairman of the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the House Committee on Appropriations, and a Represen...
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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Congressional Research Service Legal Report on PREPA

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The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, also known as Division C of P.L. 109-148 (2005) limits liability with respect to pande...
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Emergent Biosolutions Hits New 52-Week High On Positive Outlook

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Mayur Pahilajani - iStockAnalyst Writer New York, NY Shares of Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE: EBS) topped 52-week mark after the bell on F...

Emergency declarations smooth way for vaccine makers

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Fri, Oct. 17, 2008 By ALAN BAVLEY The Kansas City Star Sure, the economy is causing a crisis, but what a...
Friday, October 17, 2008

U.S. Limits Anthrax Vaccine Liability--Global Security Newswire

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Elaine Grossman Global Security Newswire Oct. 17, 2008 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Health and Human Services Department early this month moved to...

Chertoff tells Leavitt: No Emergency, No Problem

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In a particularly Kafka-esque memorandum , Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff wrote to Department of Health and Human Servic...
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

DHHS Likely Repeating its Mistakes with Anthrax Contracts

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October 23, 2007: GAO says HHS has announced that it will issue another rPA anthrax vaccine proposal but has not formally reviewed what went...
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CDC Panel May Advise Anthrax Shots for First Responders

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Elaine Grossman Global Security Newswire : Oct. 16, 2008 WASHINGTON - A U.S. government advisory panel next week could recommend that state ...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Bogus Anthrax 'State of Emergency' Protects Drugmakers, Not Public

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Excerpts from Wired Blog : The emergency was declared earlier this month by the Department of Health and Human Services, and will last unti...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

Anthrax Letters and Pandemic Flu Fears Led to Legislation that Removed Citizen Protections for Vaccine Injuries; Anthrax Emergency Just Declared

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The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREPA), passed by the United States Congress and signed into law in December, 2005, is...
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