Archive for the 'Bio-terrorism / Terrorism' Category


The House Fails To Pass Aid Measure For Sick 9/11 Responders

The Associated Press: "A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts." The measure failed to draw the necessary two-thirds majority...
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Aeolus Pharmaceuticals’ AEOL 10150 Protects Lungs Against Mustard Gas Exposure In Animal Studies

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AOLS) reported that researchers from National Jewish Health and Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute have completed a second study confirming that AEOL 10150 protects lungs from whole mustard gas exposure in rats. Data were presented at the 4th Annual CounterACT Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats Network Research Symposium in San Francisco...
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Intense, Prolonged Exposure To World Trade Center Attack Associated With New Health Problems Several Years Later

Large number of individuals, such as recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers, who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or posttraumatic stress 5-6 years after the attack, according to a study in the August 5 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.
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