Industry News

Rutgers Study Shows Avian Influenza on People's Minds
July 2, 2007
California Wildfire Destroys 165 Structures
June 29, 2007
Agency Adoption of Mobile Communications, Real-Time Notification and Instant Messaging Capabilities on the Rise
June 28, 2007
Gartner Predicts Instant Messaging Will Be De Facto Tool for Voice, Video and Text Chat by The End of 2011
June 27, 2007
WHTI Land and Sea Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published
June 26, 2007

Volunteer Agencies Play an Important Part In Unmet Needs
June 25, 2007
FDA Releases New Software Tool to Help Keep Food Facilities Safe from Attack
June 22, 2007
Avian Flu Vaccine Stockpile Being Planned for Developing Nations
By Cheryl Pellerin · June 21, 2007
U.S. Citizens with Pending Passport Applications Allowed Temporary Travel Flexibility
June 20, 2007
The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security have announced that U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda who have applied for but not yet received passports can nevertheless temporarily enter and depart from the United States by air with a government issued photo identification and Department of State official proof of application for a passport through Sept. 30, 2007.
Public Assistance Helps Communities Recover from Disaster
June 19, 2007
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program is providing a helping hand to communities and state agencies and certain private nonprofit organizations that were damaged by the severe storms and flooding. So far, more than $1.24 million in public assistance grants have been made available to New Hampshire communities.
U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Sponsors Fourth Annual National Preparedness Month
June 18, 2007
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will sponsor the fourth annual National Preparedness Month in September. This year’s effort has a growing coalition of more than 625 national, regional, state and local organizations pledging support.
FDA Finalizes Guidances for Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines
June 14, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final recommendations to increase the supply of safe and effective influenza vaccines for both seasonal and pandemic use.
It's the Intelligence, Stupid: MIPT Commentary Regarding NY Airport Terror Plot
June 15, 2007
In a textbook case of terrorism prevention, the NY Police Department and the FBI arrested three conspirators planning an attack on the pipeline supplying jet fuel to Kennedy Airport. A fourth is on the run. This case will no doubt be added to the curriculum of the FBI training academy at Quantico, Virginia, and it should be taught at Berkeley too.
Partnership Seeks to Improve Crash Response
June 13, 2007
After a serious traffic crash, every minute without proper medical care can mean the difference between life and death. GM/OnStar, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation have partnered to improve emergency crash response.
Learning from the XDR-TB Experience: Policy Priorities Going Forward
June 12, 2007
Careful examination of government and public responses to the recent case of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is critical; however, in the course of this assessment, there has been so much focus on border control issues that the broader public health implications of this case and the associated events might be missed. Specifically, this case raises important questions about the nation’s ability to detect and respond not only to tuberculosis outbreaks, but also to other major outbreaks of serious infectious diseases, whether they are the result of a natural epidemic or a bioterrorist attack.
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