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Information For Patients: Frequently Asked Questions On Chemical Warfare Agents
Get the answers to questions like: Which chemicals are most likely to be used to create a deliberate
outbreak? How would governments find out that a deliberate outbreak had taken place? What kind of monitoring system is in place
for infectious disease outbreaks or chemical attacks? With this handout, which appears courtesy of the World Health
Organization. more
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Vidyya Special Resource - List of Poison Centers - United States Of America
The Vidyya Medical News Service enjoys bringing you resources that we believe are useful and relevant.
In today's issue, we bring you a list of the Poison control centers in the United States. We believe this list is useful, whether you are
involved in the treatment of small children or a first responder in a bioterrorism event. more
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Better Lenses: Contact Lenses Made From New Hyper-Oxygen Transmissible Materials Are Expected To
Reduce The Possibility Of Bacterial Infection
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas report that contact lenses, both rigid and soft,
made from new hyper-oxygen transmissible materials are expected to reduce the possibility of bacterial infection better than
contact lenses currently on the market. Based in part on these findings, the Food and Drug Administration recently approved
hyper-oxygen transmissible contact lenses for 30-day continuous wear. more
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Web Site Helps Doctors and Nurses Diagnose Bioterrorist Agents
A new Web site funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) teaches
hospital-based physicians and nurses how to diagnose and treat rare infections and exposures to bioterrorist agents such as anthrax
and smallpox more
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Update: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever In Gabon And The The Republic Of The Congo
As of 2 January 2002, 32 confirmed cases have been reported (15 by laboratory testing, 17
epidemiologically linked), including 23 deaths (17 in Gabon, 6 in the Republic of the Congo). more
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