Fresh heroin warning after 2nd London anthrax case

2010-03-01T10:16:05Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - British health authorities repeated a warning to drug users on Monday that a batch of heroin contaminated with anthrax was probably circulating in Europe, posing a potentially serious health threat.</p><p>The Health Protection Agency said a second case of ant...

NH anthrax patient up and walking around

2010-02-22T09:52:31Z

<div id="subtitle">NH health officials: 2 months later, anthrax patient remains hospitalized, but can walk around</div><div><p>Health officials say a New Hampshire woman who contracted a rare form of anthrax two months ago is able to get up and walk around, but will likely remain hospitalized for some time.</p><p>The young woman got sick a day after attend...

Despite anthrax, beat goes on for drum circle fans

2010-02-22T13:12:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Despite anthrax case, beat goes on for drum circle fans</div><div><p>For drum circle devotees, the beat goes on.</p><p>The case of a young New Hampshire women who contracted a rare form of anthrax at a drum circle in December has done little to deter fans of the gatherings, which range from informal outdoor jam sessions to professionally...

London health officials issue heroin anthrax alert

2010-02-22T11:23:29Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - British health authorities issued an alert to drug users on Friday after a drug injecting heroin user in London tested positive for anthrax infection.</p><p>The anthrax case was the first seen in an injecting drug user in England

Britain: Heroin in London may cause anthrax

2010-02-22T11:27:03Z

<div><p>British health authorities have warned that contaminated heroin being sold in London may cause anthrax, after one addict was hospitalized with the potentially fatal disease.</p><p>The warning follows a similar outbreak in Scotland that has infected 19 heroin addicts since December, including nine deaths. Authorities suspec...

Anthrax in heroin kills eight in Europe

2010-02-22T15:56:03Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Eight people have died of anthrax infection from using suspected contaminated heroin, European health authorities said on Saturday, and one expert advised users to stop taking the narcotic immediately.</p><p>Authorities said they believed a batch of heroin is circulating in Europe that is contaminated with...

France alarmed over anthrax-tainted heroin in Europe

2010-02-22T18:08:25Z

<div><p>The French health ministry issued a warning on Tuesday after eight people died and seven fell sick in two European countries from using heroin contaminated by anthrax.</p><p>"Since December 6, there have been 15 confirmed cases of anthrax among heroin users, 14 in Scotland and one in Germany," the ministry's General New Hampshire anthrax case, numerous results come back negative</div><div><p>New Hampshire health officials say four new test samples taken from the building where a woman contracted a rare form of anthrax have shown low levels of anthrax spores.</p><p>Public Health Director Scotland: Anthrax outbreak linked to contaminated heroin has caused 6 deaths, 12 infections</div><div><p>Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, killing six people and infecting 12 in total, health officials said Thursday.</p><p>All of the people stricken with the bacterial disease were believed to b...

Anthrax outbreak linked to heroin

2010-02-23T00:11:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Scotland: Anthrax outbreak linked to contaminated heroin has caused 12 cases, 6 deaths</div><div><p>Health officials say contaminated heroin may have caused at least a dozen recent cases of anthrax including six deaths in Glasgow.</p><p>A spokesman at Scotland's Health Pro...

CDC: Same anthrax strain in drums, sick NH woman

2010-02-23T08:18:27Z

<div id="subtitle">CDC confirms strain of anthrax that sickened NH woman matches contaminated drums, outlet</div><div><p>The anthrax spores that infected a New Hampshire woman are the same strain as spores found on an electrical outlet and two drums used at a gathering she attended in early December, medical investigators said.</p><p>Test results received ...

Human Genome sees FDA delay with anthrax treatment

2010-02-24T04:49:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Human Genome Sciences faces FDA regulatory delay on anthrax treatment</div><div><p>Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration will not approve the company's anthrax treatment until it receives additional information on the p...

U.S. panel: More study on Human Genome anthrax drug

2010-02-24T13:35:46Z

<div><p>SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Animal data suggests a proposed Human Genome Sciences Inc drug may help people exposed to anthrax but more study is needed to show the treatment adds benefit beyond antibio...

FDA reviews Human Genome's anthrax medication

2010-02-24T15:18:47Z

<div id="subtitle">FDA says Human Genome anthrax drug works in animals, questions remain about human use</div><div><p>The Food and Drug Administration says Human Genome Sciences' ABthrax successfully treated animals exposed to...

Appeals court upholds dismissal of vaccine suit

2010-02-25T01:08:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Appeals court rules against military service members who sued over anthrax vaccine requirement</div><div><p>A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a program that requires some members of the military to be vaccinated against anthrax over objections from service members who say the vaccine has not been proven to be effective.</p><p>The Calif. man for mailing anthrax hoax letters</div><div><p>A federal jury has convicted a 66-year-old Sacramento man for mailing more than 100 anthrax hoax letters last year.</p><p>Marc Keyser was convicted Thursday on three counts of sending the letters and two counts of ...

Anthrax Investigation

2009-07-26T09:31:26Z

FILE -- In this undated image attached to an email sent Nov. 14, 2001, by Bruce Ivins, Ivins works with "cultures of the 'Ames' strain of Bacillus anthracis" at his lab according to the text of the message. Ivins, an Army scientist, died on July 29, 2008 from suicide as federal authorities prepared to charge him with killing five people by sending anthrax spores in the mail. (AP Photo/File)

Drug helps monkeys, rabbits survive anthrax

2010-02-26T11:52:20Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental antibody treatment helped rabbits and monkeys survive a deadly dose of anthrax bacteria and proved safe in humans, too, researchers at Human Genome Sciences said on Wednesday.</p><p>The treatment,

Drug gives anthrax protection in animal studies

2010-02-26T11:52:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Experimental drug helps rabbits, monkeys survive anthrax infections; may aid people in attack</div><div><p>An experimental drug helped monkeys and rabbits survive anthrax in a series of studies, suggesting it could be useful in case of another anthrax attack.</p><p>In 2001, five people died after inhaling anthrax germs they'd gotten through the Romania is located in southeastern Europe, on the lower Danube, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares borders with Hungary and Serbia to the west,

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