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Powerful poison Ricin found in letter sent to U.S. senator
WASHINGTON -- An envelope laced with the lethal poison Ricin and addressed to a U.S. senator was found at a Maryland mail processing facility, officials said Tuesday. The envelope, intended for the office of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), was discovered...
Tags: Janet Napolitano, Harry Reid, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Robert Mueller, Jeff Flake
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Bright Minds: Sheri Lewis, global disease surveillance
When Sheri Lewis joined APL in 2001 as a public health analyst, an electronic disease surveillance system was just being developed at the lab. The impetus, she recalls, was Sept. 11 and the letters containing anthrax bacteria spores that were mailed the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Electronics, Loyola University Chicago, Drugs and Medicines, Biology
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Meningitis scare calls for tougher rules, but would Romney go there?
After reading the article in The Sun, "Report finds lax pharmacy oversight," (Oct. 30) I was prompted to write in. While Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for president, argues for reducing the role of the federal government, particularly with respect...Tags: Elections, Back Pain, Meningitis, Mitt Romney
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GlaxoSmithKline to acquire Human Genome Sciences
After spurning a hostile takeover bid from GlaxoSmithKline PLC in April, Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday it agreed to be bought by the biopharmaceutical giant for a more lucrative offer valued at $3.6 billion.
GlaxoSmithKline boosted its offer for...Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Benlysta (drug), Biotechnology, MedImmune Inc.
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When the pump runs dry
Under international pressure over its nuclear ambitions, Iran is now threatening to take pre-emptive action, which could include disrupting oil supplies to the West. It will come as a shock to most Americans, but no presidential candidate — nor,...Tags: Elections, Petroleum Industry, Meteorological Disasters, Iran, Terrorism
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Feb. 6-12 in nightlife: Third Eye Blind, A$AP Rocky, Allen Stone and more
The Baltimore SunBuzzing rappers, veteran metal acts, even a Seattle soul singer -- it's all happening in Baltimore nightlife this week. Here's a breakdown of the week's most notable concerts: On Monday, underrated '90s rockers Third Eye Blind play a sold-out show at...Tags: Datsik (music group), Steve Aoki, Music, Concerts, 12th Planet (music group)
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Human Genome Sciences rebuffs $2.6 billion offer from GlaxoSmithKline
Shares of Human Genome Sciences doubled in Thursday morning trading on news that a major British biopharmaceutical company offered to buy it for $2.6 billion, which the Rockville company rejected as too low. Human Genome, which uses the human DNA...Tags: Diabetes, Cancer, Benlysta (drug), GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Food and Drug Administration
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Concert news: Wale, Chromeo, Natalie Cole, Anthrax, Bryan Adams announce area shows
The Baltimore SunThis week the Smashing Pumpkins, Wale, Natalie Cole, Bryan Adams, Anthrax, and even Pauly Shore announced upcoming regional concerts. Wale, who's touring with new album "Ambition," has two area shows coming up: first, he'll open for Lupe Fiasco at...Tags: Cheap Trick (music group), File Sharing, Diseases and Illnesses, Lupe Fiasco, Chris Tucker
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Rockville firm lands contract for government anthrax vaccines
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. of Rockville said Monday it won a five-year contract worth up to $1.25 billion to provide millions of doses of an anthrax vaccine for government stockpiles. The company said it would supply 44.75 million doses of BioThrax,...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine
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A death from cancer, and a search for answers
Randy White had just buried a daughter, dead at 30 with a brain tumor. Now his other daughter had been diagnosed with growths in her abdomen.
When doctors told White in 2009 that their conditions were likely caused by something in their environment,...Tags: Medical Research, Lab Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Government, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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Frontline's 'Anthrax Files' takes hard look at FBI role in suicide of Ft. Detrick scientist
The Baltimore SunNobody does investigative journalism on TV like Public Television's "Frontline" -- nobody, and that includes "60 Minutes." And Tuesday night at 9, the venerable series revisits Ft. Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, and the case of anthrax researcher...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fort Detrick (military base), FBI, Police Investigations, Frontline Limited
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All files pointed to Ivins, FBI says
Sun ReportersFederal authorities released hundreds of pages of documents yesterday in an effort to show that they could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Bruce Edwards Ivins, the Army scientist who killed himself last week, was the sole person responsible for the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, The Washington Post, NBC (tv network), Behavioral Conditions, FBI
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