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Biodefense and Bioterrorism

Health information topics about Biodefense and Bioterrorism:

Alternative Therapy

    1. Bioterrorism and CAM: What the Public Needs to Kno
    National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/bioterrorism/

Children

    1. Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Ch
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disaster_preparedness.htm

    2. Talking to Children about War and Terrorism: Tips
    American Psychiatric Association
    http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/talkingtochildrenrewarterror....

    3. Talking to Children about Terrorism and War
    American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsFam/87.htm

    4. National Security Emergencies: Things to Know
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    http://www.fema.gov/kids/nse/things_know.htm

    5. Anthrax/Bioterrorism Q and A
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/anthraxqa.htm

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Tularemia
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D014406&recruiting...

    2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Q Fever
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D011778&recruiting...

Coping

    1. Coping with Anxiety during High Risk Terrorist Ale
    American Psychiatric Association
    http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/copingwithanxietyduringhighal...

    2. Mental Health Aspects of Terrorism
    Center for Mental Health Services
    http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0095/default.asp

    3. Handbook for Coping after Terrorism
    Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
    http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/cat_hndbk/welcome.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Glossary
    Dept. of Homeland Security
    http://www.ready.gov/glossary.html

Directories

    1. State Agencies
    Dept. of Homeland Security
    http://www.ready.gov/useful_state.html

    2. Emergency Preparedness for Business: Emergency Con
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/prepared/prepared_contact.html

Law and Policy

    1. Bioterrorism Act of 2002
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact.html

Organizations

    1. Dept. of Homeland Security

    http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

    2. Federal Bureau of Investigation

    http://www.fbi.gov/

    3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea

    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/

    4. U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious

    http://www.usamriid.army.mil/

Overviews

    1. Biological Diseases/Agents
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Agentlist.asp

    2. Biological Warfare
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00018

    3. Biological, Chemical Weapons: Arm Yourself with In
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00027

    4. Ready.Gov
    Dept. of Homeland Security
    http://www.ready.gov/index.html

Pictures/Diagrams

    1. Biodefense Image Library
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/Biodefense/Public/Images.htm

Prevention/Screening

    1. Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/

Related Issues

    1. Tularemia
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/tularemia.htm

    2. Biothreats -- Are Claims to Treat Really Just a Tr
    Federal Trade Commission
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/biothrtalrt.htm

    3. Emergency Preparedness and Response
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.bt.cdc.gov/

    4. FDA and the Fight against Terrorism
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/104_terror.html

    5. Frequently Asked Consumer Questions about Food Saf
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fsterrqa.html

    6. Homeland Security Advisory System
    Dept. of Homeland Security
    http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29

    7. Tularemia Fact Sheet
    Center for Biosecurity
    http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/pages/agents/tularemia.html

    8. What We Learn about Radiation Threats from Movies
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/movies.asp

    9. Respirator
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-144/

    10. Mass Psychogenic Illness
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/648.xml

    11. Risks of Stockpiling Antibiotics to Counter Bioter
    Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
    http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/News/Articles/risksOfStockpiling.html

Research

    1. Biosafety Laboratory Tour
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/Biodefense/Public/blt.htm

    2. New Report Says Better Coordination of Resources A
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/bioregpr.htm

    3. Project BioShield: Protecting Americans from Terro
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/604_terror.html

Treatment

    1. Strategic National Stockpile
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/

    2. Offers to Treat Biological Threats: What You Need
    Federal Trade Commission
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/bioalrt.htm

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