Although most health organizations still have another 22 months to comply with new federal security standards, securing wireless networks may pose a problem as they near the deadline. "There are so …
AMA Takes on Role of 'Doctor to Homeland Security'
The American Medical Association on Monday unveiled a basic disaster life support (BDLS) program aimed at rapidly training physicians, physician assistants, nurses and emergency medical technicians …
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Girl shot as Abbas ceasefire plea fails
Gunmen last night killed an Israeli girl on a road near the West Bank, feeding a cycle of violence that has battered a US-led peace plan which the American secretary of state, Colin Powell, will try …
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Health, Security Conditions Reach Alarming Level in Liberia's Capital
U.N. aid agencies say health and security conditions in Liberia's capital are continuing to deteriorate. Thousands of people have streamed into Monrovia in recent weeks to escape fighting between …
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Docs to study terror response
When disaster strikes -- due to natural disaster, man-made accident or terrorist activity -- doctors find themselves at the frontline, dealing with scores of injured people in a chaotic and …
AMA Pushes Bioterror Preparedness Effort
The American Medical Association on Monday announced a new program that aims to standardize bioterrorism training for doctors and others nationwide who respond to mass disasters. The voluntary …
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Police in Thailand Seize Radioactive Material
Authorities in Thailand, acting on information from American investigators, seized a large amount of radioactive material from a Thai man, breaking up a plot to sell it to terrorists. He was peddling …
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Thailand, with U.S. Help, Arrests Man Suspected of Selling 'Dirty Bomb' Material
Alerted by U.S. investigators, undercover Thai police on Friday arrested a man selling radioactive material that can be used to make a so-called dirty bomb. Officers arrested Narong Penanam, 44, in …
Police in Thailand Seize Radioactive Material
Authorities in Thailand, acting on information from American investigators, seized a large amount of radioactive material from a Thai man, breaking up a plot to sell it to terrorists. He was peddling …
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Thai sting foils potential dirty bomb
Thai authorities, acting on a tip-off from US customs agents, on Friday arrested a Thai citizen with 30kg of highly radioactive material that could potentially be used by terrorists to make a "dirty …
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