Health and Medical Guide to Poisoning, Toxicology and Environmental Health 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   Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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