Synedgen to Present Data on Therapeutic for Ocular Mustard Gas Injury at NIH Meeting
Synedgen, a biotechnology company using glycochemistry to develop drugs that enhance and mimic the innate immune system, today announced a ...
Tag: Chemical Weapons
Army Medical Department Board Tests Nerve Agent Antidote Auto-Injectors
Nerve agents are the most toxic of the known chemical agents. They are hazards in both liquid and vapor states ...
Suspending Threats in Mid-Air: Army Laser Beam Capable of Detecting Chem-Bio Warfare Agents
Using a single laser beam, Army researchers recently developed a technique capable of detecting and characterizing any type of airborne ...
OPCW Defends Syria Attack Conclusions After Document Leaks
The head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons this week publicly defended the agency's conclusion that poison ...
Threat Detection in Your Pocket
Size, weight and power - when it comes to chemical and biological detection in the field, keeping these requirements to ...
U.S. Adds Companies to Economic Blacklist for Providing WMD Activity Support in Syria
The U.S. Commerce Department has added more than a dozen companies and individuals to its trade blacklist for allegedly providing ...
Early Diagnostic Imaging of Sulfur Mustard Poisoning
Sulfur mustard is one of the most harmful chemical warfare agents and can induce skin, eye, and lung injuries. Detecting ...
Cutting Edge Chemical and Biological Defense Science: Hot Topics at CBD S&T 2019
In a few short weeks, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will host the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science ...
Pentagon Threat Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting
The Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC) will meet Monday, August 26 at the Pentagon ...
Silverlon Wound Dressings Cleared by FDA for Injuries Caused by Mustard Gas
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance Silverlon, a product to manage certain blister injuries caused by sulfur mustard, ...
Darknet Biological and Chemical Terrorism Activities: Guide for Law Enforcement
INTERPOL has released a new manual to assist law enforcement in detecting potential criminal activity related to the access and ...
National Toxicology Program Peer-Review Meeting on Effects of Sarin Exposure
The National Toxicology Program will host a public webinar on 4 Feb 2019 to discuss the draft findings of a ...
Long-Term Effects Following Acute Exposure to Sarin Nerve Agent
The National Toxicology Program, on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) program, recently ...
Seizure Drug Approval Expands Countermeasures for Chemical Weapons Attack
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in Sep 2018 of the drug Seizalam® (midazolam injection) as an anti-seizure medication, ...
RFI: U.S. Army Chemical Weapons Convention Destruction Treaty Compliance
The U.S. Army is conducting market research on services to help the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) to meet ...
One Victim Dies After Novichok Exposure, Other Regains Consciousness
The man who fell ill after he was exposed to the nerve agent novichok in Amesbury has made a "small ...
Novichok Nerve Agent Identified in Amesbury Poisoning, Police Say
Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer Sajid Javid on Wednesday confirmed two British citizens are critically ill after they were exposed to ...
DoD PREPARE Program Aims to Boost the Body’s Defense Against Health Threats
Influenza pandemics, organophosphate poisoning, opioid overdose, and exposure to ionizing radiation are representative of the broad spectrum of biological, chemical, ...
OPCW Hosts Medical Treatment of Victims of Chemical Weapons Symposium
An international Symposium on Medical Treatment of Chemical Warfare Victims was convened by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical ...
Medical Benefits Now Available for Veterans Subjected to Chem-Bio Tests
Military Veterans may be eligible to receive medical care if they participated in U.S. Army chemical or biological substance testing ...
