In between the Boston Marathon bombings and the devastating explosion in West, Texas, last week, Americans also heard about the interception of several pieces of mail meant for President Obama, ...

In a separate announcement, the Atlanta-based Marcus Foundation, established by former Home Depot Inc. Chair Bernard Marcus, yesterday pledged $2.8 million to help the CDC establish a "high-technology ...

AUSTIN, Texas – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have temporarily suspended all research on select microorganisms at Texas A&M after the university failed to immediately report two ...

ATLANTA — The nation's public health agency faced harsh criticism in Washington Tuesday from lawmakers who suggested "people are dying" because of a breakdown in its response to the anthrax attacks.

Bethesda, MD - A joint ACC Foundation/AHA/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) task force has released its report on emerging infectious diseases and biological-terrorism threats and the ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued the first recommendations for the prevention and treatment of plague since 2000. The new guidelines focus on the possibility of bioterrorism with mass ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has formally warned doctors to be on the alert for a wide range of diseases that could be associated with bioterrorism, not just anthrax. The deadly list ...

A series of embarrassing and serious safety incidents at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resulted in the resignation of a top laboratory official in Atlanta. Michael Farrell, who ...

A federal disease-fighting program in Alaska recently doubled its laboratory space, a move designed to further protect residents from deadly pathogens, including bioterrorism threats. Officials with ...

WASHINGTON — Thursday’s unprecedented alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking doctors to watch out for cases of smallpox, plague and other uncommon diseases marked a milestone ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Nov 19 — "Pathologists and laboratory personnel are critical to the success of any response to bioterrorism," said Jared N. Schwartz, MD, PhD, FCAP, who recently moderated a ...

Meanwhile, Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) said yesterday she has introduced a bill to give the CDC $1.5 billion over the next five years to increase its security measures and upgrade its laboratories in ...