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Chlorine gas leaks
Shanghai Daily, China - Aug 28, 2006A CHLORINE gas leak occurred at Huangpu District Infectious Disease Hospital at 7:30 yesterday morning, but no one was injured. …

Draft resolution on anti-corruption committee approved
Nhan Dan, Vietnam - Aug 28, 2006… which will run through September 30, the NA Standing Committee will also discuss and give opinions on the draft law on infectious disease prevention and control …

Health Briefs
Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS - Aug 29, 2006… Dr. Alvaro Beltran, an infectious disease practitioner, recently joined the medical staff of Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and the practice of …

Planning for the Apocalypse
Northern Ontario Business, Canada - 18 hours ago… will include topics on why infectious diseases are a workplace issue and how they can affect your business, theories of infectious disease transmission and …

Tiny Passengers Join Astronauts on Atlantis 
Along with the six-member crew, space shuttle Atlantis, scheduled for liftoff this Sunday, will be carrying some very small passengers to the International Space Station: three common microbes.

Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic 
Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was superior to later treatment.