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Anthrax vaccine maker wins NIAID grants   07/29/2008

FDA approves levofloxacin for anthrax in children   05/20/2008

VaxGen sells anthrax vaccine to rival firm   05/07/2008

DoD funds development of anthrax vaccine patch   04/08/2008

Judge dismisses suit to limit DoD anthrax vaccinations   02/29/2008

Newspaper says lobbying helped sink anthrax vaccine   12/03/2007

GAO critiques anthrax vaccine procurement, management   10/31/2007

US funds work on drugs for plague, tularemia, anthrax   10/16/2007

Federal grants support new anthrax countermeasures   10/03/2007

HHS orders 18 million doses of anthrax vaccine   09/26/2007

Inhaled anthrax vaccine is said to work in animals   09/14/2007

Animal hides were likely cause of 2 anthrax cases   09/10/2007

Student treated after anthrax spill in Mississippi lab   08/14/2007

VaxGen stops work on anthrax vaccine, seeks partner   05/30/2007

HHS offers plan for defense against biological threats   04/25/2007

2001 anthrax attack cast wide shadow   01/10/2007

HHS cancels VaxGen anthrax vaccine contract   12/20/2006

CDC rates hospital bioterrorism preparedness   12/11/2006

FDA orders delay of anthrax vaccine trial   11/06/2006

Pentagon to resume mandatory anthrax shots for some   10/19/2006

Canadian anthrax outbreak grows, felling 746 animals   08/10/2006

HHS adds new anthrax drug to national stockpile   07/31/2006

Anthrax in Canada kills 149 animals, infects man   07/17/2006

HHS to buy 20,000 courses of anthrax antitoxin   06/20/2006

New anthrax vaccine for US stockpile to be delayed   05/11/2006

Vaccine may permit shorter antibiotic course for anthrax   05/09/2006

HHS buys another 5 million doses of anthrax vaccine   05/05/2006

New anthrax antidote performs well in animals   04/25/2006

Tests back hides as anthrax source in New York case   02/28/2006

New York man has first US anthrax case since 2001   02/22/2006

FDA reaffirms worth of DoD anthrax vaccine   12/19/2005

HHS to buy two anthrax drugs for testing   10/06/2005

Bad year for anthrax outbreaks in US livestock   08/04/2005

Guinea Bissau struggles with anthrax outbreak in humans, cattle   06/14/2005

DoD appeals judge's ban on mandatory anthrax shots   05/25/2005

HHS buys anthrax vaccine for civilian stockpile   05/06/2005

DoD to resume giving anthrax shots   05/04/2005

Postexposure shot and antibiotics make best anthrax defense   04/19/2005

GAO questions anthrax detection methods   04/18/2005

Judge OKs optional anthrax shots for troops   04/07/2005

Causes of anthrax scare still unclear as complaints fly   03/17/2005

Washington anthrax alarms appear false   03/16/2005

Signs of anthrax reported in Washington mail facilities   03/15/2005

Some troops got anthrax shots after judge banned them   02/03/2005

FDA issues emergency order on military anthrax shots   02/02/2005

FDA seeks comments on controversial anthrax vaccine   01/13/2005

DoD seeks emergency approval to resume anthrax shots   12/21/2004

HHS to buy 5 million doses of licensed anthrax vaccine for stockpile   11/08/2004

HHS to spend $877 million on new anthrax vaccine   11/04/2004

Court ruling again stops anthrax shots for US soldiers   10/28/2004

Postal Service urged to hone plans for coping with anthrax   09/15/2004

Inhaled anthrax vaccine tested in animals   09/01/2004

A step closer to clinical predictors of inhalational anthrax   07/30/2004

3-D imaging of anthrax toxin complex reported   07/08/2004

More military personnel to get anthrax and smallpox shots   07/01/2004

Genes for anthrax toxin found in another microbe   06/29/2004

FDA approves generic forms of ciprofloxacin   06/14/2004

USPS hopes to install 100 anthrax detectors this year   06/10/2004

CDC says new test speeds diagnosis of anthrax   06/07/2004

CDC advises how to respond to anthrax in workplace   05/12/2004

HHS to buy up to 75 million doses of new anthrax vaccine   03/12/2004

DoD resumes anthrax shots after judge lifts ban   01/08/2004

FDA says anthrax vaccine prevents inhalational anthrax   12/31/2003

Military to stop giving anthrax shots   12/24/2003

Judge orders DoD to stop requiring anthrax shots   12/23/2003

FDA approves test for anthrax in lab cultures   12/17/2003

Vaccines might have contributed to death of Army reservist   11/19/2003

DC anthrax alert canceled after follow-up tests   11/10/2003

Anthrax scare prompts post office closings in DC area   11/07/2003

NIAID funds further development of new anthrax vaccines   10/02/2003

Study changes understanding of anthrax pathophysiology   09/04/2003

Study offers guidance for telling anthrax from influenza   09/03/2003

FDA grants fast-track status for anthrax drug   08/27/2003

Anthrax exposure may warrant prolonged antibiotic regimen   08/01/2003

Postal Service to test anthrax detection systems at 14 sites   06/16/2003

Number of plasmid copies affects virulence of anthrax   04/08/2003

Advance distribution of antibiotics called key to combating anthrax attack   03/25/2003

To rid skin of anthrax, soap and water beats alcohol   03/17/2003

Technical barriers to airborne anthrax attack may be overrated, study suggests   03/11/2003

GAO: Military anthrax shots caused many reactions, prompted some pilots to quit   11/08/2002

IOM suggests CDC include children, elderly in studies of anthrax vaccine   10/29/2002

Study suggests how anthrax sabotages innate immune system   09/12/2002

Anthrax decontamination workers should get vaccine or antibiotics, CDC says   09/09/2002

Bacteriophage enzyme selectively detects and kills anthrax, researchers say   08/27/2002

Rapid tests for detecting anthrax spores don't work, US officials say   07/24/2002

Pentagon will turn over part of anthrax vaccine supply for civilian use   07/01/2002

Engineered antibodies found to be effective anthrax antitoxin in rats   06/18/2002

CDC confirms cutaneous anthrax case reported in lab worker in April   06/06/2002

Mathematical model suggests six anthrax letters spread spores to 5,000 more   05/28/2002

Factors governing infectiousness of anthrax still mysterious, experts say   05/01/2002

Additional anthrax spores found at USAMRIID didn't escape lab   04/26/2002

Anthrax escapes lab room at USAMRIID; one worker exposed   04/23/2002

Lack of gloves, poor cleaning led to cutaneous anthrax in lab worker   04/04/2002

Anthrax vaccine appears to have no effect on pregnancy rate or outcome   03/29/2002

Fruits of computer hunt for anthrax antitoxin turned over to Defense Department   03/13/2002

Cutaneous anthrax in Texas lab worker linked with 2001 attacks   03/13/2002

Without prophylactic antibiotics, anthrax cases among three groups might have doubled   03/11/2002

IOM says anthrax vaccine is safe and effective but needs improvement   03/07/2002

Reports of recent anthrax cases with no direct occupational exposure now available   02/19/2002

CDC says it's too soon to tell if anthrax vaccine increases risk of birth defects   02/14/2002

Animal study suggests that adding killed spores could improve anthrax vaccine   02/12/2002

Trace of anthrax found at FCC facility points to cross-contaminated mail   02/05/2002

FDA clears BioPort to distribute anthrax vaccine   02/01/2002

CDC to evaluate anthrax postexposure treatment through interviews   01/25/2002

Global network of personal computers to hunt for anthrax antidote   01/24/2002

Postal worker's anthrax-like illness without anthrax fingerprints puzzles physicians   01/23/2002

Military concerned over possible link between anthrax vaccine and birth defects   01/18/2002

CDC proposing to use immune globulin as treatment for severe anthrax   01/11/2002

New nuclear medicine technique shows promise for early diagnosis of anthrax   01/07/2002

Anthrax vaccine option has few takers so far   01/02/2002

FDA completes inspection of anthrax vaccine plant; company expects approval   12/21/2001

Anthrax vaccine to be offered to postal and Capitol workers   12/19/2001

Finding an antitoxin is among priorities for anthrax research   12/13/2001

Rapid tests for environmental anthrax should not be used alone, CDC says   12/07/2001

85 million mail items processed at anthrax-contaminated facilities, CDC reports   12/06/2001

Ciprofloxacin side effects ranged up to 19% in postal workers   11/30/2001

Elderly Connecticut woman dies of inhalational anthrax from unknown source   11/21/2001

CDC seeks to determine natural background level of anthrax   11/19/2001

ACOG: When possible, use amoxicillin for anthrax prevention in pregnant women   11/13/2001

Better antibiotics cited as top reason for improved survival in anthrax victims   11/12/2001

CDC posting transcripts of media briefings on anthrax investigation   11/07/2001

Mayo Clinic and Roche announce 1-hour anthrax test   11/05/2001

Doxycycline, penicillin G procaine already approved for postexposure prophylaxis against anthrax, FDA notes   11/02/2001

In report on anthrax probe, CDC recommends multidrug treatment   10/26/2001

Studies raise hopes for invention of drugs to block anthrax toxin   10/25/2001