Dispatches from the front line

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ProMED system-the Program for Monitoring Emerging Disease was built, as scientists needed a way to communicate quickly, to solicit advice about strange new infections, and to warn colleagues elsewhere to anticipate trouble. ProMED-mail has mushroomed into an e-mail list with more than 30,000 members who have helped to diagnose everything from anthrax in Ugandan hippos to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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The road to recovery

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The analysis emphasizes on the urgent need to improve the infrastructure for developing pharmaceuticals to tackle health problems in Brazil. Various improvements in the industrial, as well as the educational policies need to be done to achieve the goal.

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Tackling anthrax

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Issues are presented concerning the research which is being undertaken in response to the use of anthrax in terrorist attacks. The development of effective antibiotics and anti-toxin treatments are discussed.

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