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MEDICAL technology; ANTHRAX vaccines; AVIAN influenza; INFLUENZA viruses; WORLD health

Reports on developments in medical technology in the U.S. Issuance of an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which would allow an anthrax vaccine administration to the troops deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, and South Korea; Identification of factors contributing to the difficulties in monitoring the severity and nature of the H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak in Asia by the World Health Organization; Call for educational session proposals for Clinical Laboratory Management Association's Thinklab 2006.