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The Florida State University College of Medicine has established a Center on Terrorism and Public Health that will serve as a resource for educating health professionals and the public on how to deal with weapons of mass destruction and...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will present a two-hour webcast entitled “Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know” beginning at noon on Thursday, December 13...

The United States needs a much stronger system for ensuring that the necessary pharmaceuticals and related services are available for response to acts of terrorism and other emergencies, according to participants in a landmark Executive Session on...

Where market conditions warrant, the synergy of co-locating several regionally based shows -- each serving a vertical segment of a market -- creates an all-encompassing ``front to back end'' event...

For those who wonder about the effectiveness of putting a lot of effort into medical conference exhibiting, consider this: FONAR Corporation, a maker of MRI equipment, has been able to capitalize on the previous performance of its exhibit booth to...

Many people are turning to alternative, integrative therapies to combat depression and stress-related illness. In order to help healthcare professionals understand these choices, the International Wellness Conference is being held Jan. 17-22, 2002...

The American Medical Association named Michael D. Maves, MD, MBA, as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer today. Dr. Maves will assume leadership of the nation’s oldest and largest physician’s group on January 15, 2002...

Prompted by the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued a 24-page advisory emphasizing the need for a new level of hospital preparedness to...

At the Tenth Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, (MMVR) to be held January 23 to 26 at the Newport Beach (Calif.) Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club, physicians will evaluate the newest high-tech tools for therapy-including information...