Bringing order to 'what if?'

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Caption: representation of work flows in RAW. Credit: USC Information Sciences Institute
Caption: representation of work flows in RAW. Credit: USC Information Sciences Institute

USC builds a risk assessment system for the Department of Homeland Security
A team working under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security-funded Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) is creating a system that will speed and help make more consistent the difficult task of quantifying risk estimates to guide policymakers.


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Giving an additional early vaccination may reduce measles outbreaks

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Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a study published ...

Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment

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Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have disproved a long-standing clinical belief that the hepatitis C virus slows or stunts the immune system's ability to restore itself after HIV patients are treated ...

Gummy bears that fight plaque

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The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Oral Health describes ...

Food industry bitten by its lobbying success

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(AP) -- One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."

Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse

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A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical ...
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