ADVISORY/Experts Available to Comment on Anthrax Mail Treatment-Health Concerns.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2002 TOPIC: The Associated Press reports that nearly 100 postal workers who handled irradiated mail last fall have reported minor health problems they attribute to the treated mail. According to union leaders cited in the story, a fraction of the workers handling the mail, which was treated for anthrax, have experienced nausea, headaches, nosebleeds and similar symptoms. According to the story, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the postal service are investigating the claims and have instated new precautions to limit the gaseous byproducts of the irradiation. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Angelo Salvucci's has over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of experience in disaster planning, with specific expertise in preparing for biological chemical attacks. Currently, Dr. Salvucci serves as vice chief of medical staff at Saint Frances Medical Center of Santa Barbara and medical director of both Ventura County and Santa Barbara County Health Care Services. He is also chairman of the California Commission on Emergency Medical Services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. , appointed by the Governor of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. in 1996 and has served on the Statewide Planning Committee for the Supreme Court of California The Supreme Court of California is the state supreme court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco, and regularly holds sessions at its branch offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts. . His new book "Biological Terrorism: Responding to the Threat: A Personal Safety Manual," gives American citizens and community response teams a "nuts and bolts nuts and bolts pl.n. Slang The basic working components or practical aspects: "[proposing] " planning guide to prepare for and protect against imminent bioterrorism threats. Published post September 11, 2001, Biological Terrorism: A Personal Safety Manual responds to the national clear and obvious bioterrorism threat. The user-friendly handbook encompasses all topics of biological warfare biological warfare, employment in war of microorganisms to injure or destroy people, animals, or crops; also called germ or bacteriological warfare. Limited attempts have been made in the past to spread disease among the enemy; e.g. and presents tactics for anyone to defend against the most deadly biological agents. PR: Sharon Walizadeh, 714/957-9797, sharon@commadv.com Prof. Karen Chou is an environmental toxicologist at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. . Her expertise includes risk assessment. 517/432-1392 Timothy Hannon is Vice President of EYT EYT Enjoy Yourself Tonight , formerly Ernst & Young Technologies, and can comment on the company's Lightweight Epidemiology Advanced Detection & Emergency Response System (LEADERS). LEADERS is an early warning detection and emergency response system designed to help detect and manage biological and disease outbreaks, developed in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force's Surgeon General's office and the Center for Disease Control (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ). PR: Douglas Larkin, 703/250-3590 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion