Utah incinerator to help destroy chemical weapons Aug 13, 2006
The final campaign for Deseret Chemical Depot, about 45 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, comes after it burned roughly half of the nation's deadly GB and VX nerve agent, which filled more than 1 million munitions and bulk tanks. That effort, hobbled by technical problems and shutdowns, took a decade to complete. (AZCentral -- News)
Alzheimer's Medication Shows Promise In Treating Nerve Agent And Pesticide Poisoning Aug 10, 2006
(February 7, 2002) -- Because of concerns about terrorists one day using such deadly nerve agents as sarin, soman, tabun and VX, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientist is urging the government and medical. . (Science Daily)
U.S. military Aug 2, 2006
The U.S. Army and were hoping to dispose of 1,200 tons of VX by mixing it with sodium hydroxide and hot water and then it into the Delaware River. Philadelphia Inquirer. (Harper's Magazine)
CDC OKs Army's Plan to Destroy, Dispose of VX Nerve Agent Jul 28, 2006
The CDC said it found the Army's plan "sufficient to address critical issues" such as potential human poisoning, possible treatment and transportation of the neutralized VX byproduct ... The Army last year began neutralizing VX nerve agent at Indiana's Newport Chemical Depot. (Fox News -- Politics)
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CDC approves plan to destroy nerve agent Jul 28, 2006
Posted: Thursday July 27th, 2006, 2:10 PM Last Updated: Thursday July 27th, 2006, 4:04 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army's plan to destroy deadly VX nerve agent in Indiana and truck the byproduct to New Jersey for disposal adequately addresses public health concerns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The CDC said it found the Army's plan "sufficient to address critical issues" such as potential human poisoning, possible treatment and transportation of the neutralized VX... (Bakersfield Californian -- Politics)
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The United States delayed the destruction of more than 1,200 tons of VX, a deadly nerve agent, at the Newport Chemical Depot, 30 miles north of Terre Haute, Indiana, because the plant has failed to meet environmental ... The and were hoping to dispose of 1,200 tons of VX nerve gas by mixing it with sodium hydroxide and hot water and then it into the Delaware River. (Harper's Magazine)
The Plot To Hijack Your Computer Jul 7, 2006
One of the new spyware variants he helped create was called VX2, which a former colleague and computer security professionals believe was named after the deadly, undetectable VX nerve agent. In 2002, Abram, a father of two and husband of a fashion-industry executive, started Direct Revenue. (BusinessWeek)
Canada under attack: A nightmare foretold Jul 4, 2006
After the VX Boston subway attack that left 197 dead and 461 wounded, they poured every effort into attack prevention and disaster management. Thus, the different levels of governments agreed on a specific strategy in the event of an attack the Equinox Plan which was put into effect yesterday. (Toronto Star -- Opinion)
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Landfills, chemical weapon debris possibly a good match, computer model suggests Jun 28, 2006
But, he adds, the finding is an important first step toward clarifying whether these potentially lethal compounds, including sarin, mustard gas and VX, could be safely contained in a municipal landfill. Concerns about contaminated building debris arose following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon as well as the later discovery of anthrax in a U.S. Senate office building, postal facilities in Washington, D.C., and Trenton, N.J., and several buildings... (EurekAlert!)
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Army contractor resumes destruction of VX nerve agent after pause May 30, 2006
Workers discovered the degraded seals May 18 in a three-way valve in one of Newport Chemical Depot's two reactors, prompting the shutdown of both reactors used to destroy the western Indiana complex's VX nerve agent. On Monday, chemical neutralization of the VX resumed in Reactor No. 1 following replacement and testing of the three-way valve system, said Jeff Brubaker, the Army's site project manager ... Parsons' workers are destroying the VX stockpile by mixing batches of it with heated water... (Newsday -- State)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates the First of Two Major Phase II Studies of VX-950 in Treatment-Naive HCV Patients May 23, 2006
May 23 /CNW/ -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported that it has initiated PROVE 1, a major Phase II study of VX-950, an investigational oral hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor ... The studies will be conducted in the United States and Europe as part of a global Phase II development program for VX-950 ... Together, the two studies are expected to evaluate sustained viral response (SVR) rates in 580 treatment-naive patients infected with genotype 1 HCV.... (Canada Newswire)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase I Development for VX-770 in Cystic Fibrosis May 17, 2006
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to VX-770 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 17 /CNW/ -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it has initiated a Phase I clinical study for VX-770, a novel, oral drug candidate that specifically targets a key mechanism underlying cystic fibrosis (CF) ... The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of escalating single and multiple doses of VX-770 in healthy volunteers, and also will evaluate single doses of VX-770... (Canada Newswire)
Army: Newport will be sole site to meet deadline May 11, 2006
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency said the western Indiana complex will destroy its stockpile of VX nerve agent and dispose of the resulting waste by April 2012 ... Army contractor Parsons Technology Inc. began neutralizing Newport's more than 250,000 gallons of VX _ a single droplet of which can kill a human in minutes _ in May 2005 ... The Army wants to ship an estimated 4 million of gallons of a caustic wastewater called hydrolysate produced by the VX destruction to DuPont's Deepwater,... (Newsday -- State)
ACS weekly press package April 24th, 2006 May 8, 2006
In a report scheduled for the May 1 issue of Analytical Chemistry, they describe use of the technology (photoionization mass spectrometry) to detect VX, GA, GB, HN1 and other CW agents. With the standard existing method for detecting CW agents (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry), it takes upwards of one hour to test each sample. (EurekAlert!)
Kenya: Panic As Interpol And Traffic Officers Seize Stolen Vehicles Apr 26, 2006
However, Kagwe's Toyota VX was later released because police explained it had "genuine import papers" ... Police also released Muiruri's Toyota VX car last evening after he complained that he bought it from a genuine motor vehicle dealer ... Muiruri whose Toyota VX car was impounded said he bought it last July from a Dubai motor dealer and wondered how he could have known it had been stolen. (allAfrica.com)
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News Digests 12/14/2005 Apr 19, 2006
Doubling the VXNEWPORT, IND. - U.S. Army contractors now have two chemical reactors processing VX nerve agent here. One reactor was put back in action Nov. 19 after workers replaced faulty gaskets blamed for a leak of almost 500 gallons of VX wastewater Oct. 29 ... The Army said it hopes to process 720 gallons of VX per day by January. (SafetyWire.org)
Serono Submits New Formulation of Rebif(R) for Approval in the United States and in Europe Apr 4, 2006
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Anthrax Vaccine Won't Meet Deadline Mar 20, 2006
Get more info on everything from ricin to smallpox to VX gas. Interactive. (CBS News)
New RAV4 arrives in SA Mar 13, 2006
In the third generation's South African debut, which coincides with its sales debut in Europe, two models will be available, both sharing the same 'VX' spec level ... RAV4 VX five-speed manual: R310100 RAV4 VX four-speed automatic: R320100. (iAfrica.com)
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