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国家食品药品监督管理局近日印发《2005年第一期违法医疗器械广告公告汇总》显示,今年7-8月,全国31个省(自治区、直辖市)食品药品监督管理部门监测发现违法医疗器械广告共211次,擅自篡改审批内容、未经审批擅自发布最为突出,各占76%和24%。这是该局首次发布违法医疗器械广告公告,以此为标志,我国违法医疗器械广告公告制度正式建立。国家食品药品监督管理局相关负责人表示,施行违法医疗器械广告公告制度,将加大对违法发布医疗器械广告的曝光,提高公众识别违法医疗器械广告的能力,警示违法发布医疗器械广告的企业,对规范医疗器械广告发布秩序,…     

The bioscience revolution & the biological weapons threat: levers & interventions

In December 2008, the US Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, released a report, World At Risk. The Report points to the fact that, not only is the use of a weapon of mass destruction in a terrorist attack before the end of 2013, more likely than not, but also to the fact that terrorists are more likely to be able to obtain and use biological weapons than nuclear. This paper examines the recommendations of the report in the context of the historic and geopolitical changes, in particular globalization. The authors highlight the "dual-use" dilemma, as described in the report, as the paradoxical use of technology developed for the benefit of mankind being used for sinister purposes. The mitigation of such a threat lies in broad stakeholder involvement and cooperation, including non-state actors, governments and the bio-tech industry itself. The importance of vigilance measures within the life science community is emphasized and, the authors propose, could include a web-based didactic course in bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction identification. The site could outline safety protocols, have detailed disaster management tutorials, and could be specifically tailored for different subsets of industry and health professionals. The paper concludes with an endorsement of a multi-pronged approach including strong international guidelines and intelligence cooperation and preparatory measures such as the wide-spread use of detection systems as well as diagnostic decision support systems for bioterrorism detection at the local level.