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Anyone who feels as though there's been no way to make money in the stock market this year hasn't heard of Emergent BioSolutions. While broad indexes are off some 40% since Jan. 1, Emergent, which makes anthrax vaccines and is broadening into flu shots, is up 376%, to $24.11. Emergent is the top-returning stock in 2008 (through Dec. 12), according to an analysis done for TIME by Thomson Reuters Datastream. And Emergent isn't the only company that's been pleasing shareholders. This probably isn't going to make you feel any better about your brokerage account...
...envelope containing anthrax spores was sent to Daschle's Senate office and Sen. Pat Leahy's office, among other locations. Twenty-eight people tested positive for exposure and five died...
...vaccinations expected to be administered this year in the U.S., hospitals and health clinics from Norwood, Mass., to Randolph County, Ala., have started offering drive-by shootings, using concern about the regular old flu to help prep for outbreaks of potentially far graver diseases like avian flu and anthrax...
...That frustrated generosity, however, has since served to catalyze a new chapter for public health. As a former Massachusetts state commissioner of public health who served during the national challenges of 9/11 and the anthrax scare, I believe our future depends on talents drawn from every untapped resource. Our country has long enjoyed the proud national volunteer traditions embodied by the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps and similarly directed initiatives. Public health in the 21st century can also tap this rich reservoir of good will, as seen on September...
...layers and layers of guitar and bass, underscoring the vast canvas of Lars Ulrich’s drum set. Newcomer Robert Trujillo is the rare bassist who can keep up with both Ulrich’s punishing tempos and Kirk Hammett’s roaring guitar solos. Slayer and Anthrax may have their own fiefdoms in the thrash pantheon, and System of a Down may manage to retain their composure when they swing over into metal, but at their best, Metallica plays with more deliberate sophistication than any band that’s ever shred. Fanboys will no doubt note...