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Bookmark or Share- Laboratory biosafety manual, 4th edition - World Health Organization (WHO)This fourth edition of the manual builds on the risk assessment framework introduced in the third edition. A thorough, evidence-based and transparent assessment of the risks allows safety measures to be balanced with the actual risk of working with biological agents on a case-by-case basis.
- Biologicals - World Health Organization (WHO)Biological therapeutics, also referred to as Biologicals, are those class of medicines which are grown and then purified from large-scale cell cultures of bacteria or yeast, or plant or animal cells. Biologicals are a diverse group of medicines which includes vaccines, growth factors, immune modulators, monoclonal antibodies, as well as ...
- Ionizing radiation and health effects - World Health Organization (WHO)WHO fact sheet on ionizing radiation, health effects and protective measures: includes key facts, definition, sources, type of exposure, health effects, nuclear emergencies, WHO response.
- Biological weapons - World Health Organization (WHO)The use of biological agents is a serious concern, and the risk of using these agents in a terrorist attack is thought to be increasing. Preparedness WHO focuses on the possible public health consequences of an incident due to a biological agent, regardless of whether it is characterized as a deliberate act or a naturally occurring event.
- WHO good manufacturing practices for biological productspresent in raw materials, media, biological substances, intermediates or finished products. Regarded as contamination when the level and/or type exceed specifications. Biohazard: any biological material considered to be hazardous to people and/or the environment. Biological starting materials: starting materials derived from a biological
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