en-us http://www.hpa.org.uk/ Protecting Health, Preventing Harm, Preparing for Threats Copyright 2006, Health Protection Agency. All Rights Reserved. webteam@hpa.org.uk Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:15:14 BST 60 http://www.hpa.org.uk:80/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1216798061317?p=1204186170287 The Health Protection Agency has set up a new centre to study the possible health effects of human exposure to nanoparticles. The National Nanotoxicology Research Centre (NNRC) is being developed at the Agency’s Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) at Chilton in Oxfordshire. The Agency is collaborating with universities and the Medical Research Council's (MRC) Toxicology Unit to develop the centre and its research programme. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:35:27 BST http://www.hpa.org.uk:80/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1216711846408?p=1204186170287 A diverse and engaging programme has just been announced for this year’s Health Protection Agency conference, which will be held at Warwick University between September 15th to September 17th. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:51:43 BST http://www.hpa.org.uk:80/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1216625219060?p=1204186170287 The European Space Agency recently announced that they had appointed the SEA (Group) Ltd to lead a team of experts, including the Health Protection Agency, to define the requirements and initial concept for a Biocontainment Facility to safely handle any samples which may be brought back from Mars. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:20:11 BST http://www.hpa.org.uk:80/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1216280372160?p=1204186170287 The Health Protection Agency has today published its latest quarterly figures on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infections and C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) infections. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:03:48 BST