May 25, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Meningitis

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Fifth Annual Meningitis Gala Honors NASCAR Driving Philanthropist

Jim Luce | Posted 05.12.2013 | New York

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The National Meningitis Association gala (NMA) Give Kids a Shot, held recently at the New York Athletic Club, attracted people from all over the natio...

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School Shuts Down After 16-Year-Old Student Dies Of Meningitis

Posted 05.08.2013 | Chicago

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Chicago Public School officials opted to close Lindblom Math & Science Academy as a "precaution" Wednesday after a 16-year-old student died of bacteri...

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Fear and Misinformation: Meningitis and the LGBT Community

James Peron | Posted 04.15.2013 | Gay Voices

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Meningitis is a communicable disease. So is fear. Let's be rational and work to stop the one, without spreading the other.

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Man's Sudden Brain Death Sends Shockwaves Through Gay Community

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 04.13.2013 | Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES -- A 33-year-old West Hollywood man who felt sickened by bacterial meningitis earlier this week has been declared brain dead amid warnings...

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New York Department Of Health Expands Meningitis Vaccine Recommendations

New York Department Of Health | Posted 03.29.2013 | Gay Voices

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is expanding a recommendation issued earlier this month by the New York City Department of Health and Me...

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Meningitis Outbreak Causes Another Death

ABC News Radio | Christine Hsu | Posted 03.06.2013 | Detroit

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(LANSING, Mich.) -- A new death related to meningitis was reported by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) on Thursday. An 87-year-ol...

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Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Could Have Been Worse: CDC

Reuters | Posted 02.19.2013 | Healthy Living

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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - As bad as the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak has been, so far infectin...

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Meningitis Outbreak In Brooklyn Among Gay Men

Phillip M. Miner | Posted 02.13.2013 | Gay Voices

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Living in New York City is great -- at least most of the time. Sometimes it's not. Now is one of those times. The city has announced that there is a meningitis outbreak among men who have sex with men in Brooklyn. Get vaccinated. Oh, and tell your friends to get vaccinated, too.

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Dozens Sue Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy, But Compensation Uncertain

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 02.12.2013 | Healthy Living

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid...

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Practicing Bad Medicine

Namratha Kandula, M.D., MPH | Posted 02.04.2013 | Healthy Living

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Many people are demanding better oversight of drug manufacturers in the wake of the recent fungal meningitis outbreak. But few people are asking an even more important question: Why were these patients getting questionable -- and mostly unnecessary -- steroid injections in the first place?

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Lessons From Meningitis

Gary Puckrein | Posted 01.29.2013 | Healthy Living

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The recent outbreak of fungal meningitis, which has resulted in a steadily increasing number of deaths, crystalizes the importance of vigilant regulation of the pharmaceutical industry and affirms the need for swift correctional mechanisms in the case of tainted medicines.

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Nearly 500 Cases In Meningitis Outbreak

Reuters | Posted 01.26.2013 | Healthy Living

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By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov 21 (Reuters) - A deadly outbreak of infections linked to tainted steroid injections is approachin...

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FDA Took 684 Days To Warn Meningitis-Linked New England Compounding Center

Reuters | Posted 01.21.2013 | Healthy Living

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By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took 684 days to issue a warning le...

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Congress Must Step in to Prevent Another Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Lynn R. Goldman | Posted 11.13.2012 | Healthy Living

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Lawmakers will hold the first hearings this week to investigate the deadly outbreak of meningitis in the United States. Those hearings represent a step in the right direction, but Congress must follow up with legislative action -- or run the risk that this outbreak will be followed by others.

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438 Sickened, 32 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.09.2013 | Healthy Living

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An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts. The medication was reca...

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Death by Medicine

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.08.2013 | Healthy Living

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by Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families Imagine that you took a medication on the advice of a...

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424 Sickened, 31 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.07.2013 | Healthy Living

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-- An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts. The medication was ...

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419 Sickened, 30 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.05.2013 | Healthy Living

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An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts. The medication was reca...

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Congressional Panels Will Hold Hearings On Meningitis Outbreak

Reuters | Posted 01.06.2013 | Healthy Living

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WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Two congressional oversight committees will hold hearings next week on the deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak linked to t...

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