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Meningitis

Fifth Annual Meningitis Gala Honors NASCAR Driving Philanthropist

Jim Luce | Posted 05.12.2013 | New York
Jim Luce

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...

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

Posted 05.08.2013 | Chicago

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

Fear and Misinformation: Meningitis and the LGBT Community

James Peron | Posted 04.15.2013 | Gay Voices
James Peron

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

Man's Sudden Brain Death Sends Shockwaves Through Gay Community

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 04.13.2013 | Los Angeles

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...

New York Department Of Health Expands Meningitis Vaccine Recommendations

New York Department Of Health | Posted 03.29.2013 | Gay Voices

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...

Meningitis Outbreak Causes Another Death

ABC News Radio | Christine Hsu | Posted 03.06.2013 | Detroit

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

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Could Have Been Worse: CDC

Reuters | Posted 02.19.2013 | Healthy Living

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

Meningitis Outbreak In Brooklyn Among Gay Men

Phillip M. Miner | Posted 02.13.2013 | Gay Voices
Phillip M. Miner

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.

Dozens Sue Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy, But Compensation Uncertain

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

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

Practicing Bad Medicine

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

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?

Lessons From Meningitis

Gary Puckrein | Posted 01.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Gary Puckrein

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.

Nearly 500 Cases In Meningitis Outbreak

Reuters | Posted 01.26.2013 | Healthy Living

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

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

Reuters | Posted 01.21.2013 | Healthy Living

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

Congress Must Step in to Prevent Another Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Lynn R. Goldman | Posted 11.13.2012 | Healthy Living
Lynn R. Goldman

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.

438 Sickened, 32 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.09.2013 | Healthy Living

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...

Death by Medicine

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.08.2013 | Healthy Living
Maria Rodale

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

424 Sickened, 31 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.07.2013 | Healthy Living

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

419 Sickened, 30 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.05.2013 | Healthy Living

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...

Congressional Panels Will Hold Hearings On Meningitis Outbreak

Reuters | Posted 01.06.2013 | Healthy Living

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

404 Sickened, 29 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.02.2013 | Healthy Living

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

Meningitis Outbreak: 386 Cases, 28 Deaths

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.02.2013 | Healthy Living

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

377 Sickened, 29 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.31.2012 | Healthy Living

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

363 Sickened, 28 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.30.2012 | Healthy Living

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

354 Sickened, 25 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.29.2012 | Healthy Living

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

338 Sickened, 25 Dead In Meningitis Outbreak

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.26.2012 | Healthy Living

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