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    Oct 29, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Health officials in Michigan urge vaccinations

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Health officials in Michigan are urging residents to get vaccinated against whooping cough and influenza to help protect themselves and infants. The Michigan Department of Community Health says whooping cough, also known as...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Flu, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough

    2. Oct 28, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. State aware of outbreak week before telling public

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Records obtained by The Associated Press show state health officials knew six clinics in Indiana had received a recalled back pain medication linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis a week before the public was notified. An...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Health, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Back Pain

    3. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise by 2 to 43

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 43 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication.
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 43 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. The Indiana State Department of Health reported two additional cases Thursday. The number of deaths remains at three, and...

    Tags: Wayne, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hampshire, Back Pain

    4. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. Elkhart hospital treats dozens of meningitis cases

    <span style="font-size: small;">Elkhart General Hospital is currently treating ten patients for fungal meningitis, part of a nationwide outbreak linked to tainted back pain medicine.</span>
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    Elkhart General Hospital is currently treating ten patients for fungal meningitis, part of a nationwide outbreak linked to tainted back pain medicine. The hospital has treated 26 fungal meningitis patients since the outbreak started, according to Karra...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nursing

    5. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. Health officials confirm 3rd meningitis death linked to Elkhart County

    <span style="font-size: small;">ELKHART COUNTY &ndash; A third death linked to fungal meningitis in Elkhart County has been confirmed.</span>
    ELKHART COUNTY – A third death linked to fungal meningitis in Elkhart County has been confirmed. That confirmation came Wednesday afternoon from County Health Officer Dr. Dan Nafziger, who spoke with WSBT. The latest count shows 28 confirmed and...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthcare Provider, Sepsis

    6. Oct 20, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  6. Meningitis victims face long, uncertain recovery

    OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Vilinda York lies in her Florida hospital bed, facing a dry-erase board that lists in green marker her name, her four doctors and a smiley face. Also on the board is this: "Anticipated date of discharge: NOT YET DETERMINED." The...

    Tags: Olive Garden, Stroke, Chemical Industry, Meningitis, Red Lobster

    7. Oct 19, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  7. NM heart of national peanut butter recall

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The country's largest organic peanut processing plant is scrubbing its facilities top to bottom and hopes to get back in production soon after massive recall of scores of products linked to a salmonella outbreak. The recall...

    Tags: Peanut Butter, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health Organizations, Companies and Corporations

    8. Oct 14, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana

  8. CDC: Ind. has 2nd death from fungal meningitis

    <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; A second person has died from fungal meningitis after receiving an injection in Indiana that's been linked to tainted steroids used for back pain, state and federal health officials said Saturday.</span>
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A second person has died from fungal meningitis after receiving an injection in Indiana that's been linked to tainted steroids used for back pain, state and federal health officials said Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Health, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms

    9. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. At CDC, scientists fight to halt deadly meningitis outbreak

    <span style="font-size: small;">ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at fungi on a glass slide. In another room, another researcher uses what looks like a long, pointed eye dropper to suck up DNA samples that will be tested for the suspect fungus.</span>
    ATLANTA (AP) — Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Health, Bird Flu, Science and Technology, Research

    10. Oct 11, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  10. Cass County woman dies from fungal meningitis

    <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The family of a Cass County woman says it believes she died of fungal meningitis after receiving two injections of a tainted back pain medication at an Elkhart health clinic.</span>
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The family of a Cass County woman says it believes she died of fungal meningitis after receiving two injections of a tainted back pain medication at an Elkhart health clinic. Lisa Ann Durbin says her 89-year-old grandmother Pauline...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms

    11. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. CDC: 12 Indiana meningitis cases tied to steroid

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has a dozen cases of fungal meningitis linked to a tainted back pain medication, though no deaths have been reported in the state, federal health officials said Tuesday. At least two patients contracted the disease...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Chills, Chemical Industry, Stroke

    12. Oct 7, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. CDC: More than 90 people ill with meningitis

    ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say they have now confirmed more than 90 cases of a rare fungal meningitis that has been linked to a steroid commonly used to ease back pain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted updated figures to...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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