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Meningococcal disease alert after Riley HS case
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The St. Joseph County Health Department is in the process of alerting people who may have come in contact with someone at South Bend's Riley High School with meningococcal disease. The school sent a letter home with students Tuesday...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Flu, Headaches, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Meningococcal disease found at Riley HS
SOUTH BEND – A case of meningococcal disease has been reported at South Bend Riley High School. The school corporation on Tuesday sent home a letter to parents and students saying the following: May 7, 2013 Dear Parents and Students, The...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Teaching and Learning, Students, Headaches
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Grand Rapids woman spreads West Nile virus warning
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A bumper crop of mosquitoes in West Michigan is raising concerns about the threat of West Nile virus. Michelle Dann of Grand Rapids knows first-hand how the mosquito-borne virus can turn a life upside down. She went from...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, West Nile Virus, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mich. appeals court OKs meningitis grand jury
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court has approved a request for a grand jury to investigate a company linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak. Attorney General Bill Schuette wants to know if New England Compounding Center of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Michigan AG seeks criminal probe of meningitis deaths
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's attorney general is seeking a criminal investigation into the deaths of 17 residents -- including some in our area -- from contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. Bill Schuette...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Marriage good medicine for meningitis patient
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — It was a happy day last month when Sandy and Jerry Olger were married at the historic Livingston County Courthouse. But the couple, both in their 80s, have faced many trying days before and since. That's because Jerry is...
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7 new infections in Michigan from steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials are reporting seven more infections linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. The Michigan Department of Community Health said Monday that at least 256...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Steroids
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Grand Rapids-area boy dies; meningitis blamed
WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — An 8-year-old boy in the Grand Rapids area has died, a likely victim of bacterial meningitis. Ethan Giang died suddenly Thursday. St. John Vianney School in Wyoming told parents that bacterial meningitis is not considered...
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Ind. yanks license of meningitis-linked pharmacy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pharmacy Board has revoked the state license of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis that has killed 10 people in Indiana, including 3 in Elkhart County, and sickened about 70 others....Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Steroids
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2 new infections in Michigan from bad steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials have reported two more infections in the past two weeks linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Steroids
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Meningitis-linked pharmacy owners got millions: filing
BOSTON (Reuters) - The four primary owners of the pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak that has killed 44 people -- including some in our area -- received at least $16 million in salaries and shareholder distributions in 2012, according to...
Tags: Apple Store, American Express Company, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Trials
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