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3 new infections in Michigan from bad steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials have reported three more infections in the past week linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least...
Tags: Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Health department releases new immunization rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New Indiana health department rules require two chicken pox vaccinations for all grades unless the student can prove that he or she contracted the disease in the past. Previously, some grade levels were only required to have...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Hepatitis A , Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Immunization
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15th Michigan death tied to contaminated steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 15th Michigan resident has died as a result of an infection linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least 241...
Tags: Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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3rd fungal meningitis death in Elkhart County
Elkhart County has seen its third death from an outbreak of fungal meningitis that's been connected to injections of a recalled back pain medication, according to a county health official. Clinics in South Bend, Elkhart, Columbus, Evansville, Fort Wayne...
Tags: Steroids, Back Pain
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Michigan reports 14th death linked to steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials say a 14th person with ties to the state has died in a national outbreak linked to contaminated steroids. In a news release Thursday, the state Department of Community Health announced the death of...
Tags: Steroids, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Back Pain, Diseases and Illnesses
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Michigan reports 3 more abscesses linked to steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The number of abscesses linked to contaminated steroids has risen in the past few days in Michigan, with three fresh cases reported since late last week. The infections are linked to a national outbreak of disease blamed...
Tags: Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Couple adopts late Cassopolis meningitis victim's dog
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Relatives of a local 89-year-old woman who was the first person to die in Indiana from a multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak say her pet dog has a new home. An Indianapolis couple recently adopted Lucky, the poodle mix that...
Tags: Back Pain
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Upton to lead first hearing on deadly meningitis outbreak
WASHINGTON -- Southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton (R) will lead lawmakers Wednesday morning in their first hearing on the deadly meningitis outbreak. Upton is head of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that's looking into the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses
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FDA finds contamination issues at Ameridose
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health inspectors found numerous potential sources of contamination, including leaky ceilings and insects, at a drug-making facility that has the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis...
Tags: Product Recalls, Steroids, Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines
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Indiana bans firm tied to fungal meningitis outbreak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has banned a pharmaceutical company linked to a deadly multistate fungal meningitis outbreak from doing business in the state. The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted unanimously Monday to suspend the license of the New...Tags: Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals
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Michigan: 13 dead, 167 cases in meningitis outbreak
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Officials say the Michigan death toll from a national meningitis outbreak has risen to 13, with at least 167 infections reported. The fungal meningitis is linked to contaminated steroids produced by a Massachusetts pharmacy...
Tags: Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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