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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Steroid-related meningitis cases rise to 105 -- 2 in Elkhart
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say the number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak has now reached at least 105 cases. We know at least two patients contracted the disease at the OSMC Surgery Center in Elkhart. OSMC CEO Don...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stroke
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Ind. reports 8 meningitis cases now tied to steroid, 20 cases in Michigan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A state health official says Indiana now has 8 cases of fungal meningitis linked to a tainted back pain medication, up from Saturday's 5 reported cases, while Michigan is now reporting 20 cases. In a new report issued Sunday...
Tags: Methylprednisolone (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Headaches
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Elkhart and St. Joseph County centers receive recalled meds tied to outbreak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials say Indiana has one confirmed case of a rare form of fungal meningitis tied to a recalled back pain medication. The State Department of Health said Thursday it's investigating the confirmed Indiana case of...
Tags: Back Pain, Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals
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Brain-eating amoeba suspected in SW Indiana death
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A parasite commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba" infected a man teaching his daughter to swim in a southwestern Indiana lake, killing him within weeks, his father said Tuesday. State and federal officials have not...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Headaches, Naegleria Fowleri
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West Nile virus threatens Labor Day celebrations
DETROIT (AP) — People celebrating Labor Day weekend outdoors in Michigan could be setting themselves up as the main course for feasting mosquitoes, including the species known to carry the West Nile virus. The disease has become the summer...Tags: Labor Day, Diseases and Illnesses, West Nile Virus, Weather Reports, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Meningitis vaccination urged for children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Association of School Nurses is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against meningitis. The association is among several health groups across the country urging meningococcal vaccination. A new report...
Tags: Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines
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Indiana reports 59th fungal meningitis case
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has recorded its 59th case of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. The Indiana State Department of Health reported the new total Tuesday. The latest total compares with 56 cases...Tags: Back Pain
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Rare form of meningitis claims 12-year-old Michigan girl
LELAND, Mich. (AP) — A 12-year-old girl from northwestern Lower Michigan has died from complications of meningitis. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Alexandra "Allee" Romeo of Cedar died Sunday at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand...Tags: Ear Infection
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Michigan student died of meningococcal disease
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Ingham County medical examiner says a 19-year-old Michigan State University student from western Michigan died late last week from meningococcal disease. The test results were reported Friday. Carly Glynn of...Tags: Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Michigan State University
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FDA says Pfizer's Prevnar vaccine works in adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health scientists say Pfizer's best-selling vaccine Prevnar is at least as effective as a competing vaccine from Merck at helping prevent potentially deadly infections in adults Prevnar 13 is designed to reduce the risk of...Tags: Vaccines, Pneumonia, Ear Infection, Washington, DC, Immune System
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Japan halts vaccines after deaths of 4 children
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has temporarily stopped using vaccines from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis SA of France while it investigates the deaths of four children who were inoculated, the health ministry said Monday. The decision to...Tags: Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Sanofi-Aventis, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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