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    Oct 31, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise to 48

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 48 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. Health officials said Wednesday that there were still three deaths from the disease linked to Indiana. Elkhart County's...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain, Steroids

    2. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana

  2. CDC says US flu season starts early, could be bad

    <span style="font-size: small;">NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade &mdash; and it could be a bad one.</span>
    NEW YORK (AP) — Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Flu, Health and Safety at School

    3. Oct 28, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. 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, Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Back Pain

    4. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. Lawsuits filed on behalf of fungal meningitis patients in Elkhart County

    South Bend Tribune
    ELKHART – Six victims of the fungal meningitis outbreak in Elkhart County have filed lawsuits against Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center, which produced, marketed and sold the now-recalled steroid medication linked to the outbreak....

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Meningitis

    5. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise by 2 to 43

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; 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: Drugs and Medicines, Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Hampshire, Wayne

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

  6. 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>
    WSBT-TV
    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, Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals

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

  7. 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: Photophobia, Disease Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Meningitis, Healthcare Provider

    8. Oct 19, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. 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: Peanuts, Plant Closings, Target, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations

    9. Oct 14, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana

  9. 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, Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Headaches, Health Organizations

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

  10. 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: Bird Flu, Meningitis, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, The Walking Dead (tv program)

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

  11. Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died

    Long before the current rash of fungal meningitis, the compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man's death in 2004. Earlier this summer, a separate pharmaceutical firm with common...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Meningitis, Justice System

    12. Nov 22, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. Michigan: 13 dead, 167 cases in meningitis outbreak

    <span style="font-size: small;">LANSING, Mich. (AP) &mdash; Officials say the Michigan death toll from a national meningitis outbreak has risen to 13, with at least 167 infections reported.</span>
    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: Meningitis, Steroids

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