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FDA: Fungus in tainted steroids and patients match
Health officials have confirmed that a fungus behind a meningitis outbreak has also been found in unopened vials of steroid medication. The Food and Drug Administration said the fungus was in one lot of vials made in August by the New England Compounding...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Meningitis
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Johns Hopkins doctors outline meningitis death
The rapid decline in health and ultimate death of a woman from fungal meningitis at Johns Hopkins Hospital after she'd received a tainted steroid injection was outlined by a team of Hopkins doctors in a medical journal article released online Thursday....
Tags: Chemical Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Meningitis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pharmaceuticals
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Stronger FDA oversight may have averted meningitis outbreak: NEJM
So far, 31 people have died of fungal meningitis and nearly 400 more have been sickened by contaminated steroid shots made by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. Could these deaths and illnesses have been avoided? It’s a...
Tags: Laws, Politics, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Meningitis
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Over 200 Sickened in Meningitis Outbreak, Deaths Rise to 15
CNNThe number of documented U.S. cases of fungal meningitis has risen yet again, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 205 infections Sunday, including 15 deaths. The latest tally is over a dozen more than the agency reported Friday....Tags: Chemical Industry, Methylprednisolone (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Stroke, Cancer
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CDC reports Indiana's second meningitis death
The number of documented U.S. cases of fungal meningitis has risen yet again, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 214 cases Monday, including 15 deaths. In Indiana, health officials confirm 28 cases and two deaths. Meningitis...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Disease Prevention, Meningitis, Pharmaceuticals
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Wife 'heartbroken' at death blamed on meningitis
Eddie Lovelace's symptoms were subtle at first, almost imperceptible -- a headache now and then, a little dizzinessin the first week of September. A healthy 78-year-old circuit court judge in Albany, Kentucky, Lovelace didn't want to go to the doctor,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School, Vanderbilt University , Stroke, Physical Conditions
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FDA: Two other products linked to meningitis outbreak
Article Highlights: - Two other products are linked to illnesses, FDA says - The number of cases is now up to 214 with 15 deaths, according to CDC - The cases have spread to 15 states, officials say - The outbreak has been linked to a...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Disease Prevention, Meningitis, News Agency
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FDA on meningitis: Pharmacy's other drugs may be causing illness
NEW YORK (AP) — Two more drugs from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak are now being investigated, U.S. health officials said, as they urged doctors to contact patients who got any kind of injection from the company. The New...
Tags: Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Surgery, Food and Drug Administration, Disease Prevention
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88-year-old woman latest Michigan meningitis death
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Officials say an 88-year-old Ingham County woman is the ninth Michigan resident to die in a national meningitis outbreak. The woman was added to the meningitis update Wednesday by the state Department of Community Health. No...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hampshire, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Indiana in connection with meningitis outbreak
The first wrongful-death lawsuit in connection with the fungal meningitis outbreak was filed in Elkhart, Ind. Tuesday. The widow of victim Daniel Rohrer filed the complaint against the New England Compounding Center and its sister companies, including...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice
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Paying For Fido's Care: Insurer Releases Most Expensive Pet Claims
The Hartford CourantProviding medical care for Fido can be as pricey as a major surgery for humans. Pets Best Insurance of Boise, Idaho, a major provider of pet insurance, released its most expensive claims in providing coverage for animals. "Vet costs are on the rise...Tags: Cancer, Health
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14th meningitis case reported in Maryland
Health officials confirmed a 14th fungal meningitis case in Maryland on Friday as an outbreak of the disease continues to spread across the country. Confirmed meningitis cases reached 184 nationwide. They are thought to stem from three batches of...Tags: Bones and Joints, Arthritis, Meningitis
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