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Meningitis vaccine trials to enter 2nd phase next year
Business Standard - India
The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) will begin the second phase
of human trials on the sub-dollar meningitis vaccine, developed by
it, by mid to late ...
Prognosis OK for meningitis student
Michigan Daily - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
More than two weeks after a male freshman student fell ill with bacterial
meningitis, the University Health Service reported that as of last
Wednesday the
Student recovering from meningitis
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
A University of Michigan freshman diagnosed and treated for meningococal
meningitis earlier this month is recovering well, Dr. Robert
Winfield, director of the ...
Byram meningitis victim is source of inspiration
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA
... fingers. Back in October, he had felt as if he had a cold. He
was diagnosed with a very serious, rare case of bacterial meningitis.
Now ...
One-year-olds to get Hib booster first
Limerick Post - Limerick,Ireland
INCREASED protection from meningitis and septicaemia in children is
expected, as the Hib booster catch up campaign, was launched by the HSE
this week. ...
Plenty to be thankful for
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(subscription) - GA,USA
... a team full of interesting and unusual stories, from Gailey's
successful return from a heart attack to Reggie Ball's bout with viral
meningitis to the ...
Charity founder sick with West Nile, meningitis
WKYT - Lexington,KY,USA
... She said he was also diagnosed with meningitis and a
host of other illnesses during a lengthy hospital stay during which he
wasn't speaking or walking and was ...
Valley teen recovering from meningitis
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Terre
Haute,IN,USA
... 18-year-old Ashley Lauren Lee fought for her life in an
Indianapolis hospital after being stricken with a rare form of bacterial
meningitis that attacked her ...
Call to popularise new pneumonia vaccine
Daily Nation (subscription) -
Nairobi,Kenya
... This pneumococcal diseases include, pneumonia, sepsis or
blood infection and meningitis --the later is one of the most fatal
childhood illnesses. ...
Hospital probe into meningitis tragedy
ic NorthWales - North Wales,UK
By Steve Bagnall, Daily Post. A HOSPITAL probe was under way yesterday
following a nine-month-old baby boy's meningitis death. North
...
College student dies of bacterial meningitis
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (AP) _ A Marist College student from Long Island died of
bacterial meningitis Wednesday evening, the school said. ...
UM student diagnosed with meningitis
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
An 18-year-old University of Michigan freshman has been diagnosed with
bacterial meningitis, according to a University of Michigan press
release. ...
BABY GIRL IS KILLED BY MENINGITIS
Glasgow Daily Record -
Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Health bosses last night said there was no threat of infection to other
patients there. Catherine Chiang, public health consultant ...
Risk of contracting meningitis low among students
Circle (subscription) -
Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
By Lauren Richmond. Meningitis is a serious condition that often
strikes in places like college campuses, especially for students that live
in residence halls. ...
UM student catches meningitis
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
ANN ARBOR -- A University of Michigan student is recovering from a rare
and dangerous form of bacterial meningitis, officials said. ...
Viral meningitis diagnosed in school employee
Beaumont Enterprise -
Beaumont,TX,USA
A Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD employee was recently diagnosed with
viral meningitis. This is the less serious strain and the ...
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College student dies of meningitis
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
... student. Caitlin Boyle, 19, of Babylon, Long Island, succumbed
to bacterial meningitis just days after she took ill, officials
said. ...
Accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis
Medical News Today (press release) -
UK
University of Sydney researchers at Westmead Millennium Institute develop
an accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis.
...
Please return toy to our son's grave
ic Coventry - Coventry,UK
A MOTHER has appealed for callous thieves to return a toy stolen from the
grave of her son who died from meningitis when he was less than a
year old. ...
Collinsville student has meningitis
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. Authorities say a Collinsville High School student has
fallen ill with bacterial meningitis. The Unit 10 schools ...
UM student catches meningitis
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
ANN ARBOR -- A University of Michigan student is recovering from a rare
and dangerous form of bacterial meningitis, officials said. ...
Viral meningitis diagnosed in school employee
Beaumont Enterprise -
Beaumont,TX,USA
A Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD employee was recently diagnosed with
viral meningitis. This is the less serious strain and the ...
College student dies of meningitis
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
... student. Caitlin Boyle, 19, of Babylon, Long Island, succumbed
to bacterial meningitis just days after she took ill, officials
said. ...
Accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis
Medical News Today (press release) -
UK
University of Sydney researchers at Westmead Millennium Institute develop
an accurate and rapid method of diagnosing bacterial meningitis.
...
Please return toy to our son's grave
ic Coventry - Coventry,UK
A MOTHER has appealed for callous thieves to return a toy stolen from the
grave of her son who died from meningitis when he was less than a
year old
2 more die, MCD says meningitis
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
New Delhi, May 30: EVEN as two more people succumbed to meningococcemia in
the Capital, the MCD claimed that the disease is ‘‘on the wane'', with
fewer ...
New shot to protect kids from meningitis recommended
San Mateo Daily Journal - San Mateo,CA,USA
CHICAGO -- Meningitis can strike out of the blue and kill within
hours. Leslie Meigs knows because she almost died of it six years ago,
when she 8. ...
Child Dies of Meningitis
WKYT - Lexington,KY,USA
A young central Kentucky boy is dead of what health officials say is a
case of bacterial meningitis. Four year old Dalton Lance ...
Meningitis scare a false alarm
Cyprus Mail - Nicosia,Cyprus
A 19-YEAR-old girl in the intensive care unit of Paphos General Hospital
is not suffering from meningitis, as first feared, but from
encephalitis. .
COTE D IVOIRE: 40 dead in meningitis epidemic in
northeast Bouna ...
Reuters AlertNet -
London,England,UK
ABIDJAN, 22 March (IRIN) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cote
d'Ivoire said Tuesday that 40 people have died in a meningitis
epidemic that has swept ...
40 Dead of Meningitis in Ivory Coast Rebel Areas
Voice of America - USA
A doctor for the World Health Organization in Ivory Coast says 40 people
have died from meningitis and more than 200 have been infected in
rebel-held parts of ...
NE pupil stricken with meningitis
Philadelphia Daily News -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
Parents should not panic over news that a student at Stephen Decatur
Elementary School in the Far Northeast has contracted bacterial
meningitis, a spokesman ...
Meningitis hits Ivory Coast
News24 - South Africa
Abidjan - A meningitis epidemic behind rebel lines in Ivory Coast
has infected more than 200 people, killed 40 and could spread, the World
Health Organisation ...
Phila. girl, 8, hospitalized with bacterial meningitis
Philadelphia Inquirer -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
An 8-year-old Philadelphia School District second-grader has been
hospitalized with bacterial meningitis, district spokesman Vincent
Thompson confirmed ...
SUDAN: Meningitis breaks out in North Darfur
Reuters AlertNet -
London,England,UK
NAIROBI, 22 March (IRIN) - A meningitis outbreak has been declared
in the North Darfur state of western Sudan, after humanitarian agencies
confirmed five cases ...
Hundreds Join The Meningitis Trust And Waddle
Scoop.co.nz (press release) -
New Zealand
... ups and even a few duck look a likes, waddled and toddled their
way from Auckland Zoo round Western Springs to MOTAT last Sunday in the
Meningitis Trust's ...
New Vaccine Should Ease Meningitis Fears
Journal of American Medical
Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
The recent licensing of a new meningococcal conjugate vaccine has prompted
government officials to expand recommended immunization practices. ...
Meningitis vaccine for infants
available in HK soon: expert
Hong Kong Standard - Hong
Kong
One in five Hong Kong children aged 6 and under is carrying a major
meningitis-causing bacteria which has a 15 percent death rate, a
pediatrics specialist said ...
Two brothers at Farmington High School contract
meningitis
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
-- Two brothers at Farmington High School have contracted bacterial
meningitis within weeks of one another, Superintendent Robert M.
Villanova said. ...
Gauteng meningitis case confirmed
IAfrica South African News -
Cape Town,South Africa
It was confirmed on Thursday that a 16-year-old pupil of Randburg High
School was suffering from meningococcal meningitis. A spokesperson
...
Prison: 3 Deaths Not Meningitis
WDAM-TV - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... have confirmed the deaths of three inmates from the South
Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville are unrelated and were
not caused by meningitis. ...
West Palm Woman Recovers from Bacterial Meningitis
WJXX - Jacksonville,FL,USA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A West Palm Beach woman is recovering from
bacterial meningitis. Palm Beach County Health Department ...
Could Meningitis Victim Have Been Saved?
KSL-TV - Salt Lake
City,UT,USA
... was too late? Rachel Bundy died March 4th from what is believed
to have been bacterial meningitis. Authorities apparently believe
...
UNC student diagnosed with meningitis
News 14 Carolina -
Raleigh,NC,USA
(CHAPEL HILL) - Another student has been diagnosed with meningitis,
it's the third recent case of it at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. ...
Côte d'Ivoire: Community Leaders Call for Humanitarian Help
in ...
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... "Recently some meningitis vaccinations were provided to
Bouna for free distribution but at the hospital they charged 500 CFA
(US$1) and in the villages where
Meningitis scare in Randburg
Health24.com - Cape
Town,South Africa
All 900 pupils of Randburg High School have been sent home after a grade 9
pupil was admitted to hospital with meningitis. What should you
know? ...
Meningitis alert hits Armagh
school
Belfast Telegraph - UK
By Nigel Gould. A County Armagh school is at the centre of a meningitis
alert, it emerged today. Health chiefs sent letters to parents ...
New meningitis vaccine is urged for all adolescents
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
... Due on the market this spring, the vaccine will prevent most
forms of meningococcal meningitis, the brain-damaging disease that
targets young people and last ...
Orlando Girl Has Bacterial Meningitis
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An 8-year-old Central Florida girl was hospitalized
Thursday after she was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis,
according to Local 6 News. ...
UO to adopt new vaccine to combat risk of meningitis
Oregon Daily Emerald - Erb Memorial Union,OR,USA
The University Health Center will replace its current meningitis
vaccine with the new, more expensive vaccine, Menactra, which the Food and
Drug Administration ...
Dexter school staffer stricken with meningitis
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
BY TRACY DAVIS. A staffer at Creekside Intermediate School in Dexter is
recovering from bacterial meningitis, school officials said
Wednesday. ...
Forest City 2-year-old boy badly injured by family dog
Orlando Sentinel (subscription) - Orlando,FL,USA
... An 8-year-old student from Hillcrest Elementary School in
Orlando remains hospitalized after she was diagnosed with bacterial
meningitis earlier this week.
North Vermilion remembers student who died from meningitis
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
North Vermilion High School students and staff today honored the memory of
Jade Holmes, the 15-year-old freshman who died Tuesday of meningitis.
...
Fifteen-year-old student dies of meningitis
Dateline Alabama - Birmingham,AL,USA
... St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. He is the second Vermilion Parish
resident to die of meningitis this year, KLFY-TV reported. Grief
...
DC Student Dies of Meningitis
WTOP - Washington,D.C.,USA
WASHINGTON (AP) - DC health officials are responding to a suspected case
of bacterial meningitis that's resulted in the death of a
six-year-old boy. ...
Hamilton Co. Health Dept. Monitors Bacterial Meningitis Case
WDEF - Chattanooga,TN,USA
As soon as the Hamilton County Health Department was notified of the case
of bacterial meningitis at Soddy-Daisy High school, workers took to
the phones. ...
About Meningitis
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
Meningitis is an infection and inflammation of the membranes and fluid
surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Bacterial meningitis ...
Lafayette Student Dies After Contracting Meningitis
New Orleans Channel.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
... students and staff. Officials said Holmes contracted bacterial
meningitis and was hospitalized during the weekend. Meanwhile, Tina
...
8-month-old second case of bacterial meningitis
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA
... 17, the diagnosis was in: bacterial meningitis. ...
Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's
spinal cord and the fluid around the brain. ...
HIV/Aids Prevalence is 2.7% in Pujehun
AllAfrica.com - Africa
District Medical Officer South, Dr. Thomas Samba has said that the
prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Pujehun is 2.7% whilst hypertension and
meningitis remain the most ...
Fourth victim falls ill
Union Democrat - Sonora,CA,USA
By LENORE. A Summerville High School student has been diagnosed with
bacterial meningitis -- the fourth case in Tuolumne County since
Dec. 3. ...
Bacterial meningitis suspected in girl's death
Marquette Mining Journal - Marquette,MI,USA
By LINDA LOBECK, Iron Mountain Daily News. KINGSFORD - Bacterial
meningitis is being suspected as the cause of death of a 6-year-old
Kingsford girl. . ...
Memorial
Set for Teen Who Died of Meningitis
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A memorial has been set for the Salt Lake City high
school cheerleader who suddenly died from bacterial meningitis.
...
Miami, NKU look to prevent meningitis
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... Miami University and Northern Kentucky University may require that
all freshmen who live in residence halls receive a new vaccine against
meningitis, a rare ...
New Meningitis Vaccine
KWWL - Waterloo,IA,USA
Preventing the spread of meningitis is a big concern on many
college campuses. ... Two UNI students died from meningitis
last year. ...
More attention to meningitis
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA
In Georgia, a government panel has recently suggested all college students
living in residence halls should be required to get vaccinated for
meningitis. ...
UNC hopes
meningitis shot's debut is a hit
Durham Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA
BY ERIC FERRERI : The Herald-Sun. A UNC sophomore, Prentice-Dunn took the
meningitis vaccine before he enrolled as a freshman. He ...
Survivor of Meningitis Shares His Story
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... And today, public health nurses, are frantically calling, to make
sure none of the girl's friends or classmates, show the symptoms of
Meningitis. ...
Health officials
recommend vaccine for adolescents
Salt Lake Tribune - USA
... the Food and Drug Administration approved a new vaccine, Menactra,
that protects against four
types of bacteria that cause meningitis - including Neisseria
...
College Student's Meningitis Treatment
WPVI - Philadelphia,PA,USA
GLASSBORO, NJ-February 17, 2005 -- This morning a college student in New
Jersey is being treated for a type of bacterial meningitis. ...
Panel
wants meningitis vaccine for college kids
Chicago Sun-Times - USA
ATLANTA -- All college freshmen who live in dorms should be vaccinated for
meningitis, a government panel recommended Thursday for the first
time, reversing ...
Bonita
student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
... Meningitis, an infection of spinal cord fluid and the fluid around
the brain, is not as contagious as the common cold or the flu. ...
Dickinson-Iron
Health Dept. confirms second meningitis death
WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. Health officials in Dickinson and Iron counties have
confirmed a second meningitis death. An Iron Mountain ...
Va. Wesleyan student treated for meningitis
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
VIRGINIA BEACH -- A 21-year-old Virginia Wesleyan College student being
treated for a form of bacterial meningitis was in stable condition
Wednesday. ...
Meningococcemia / Meningitis Deaths in the Philippines Bird Flu?
Recombinomics - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
>> These cases emphasize that avian influenza A (H5N1) should be included
in the differential
diagnosis of a much wider clinical spectrum of disease
than
...
Meningitis
alert
Jamaica Observer - Jamaica
The health ministry last night issued a meningitis alert and
confirmed an earlier announcement by Opposition Leader Dr Kenneth Baugh
that about 120 cases of ...
I
mportant Meningitis Information to Know
Whit Online (subscription) - Glassboro,NJ,USA
Bacterial meningitis is much more severe than viral meningitis
and can lead to serious complications and damage. It can be fatal. ...
Know the risks and warning signs that point to meningitis
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and
the fluid around the brain. ... Most forms of bacterial
meningitis are contagious. ...
Hospital pays $12 mil. to settle suit
Chicago Sun-Times - USA
... As bacterial meningitis festered for days, he still didn't
get antibiotics for 15 hours after doctors diagnosed the disease, his
family said. ...
Wall couple uses son's death to push for meningitis immunization
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... were not aware that a simple vaccination could have prevented the
death of their 13-year-old son,
David, from meningococcal bacterial meningitis last fall. ...
Funeral Services Held for East High Student
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... Madalyn Hales. The East High School student died unexpectedly Monday
from a bacterial infection similiar to meningitis. She was ...
Benefit Helps Young Girl Speak
WHOI - Peoria,IL,USA
During Gretchen Sidell's freshman year of college she contracted bacterial
meningitis. The disease took away her ability to move and to speak. ...
CDC recommends meningitis vaccinations for students
Daily Princetonian - USA
A government panel recently recommended that all college freshmen living
in dorms be vaccinated for meningitis. The recommendation ...
Cold chain in place for meningitis vaccines
Hawke's Bay Today - Hawke's Bay,New Zealand
As preparations heat up for the mass meningococcal B vaccination campaign
a batch of fridges are being installed in GP practices across Hawke's Bay.
...
RCC, students cautious after meningitis case
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
... College students in Medford have been notified that a fellow
student was at school earlier this month while infected with bacterial
meningitis, officials said. ...
MENINGITIS
SUSPECTED IN DEATH OF BABY
Whitehaven News - Whitehaven,Lake District,UK
Baby Katelan Mary McGinty, of High Street, Maryport, died at The West
Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven last Thursday. Hugh Lamont
...
Pinckney
8th-grader dies of meningitis
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
PINCKNEY -- School and public health officials are reassuring parents
following the meningitis death of a 13-year-old student at
Pathfinder Middle School. ...
NEW: Student at Floresville High has meningitis
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
Parents of students at Floresville High School are on alert. School
officials have sent home letters saying one student has been hospitalized
with meningitis. ...
Hingham
college student's memory will be treasured
Hingham Journal - Hingham,MA,USA
Although relatively rare, bacterial meningitis has claimed the life
of a 24-year-old Hingham resident, who is the second local person to
succumb to the disease ...
Death Possibly
Caused by Meningitis
WHSV - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
Bacterial meningitis could be the cause of death for one page
county girl. ... This is the time of year people get bacterial
meningitis. ...
AHS student contracts bacterial meningitis
Arlington Advocate - Lexington,MA,USA
By Roberto Scalese. A student at Arlington High School has been diagnosed
with bacterial meningitis. Five other students that may ...
‘Meningo' risk still high in Baguio and Visayas
ABS CBN News - Quezon City,Philippines
... The WHO is especially interested to know why meningococcemia cases
have also paved the way for meningitis, which has so far affected a
resident each in Baguio ...
FDA approves longer-lasting meningitis vaccine
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration approved a new vaccine to
protect people ages 11 to 55 against bacterial meningitis, which is
rare but ...
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Meningitis cases fall
Expatica - Netherlands
BRUSSELS - The number of cases of meningitis in Belgium has fallen in
2004, for the third year running. The figures were published ...
BABY
GIRL DIES OF MENINGITIS
Cumbria Online - Carlisle,Cumbria,UK
Baby Katelan Mary McGinty, of High Street, Maryport, died at the West
Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven on Thursday. Hugh Lamont ...
Feds OK long-lasting meningitis vaccine
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
On the heels of the bacterial meningitis death of a Bay State
college student, the federal government announced it has licensed a
vaccine that provides longer ...
Meningo
alert downgrade on hold
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
... Health officials said the patient could be suffering from
meningitis, a condition where there is an inflation of the covering of
the brain. ...
Roundup:
Protection From Meningitis; Good, Bad Cholesterol; ADHD ...
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... Menactra. It is the first vaccine to protect against four
different strains of the bacteria that cause meningitis and
meningococcemia. ...
MENINGITIS
SUSPECTED IN DEATH OF BABY
Whitehaven News - Whitehaven,Lake District,UK
Baby Katelan Mary McGinty, of High Street, Maryport, died at The West
Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven last Thursday. Hugh Lamont ...
Pinckney 8th-grader dies of meningitis
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
PINCKNEY -- School and public health officials are reassuring parents
following the meningitis death of a 13-year-old student at
Pathfinder Middle School. ...
NEW: Student at Floresville High has meningitis
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
Parents of students at Floresville High School are on alert. School
officials have sent home letters saying one student has been hospitalized
with meningitis. ...
Hingham college student's memory will be treasured
Hingham Journal - Hingham,MA,USA
Although relatively rare, bacterial meningitis has claimed the life
of a 24-year-old Hingham resident, who is the second local person to
succumb to the disease ...
Death Possibly
Caused by Meningitis
WHSV - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
Bacterial meningitis could be the cause of death for one page
county girl. ... This is the time of year people get bacterial
meningitis. ...
AHS student contracts bacterial meningitis
Arlington Advocate - Lexington,MA,USA
By Roberto Scalese. A student at Arlington High School has been diagnosed
with bacterial meningitis. Five other students that may ...
‘Meningo' risk still high in Baguio and Visayas
ABS CBN News - Quezon City,Philippines
... The WHO is especially interested to know why meningococcemia cases
have also paved the way for meningitis, which has so far affected a
resident each in Baguio ..
.
FDA approves longer-lasting meningitis vaccine
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration approved a new vaccine to
protect people ages 11 to 55 against bacterial meningitis, which is
rare but ...
Meningitis cases fall
Expatica - Netherlands
BRUSSELS - The number of cases of meningitis in Belgium has fallen in
2004, for the third year running. The figures were published ...
BABY
GIRL DIES OF MENINGITIS
Cumbria Online - Carlisle,Cumbria,UK
Baby Katelan Mary McGinty, of High Street, Maryport, died at the West
Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven on Thursday. Hugh Lamont ...
Feds OK long-lasting meningitis vaccine
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
On the heels of the bacterial meningitis death of a Bay State
college student, the federal government announced it has licensed a
vaccine that provides longer ...
Meningo
alert downgrade on hold
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
... Health officials said the patient could be suffering from
meningitis, a condition where there is an inflation of the covering of
the brain. ...
Roundup:
Protection From Meningitis; Good, Bad Cholesterol; ADHD ...
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... Menactra. It is the first vaccine to protect against four
different strains of the bacteria that cause meningitis and
meningococcemia. ...
FDA
OKs New Bacterial Meningitis Vaccine
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration approved a new vaccine to
protect people age 11 to 55 against bacterial meningitis, which is
rare but potentially ...
Meningo-like Illness Now Meningitis in the Philippines
Recombinomics - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... the alert level in the country's summer capital after the
bacterium causing meningococcemia manifested "differently," causing the
emergence of meningitis cases ...
FDA OKs New Bacterial Meningitis Vaccine
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
WASHINGTON Jan 17, 2005 -- The Food and Drug Administration approved a new
vaccine to protect people age 11 to 55 against bacterial meningitis,
which is rare ...
Meningo-like Cases Have Petechial Rashes
Recombinomics - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
>> Dr. Luningning Villa, spokesperson of the meningococcemia command post,
said the new case could be meningitis, a disease similar to
meningococcemia, but ess ...
Man,
24, Dies Of Meningitis
Boston Channel.com - Boston,MA,USA
... Bacterial meningitis, an infection of the spinal and brain
fluid, can be spread through contact with an infected person's nose or
throat secretions. ...
BETTER
MENINGITIS VACCINE
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
... WASHINGTON -- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has won US approval
to sell a new vaccine that gives longer protection against deadly
bacterial meningitis. ...
10-Year-Old
Recovering After Contracting Meningitis
WKYT - Lexington,KY,USA
Students at Jessie D. Lay Elementary School in Knox County called off
classes Friday after a student was thought to have meningitis.
...
WHO expert says cold weather big factor in 'meningo' spread
Philippine Daily Inquirer - Makati City,Philippines
... For those without immunity, the bacteria can pass from the pharynx
and into the bloodstream and into the brain, causing meningitis or
meningococcemia, if it ...
UNC Student is Treated for Confirmed Case of Meningitis
WTVD - Durham-Raleigh,NC,USA
By ABC 11. (01/14/05 - CHAPEL HILL) -- Lab test show a UNC student has a
confirmed case of bacterial meningococcal meningitis. The ...
Meningitis kills girl, 3
ic NorthWales - North Wales,UK
By Carl Butler, Daily Post. A DEVASTATED couple last night told how their
three-year-old daughter died less than 24 hours after being struck down by
meningitis. ...
GP sued over
meningitis death
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
A WOMAN is suing a doctor for £300,000, claiming that her mother's death
from meningitis was caused or contributed to by the GP's fault and
negligence. ...
SAD
32 back to class after meningitis precaution
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
... morning after classes were canceled Wednesday as a precautionary
measure because a member of the school community was diagnosed with
bacterial meningitis. ...
2nd case of meningitis reported at UNC
The Duke Chronicle - Durham,N.C,USA
... the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was admitted to UNC
Hospitals Tuesday morning with a presumptive case of meningococcal
meningitis, a bacterial ...
Health warning for Hajj pilgrims
BBC News - London,England,UK
... Hajj season. Under Saudi law all pilgrims must be vaccinated against
meningococcal meningitis before entering the country. Doctors ...
WHO sends experts to Philippine city to help fight deadly ...
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
... The infection presents itself as meningitis (meningococcal
meningitis) or septicaemia (meningococcemia) or a combination of
both. ...
UNC student may have bacterial meningitis
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
Health officials at UNC-Chapel Hill are dealing with a possible
meningitis scare on campus. A student was admitted to UNC hospitals
...
Parents reminded
about symptoms of meningitis
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,Wigan,UK
... "We can't protect against all types of meningitis so it's
important that parents ... The good news is that cases of
Meningitis C are at their lowest ever levels.
...
Meningitis
warning issued after death of six-week-old boy
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
Parents have been warned to beware of the symptoms of meningitis following
the death of a six-week-old baby boy who contracted the illness. ...
Meningitis
warning in NE
Irish Health - Ireland
Parents in the North East have been urged to watch out for any symptoms of
meningitis in their children, following the death of a six-week-old baby
boy in the ...
Hospitals ready to do dengue checks
The Malaysia Star - Malaysia
... "Volunteers heading for tsunami-struck areas must get their tetanus,
Hepatitis A and B, meningitis, cholera and typhoid shots," he said.
Meningitis claims life of six-week-old baby
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
Parents were warned to be aware of the signs for meningitis today after
the latest outbreak claimed the life of a six-week-old baby boy. ...
MENINGITIS HITS 8-YEAR OLD IN TRAPANI
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Italy
(AGI) - Trapani, Jan. 10 - The Public Hygiene Office of the Salemi
hospital near Trapani has reported a case of meningitis. The ...
Dr
Thomas Stuttaford
The Times - UK
... and Immunisation has backed the proposal that a vaccination against
Streptococcus pneumoniae -- a common cause of meningitis, pneumonia,
septicaemia and ...
Meningitis case proves fatal
Amarillo Globe News - Amarillo,TX,USA
By GEORGE SCHWARZ. One person has died of a usually fatal type of
meningitis, but Amarillo is not undergoing an outbreak of the disease. ...
Bucks County Teen Dies Of Suspected Meningitis
WGAL Channel.com - Lancaster,PA,USA
PHILADELPHIA -- County health officials said a 17-year-old Bucks County
girl died Wednesday of suspected meningitis. The teen, Jenna
Child in hospital with meningitis
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
ROCKFORD --- A Rockford child is hospitalized with bacterial meningitis,
an infectious disease that can be fatal. The case is the ...
Failures led to meningitis death of baby
The Times - UK
By Nigel Hawkes. A BABY boy died of meningitis after being passed from
doctor to doctor before it was finally diagnosed -- too late to save him.
...
Pupils back to school in meningitis tragedy
ic Liverpool - Southport,England,UK
By Mary Murtagh, Liverpool Echo. PUPILS of the Kirkby school at the centre
of a meningitis scare returned to their classes today (Wednesday). ...
Meningitis discovered at Roseville High School
Roseville Press Tribune - Roseville,CA,USA
The first case of meningitis at Roseville High School was found in
a student who contracted the disease through the exchange of saliva.
...
Durham
student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
Wilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USA
A student at a Durham elementary school has been diagnosed with bacterial
meningitis, which is more severe and less common than the viral
version. ..
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Be aware of meningitis
Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
People in the North West were today urged to remain vigilant for signs of
meningitis over the Christmas period. There have been
...
Meningitis
warning to parents
Limerick Post - Limerick,Ireland
The Southern Health Board has issued a warning to parents after three
cases of meningitis were confirmed in Cork. A further suspected
...
3 Local
Teens Contract Viral Meningitis
NBC6.net - Miami,FL,USA
Fewer than one in 1,000 people infected with the virus actually develop
full-blown meningitis. According to the Centers for Disease ...
Student has bacterial meningitis
News & Observer - Paleigh,NC,USA
... elementary school student's condition was improving after being
diagnosed last week with what may be the county's first case of bacterial
meningitis this year ...
Town
Builds New Addition For Student With Meningitis
Boston Channel.com - Boston,MA,USA
NewsCenter 5's Jim Boyd reported that Hollie Vilandre lost her legs in a
long battle with meningitis. Hollie played high school ...
Health Officials
Keep Close Eye on Students for Meningitis ...
KXTV - Sacramento,CA,USA
Administrators and county health experts are screening students who attend
Roseville High School after a 16-year-old boy came down with meningococcal
meningitis ...
FCC
Student Diagnosed With Viral Meningitis
NBC 25 - Hagerstown,MD,USA
FREDERICK, MD- A student at Frederick Community College has been diagnosed
with the viral form of Meningitis, and officials are warning
students to be on the ...
Schoolboy dies from meningitis
Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
A HEALTH alert has been issued after a teenager died from meningitis.
The 16-year-old pupil at John Kitto Community College, Plymouth
Student Tests
Positive For Meningitis
Meningitis outbreak hits Vancouver's gay community
CBC News - Canada
...
"The gay community is like a family group, so gay people hang out
together, and because meningitis spreads through saliva -- kissing,
sharing cigarettes ...
School offering doses to prevent more meningitis
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... School in Cherry Hill will be offered an antibiotic and a vaccine
today and tomorrow as a precaution after a student was confirmed to have
bacterial meningitis ...
Meningitis
spreads among Vancouver gays
PlanetOut - San Francisco,CA,USA
Health officials in British Columbia, Canada, are warning gay men about a
meningitis outbreak that has infected six gay men in Vancouver, three of
whom have ...
Centerville
warned of meningitis
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster,PA,USA
... Parents of Centerville Middle School students received warning Monday
that a teacher at the school may be ill with bacterial meningitis. ...
Sonora-area residents dies of meningitis
Union Democrat - Sonora,CA,USA
A Sonora-area resident died from an aggressive form of bacterial
meningitis after being transferred to a Modesto hospital over the weekend,
Tuolumne County ...
Under-fire care firm to recruit doctors
ic Wales - Wales,UK
... In one case a mother in Bridgend was told to take her six-year-old
daughter, who she feared had meningitis, to Sheffield for urgent medical
care after calling ...
Students to receive antibiotics after meningitis cases
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
CHERRY HILL, NJ -- Students and faculty are being treated with antibiotics
and vaccinated against meningitis following two confirmed cases of
meningococcal ...
Meningitis death leaves questions
Union Democrat - Sonora,CA,USA
... Hernandez, the first to die in Tuolumne County from meningitis in more
than a decade, went from being strong and healthy to weak and in extreme
pain in just ...
School
says meningitis is not a threat
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster,PA,USA
... Meningitis is a potentially deadly infection of fluid surrounding the
spine and brain that is spread through the exchange of saliva and throat
secretions. ...
Be
aware of meningitis
Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
A Londonderry-based doctor today reiterated a meningitis warning to
parents throughout the North West. Dr Richard Smithson, Consultant ...
Masaka, Britain
Co-Operate
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... The LC 5 chairman, Vincent Ssempijja launched the MRC/TASO
cryptococcal meningitis trial building in Masaka. Cryptococcal meningitis
...
Jabs for students after college mumps scare
ic CheshireOnline - UK
... "Mumps can be serious, causing inflammation of the ovaries in women
and inflammation of the testicles in males and viral meningitis.". ...
