All posts tagged "Meningitis"
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989Health NewsEx-Rugby Player Struggling With Medical Bills After Swallowing A Garden Slug
An ex-rugby player in Australia swallowed a garden slug on a dare, and is now fighting his government in order to keep...
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1.0KHealth NewsEx-Pharmacist Charged With Meningitis Outbreak To Go On Trial
Glenn Chin, the supervisory pharmacist at what was the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, is set to go to trial on...
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1.1KHealth News18-Day Old Infant Dies Of Meningitis
An infant who contracted viral meningitis when she was less than one week old died Tuesday morning, according to her mother’s Facebook...
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1.5KHealth NewsUW-Madison Offers Free Vaccination For Type B Meningitis
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recommends that all undergraduates get vaccinated against a form of potentially fatal meningococcal disease. Two students who contracted...
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1.7KHealth NewsMeningitis B Vaccine Not So Effective In Campus Outbreaks
The meningitis B (MenB) vaccine Bexsoro turned out to be less than efficient, according to a study. The drug, which was administered...
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1.7KHealth NewsGay And Bisexual Men More Susceptible To Meningitis, Health Officials Unsure Why
An outbreak of meningitis has hit Los Angeles County in the past two months, with a disproportionate number of them gay men,...
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1.7KHealth NewsParents Found Guilty In Toddler’s Death For Not Providing Proper Medical Care
The parents of a 19-month-old boy, who died in 2012, have been convicted of their son’s death because they failed to provide him...
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2.9KAfrica NewsMeningitis Outbreak In Niger Kills More Than 400 People
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that a meningitis outbreak with what the organization referred to as “unprecedented features” is...
