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| Meningitis vaccines urged before NYC Pride events While meningitis has reached an all-time low in the United States, an op-ed in this week's Annals of Internal Medicine highlights cases of a deadly meningitis strain among men who have sex with men. Cities including New York, Toronto, and San Francisco ... CNN (blog) - Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:26 | |
 | Meningitis outbreak hit 2 Chattanooga area patients This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a branch of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. The fungus can also cause skin infections if it enters a break in the skin. The meningitis outbreak is linked to the ... Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:01 |
 | Meningitis Warning For Gay Pride Weekend Joining in on NYC Gay Pride Weekend at the end of this month? Health officials want to make sure you get your meningitis vaccination. Almost one third of men who've contracted the disease in NYC since August 2010 have died: according to a report from ... Gothamist - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:32 |
| Meningitis Outbreak Spurs Effort Before Gay Pride Events Bloomberg - Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:23 | |
| Meningitis warning given ahead of NYC's Gay Pride weekend NBCNews.com (blog) - Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:12 | |
| Meningitis warning ahead of New York City's gay pride weekend 680 News - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16 | |
| NY to Gay Pride Visitors: Get Meningitis Shot MedPage Today - Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:01 | |
| NYC Officials Promotes Meningitis Awareness to Gay Men Headlines & Global News - Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:30 | |
 | Meningitis: Get Vaccinated Before Gay Pride Week in New York Officials at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) are urging men who have sex with men (MSM) to be vaccinated against meningitis, especially if they plan on participating in the city's Gay Pride events, say the authors ... Medscape - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54 |
 | MRI May Spot Meningitis from Tainted Steroids A screening MRI may provide early warning of spinal or paraspinal meningitis in patients who received contaminated steroid injections, researchers reported. The imaging modality showed abnormalities in 21% (36) of 172 patients screened, according to ... MedPage Today - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31 |
| MRI may help find infection from tainted injection Reuters - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16 | |
| MRIs Spot 'Hidden' Fungal Infections From Tainted Steroid Shots U.S. News & World Report - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05 | |
| MRI Screening May Help Identify Spinal Infections From Contaminated Drug ... Infection Control Today - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19 | |
| MRI Spots Indolent Spinal Infections From Contaminated MPA Medscape - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10 | |
 | Fungal meningitis outbreak still causing problems IN "GOOD HEALTH," LAST FALL'S FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK FROM CONTAMINATED STEROID INJECTIONS IS STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR PATIENTS. Devin: MOST WERE HERE IN MICHIGAN. MORE ON WHAT DOCTORS HAVE ... WDIV Detroit - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:41 |
| New dangers related to contaminated steroid injections ABC 4 - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:51 | |
| Meningitis outbreak: Lawyers seek records of everyone treated with NECC drugs John Dunn, deputy state epidemiologist, stands in front of graphics mapping the meningitis outbreak at the Operations Center at the Tennessee Department of Health on Oct. 8, 2012, in Nashville. / Dipti Vaidya / File / The Tennessean ... The Tennessean - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:17 | |
| Records sought in fungal meningitis outbreak NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last year. The subpoenas were sent to St. Thomas Outpatient ... Boston.com - Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40 | |