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IV Treatment May Lower Risk of Dying from Bacterial Meningitis

By ysribharath on  From indiastrikes.com
New research shows that an intravenous (IV) treatment may cut a person’s risk of dying from bacterial meningitis. The research is published in the September 29, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The treatment is called dexamethasone. “Using this treatment in people infected with meningitis has been under debate because in a few large studies it was shown to be ineffective,” said study author Diederik van de Beek, MD, PhD, with the...Read Full Story

Mich. Head Start aide dies of bacterial meningitis

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Authorities say a Head Start teacher's aide in Michigan has died from bacterial meningitis. Letters have been sent to parents of children in the Hale school district reassuring them that it is safe to send their youngsters to school. WNEM-TV reports the woman died after going to a hospital Saturday complaining of an earache. Officials say she worked at a building that also houses the Hale school district's elementary and middle school. The Head Start room where she worked has been cleaned...Read Full Story

Western Michigan University health officials urge students to get bacterial meningitis shots

By argh2xxx on  From blogmyway.org
Posted by god 36 minutes ago ( http://feeds.feedburner.com ) View profile After a WMU freshman died of bacterial meningitis in April, university health officials saw interest rise in the vaccine used to prevent the potentially deadly illness. WMU's Sindecuse Health Center will offer meningitis and influenza vaccines during several clinics in October...Read Full Story

UW-Madison Student Dies of Bacterial Meningitis

By topstoriesmilwaukee on  From topstoriesmilwaukee.com
Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. MADISON – Neha Suri, a University of Wisconsin-Madison senior, died of bacterial meningitis Tuesday, a little more than a week after she was rushed to the university’s hospital and put into a medically induced coma. “The loss is hard for everyone to understand,” Suri’s family posted on her CaringBridge.org page.  “Truly...Read Full Story

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His last day there was Friday, and he died Sunday, owner Celeste Hacker said. Hacker contacted the Tulsa County Health Department for advice and has taken multiple steps to ensure the safety of other day-care attendees, she said. The day care ...  
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As of today, I have not seen a reported case of bacterial meningitis through the health department. Regardless, Timothy is right to be concerned. Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease with mortality (death) rates up to 30%. Fortunately ...  
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Principal Kim Wilson says the elementary school is taking steps to disinfect the potentially affected areas. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention says bacterial meningitis can result in brain damage, hearing loss or learning disabilities.  
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About 40 people that likely had contact with a Ukiah toddler recently diagnosed with bacterial meningitis were notified and treated with antibiotics, Mendocino County Public Health Nurse Erika Nosera said.  
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Glynn, of Wyoming, Mich., died Thursday at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Health officials were investigating the possibility of meningococcal disease, the forerunner to bacterial meningitis. Marcus Cheatham, public information officer for the ...  
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As predicted by Michael Long, chairman of the Florida Student Association and member of the BOG, Alexander is stripping higher education of its funding after losing a battle of egos. "(Alexander) told me," Long testified, "that he would quit fighting for ...  
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State Sen. Bill Landen is again sponsoring a bill to require college students to be immunized against meningitis. But this year's version has a new twist: It wouldn't cost the state money. The 2012 bill makes students responsible for obtaining the vaccine ...  
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(NaturalNews) Former presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed into law new legislation that requires all college students, including those living off campus, to get injected with a meningitis vaccine. The new guidelines, which ...  
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According to the bill, the new school would return all existing USF Polytechnic students and faculty to the USF System, but would absorb all ... along with the Legislature's personal wishes, I think there are going to be a lot of legislators ...  
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It was expected that I would be at home cooking dinner for my husband ... The USF students will work throughout the semester with her on business plans, promotion and publicity of the organization. Fundraising event helps Navy SEAL Foundation ...  
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