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Rachel Futterman
Rachel Futterman is a USF student who died of meningitis. School officials say 19-year-old Rachel Futterman became ill one Friday and went to the hospital that Saturday, where she was placed on life-support and later died.
In children with bacterial meningitis, age and presenting neurologic status are the most important predictors of hearing loss, and neither dexamethasone nor glycerol help alleviate the risk, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In children with bacterial meningitis, age and presenting neurologic status are the most important predictors of hearing loss, and neither dexamethasone nor glycerol help alleviate the risk, a new study shows.
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From rehabpub.com
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Scientists at the University of Bristol have embarked on a ground-breaking study to help protect people from the killer disease meningitis. Volunteers will be given a vaccination and then the reaction of the immune system in the back of their throats will be analysed as part of a wider project to reduce cases of the disease.
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From bris.ac.uk
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A drug created and patented by a team of University of South Florida researchers is at the center of Thursday's major deal between global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC and Targacept, Inc., potentially earning the university its most lucrative patent royalties to date. The drug, TC-5214, is the invention of USF researchers Paul Sanberg and Douglas Shytle, retired USF psychiatry professor Archie Silver and former student Mary Newman...
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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A 19-year-old male Cuesta College student has been identified as the person diagnosed late last week by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department with a possibly rare case of bacterial meningitis.Specifically, it is strongly suspected by county health officials that the young man has meningococcal meningitis, according to a news release from Cuesta College. Bacterial meningitis is rare enough with the county averaging four cases per...
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From sanluisobispo.com
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Students attending The University of South Florida may want to rethink when it comes to renting. Homes in and around the USF area set the stage for a perfect first home for students, with mortgage payments that may be just as affordable as monthly rent. Families that may have an individual in one [...]
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From tampa-real-estate-blog.com
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Agartala/Shillong, Dec 11 (IANS) The deadly meningococcal meningitis viral disease, which killed more than 60 people earlier this year in Tripura, has returned to the northeastern state and led to more deaths, officials said here Friday.
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From newdelhinews.net
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By Sally Connell -- The county Public Health Department has identified a 19-year-old Cuesta College student as the person diagnosed late last week with a possibly rare case of bacterial meningitis. Health officials strongly suspect that the young man has meningococcal meningitis, according to a news release from Cuesta College. Bacterial meningitis is already rare, with the county averaging four cases per year. But the county usually only has...
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From sanluisobispo.com
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By Antonio A. Prado -- A 19-year-old local college student has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Saturday night.Health officials strongly suspect that he could have the form of the disease known as meningococcal meningitis. That form is relatively rare, with up to 3,000 cases nationwide and 125 deaths annually, according to health officials. The young man was described as...
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WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Students and parents at Galvin Middle School in Wakefield were put on alert as word spread that a teacher at the school was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.
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