Meningitis

Augsburg student hospitalized with meningitis

MINNEAPOLIS -- A student at Augsburg College in Minneapolis is hospitalized with a case of bacterial meningitis. The college says the freshman female has been admitted to North Memorial Medical Center. The school is working...

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Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Starting next year an extra 6.3 million children worldwide will have the chance to feel that pinch and get vaccinated against some of the world's deadliest illnesses, according to the GAVI Alliance, a...

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Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information

Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information facts from trusted sources: Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information information at Drugs.com Food and drug administration (fda) will rigorously consider retinal to scientific its of the...

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HIB Booster Vaccine Available Again

A shortage on the H-I-B vaccine last fall had a lot of parents worried about their toddler's health. The meningitis booster is available again. But some of those kids who missed it the first time, may never get it.

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Schoolmates release balloons to keep memory of Ruby alive

By Evelyn Ring Thursday, November 19, 2009 RUBY AYOUB’s schoolmates released balloons in memory of the little girl who should have been celebrating her sixth birthday yesterday. Ruby died last Friday after being wrongly...

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FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support the Safety and Effectiveness of Prevnar 13™ Vaccine for...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 10 to 1 that the data presented support the safety and effectiveness of...

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The Nation's's Poor Record Keeping Culture

The visit by the group to the palatial palace of the Emir of Kano was certainly not a simple courtesy call. The amiable royal father, Dr Ado Bayero, his years of experience as a leader handy and equally attuned to diverse human...

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Battling Harley makes first trip home

SIX months after meningitis sufferer Harley Slack had his arms and legs amputated, he has been home for the first time. The four-year-old, who nearly died from the disease, has made a remarkable recovery and his first trip...

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Vaccines On Horizon For AIDS, Alzheimer's, Herpes

Alzheimer's disease. "Even if a small portion of everything that's going on now is successful in the next 10 years, you put that together with the last 10 years (and) it's going to be characterized as a golden era," says Emilio...

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Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections Secondary To Seasonal and Swine Flu

What is Pneumococcal Disease? Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). When these bacteria invade the lungs, they can cause pneumonia. They can also...

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