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Pediatric Vaccine Prevents Pneumococcal Meningitis
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A standard pediatric vaccine used to prevent several common types of life-threatening infections also effectively reduced the rates of another disease, pneumococcal meningitis, in children and adults

A Case Report on Eosinophilic Meningitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
www.medsci.org | Dec 16, 2011
<p><i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> is the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis in humans. It is usually caused by ingestion of raw or inadequately cooked intermediate hosts or food contaminated with infective third-stage larvae. We describe a case of eosinophilic meningitis caused by

Meningitis Hitting Africa Earlier Than Usual, Alarming Health Experts
www.prlog.org | Feb 25, 2010
Meningitis Hitting Africa Earlier Than Usual, Alarming Health Experts. February 25, 2010: Health officials in sub-Saharan Africa's "meningitis belt" are alarmed by the early arrival of the disease this year. Meningitis usually strikes people in this broad swath of Africa closer to April, during the

Medical Malpractice - Bacterial Meningitis
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Physicians are entrusted with the well-being of their patients. But sometimes even doctors make mistakes. These mistakes may sometimes be relatively

Vaccine hope as meningitis study finds genetic link - Scotsman.com News
news.scotsman.com | Aug 9, 2010
Vaccine hope as meningitis study finds genetic link - GENETIC factors behind the deaths of children struck down by meningitis have been identified for the first time.

Hospital fined $100,000 for infection control lapses related to meningitis patient -
www.fiercehealthcare.com | Apr 21, 2010
An Oakland, Calif.-based hospital has been hit with a $101,000 fine by the state's OSHA regulators for failing to implement safety precautions before and after treating a patient diagnosed with... Read more...

ADP55_16AUG02.QXD.p1.pdf
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I – C O A K S AUTHOR: PROFESSOR JOHN MURTAGH ! Copyright of Professor John Murtagh and Australian Doctor. This patient handout may be photocopied or printed out by a doctor free of charge for patient information purposes. Bacterial meningitis What is meningitis? Meningitis is inflammation of the

Learn More About Meningitis Risks - Watch WebMD Video
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There are more common dangers than swine flu. Are you and your child prepared?

Medical News: Act Fast for Post-Pneumococcal Deafness - in Surgery, Otolaryngology from MedPage
www.medpagetoday.com | Oct 18, 2010
Children who become deaf after pneumococcal meningitis -- an illness that has decreased but not disappeared after pneumococcal vaccination -- need rapid evaluation and prompt insertion of cochlear imp

Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Rheumatoid meningitis occurring during adalimumab and
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Joint Bone Spine - Sous presse. Epreuves corrigées par l'auteur. Disponible en ligne depuis le vendredi 30 septembre 2011 - Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Rheumatoid meningitis occurring during adalimumab and methotrexate treatment - EM|consulte