Meningitis NewsNews on Meningitis continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Girl's death puzzles doctors- May 31, 2008 A 16-year-old girl has died in Hereford of a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, said Nathan Flood, chief executive of Hereford Regional Medical Center.http://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/girls-death-puzzles-doctors?fromrss=1 Fresh bid to cut deaths by meningitis in Scotland FRESH guidelines...- May 28, 2008 FRESH guidelines have been issued to doctors on how to save the lives of Scottish youngsters with meningitis.http://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/fresh-bid-to-cut-deaths-by-meningitis-in-sc... Survival after cryptococcal meningitis not improving despite ART in Uganda- May 22, 2008 The 14-day mortality rate for cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-1-infected Ugandan patients remained high at 20-42 % despite antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and access to highly active antiretroviral ...http://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/survival-after-cryptococcal-meningitis-not-... Hope grad's idea aims to halt spread of disease- May 20, 2008 Two recent deaths in Ottawa County related to meningitis have provided additional inspiration to one Hope College graduate's current project: the Container Identification Scratch System.http://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/hope-grads-idea-aims-to-halt-spread-of-dise... Meningitis survivor in bay walk appeal- May 18, 2008 A GRANGE woman who battled a life-threatening condition is appealing for people to take part in a fund-raising event. via The North West Evening Mailhttp://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/meningitis-survivor-in-bay-walk-appeal?from... Meningitis case reported- May 16, 2008 A spokesperson for the Health Division told www.di-ve.com that the student was in critical condition upon being hospitalised, but she had later improved slightly after being given the necessary treatment and ... via DI-VEhttp://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/meningitis-case-reported?fromrss=1 Novartis' Meningitis Vaccine Shows Treatment Promise- May 11, 2008 Novartis' clinical trial of meningitis vaccine Menveo showed the drug successfully boosts immune system possibly becoming a treatment in the future. via EMaxHealthhttp://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/novartis-meningitis-vaccine-shows-treatment... Death spurs CMU alert- May 9, 2008 Central Michigan District Health Department officials today were warning Central Michigan University students about bacterial meningitis exposure after a student died of the infection this week. via Saginaw Newshttp://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/death-spurs-cmu-alert?fromrss=1 Running to raise awareness of meningitis- May 7, 2008 "Oliver was 20 months old when his parents put him to bed with a temperature, by five in the morning he was covered in pinprick rash and within two hours he was in a coma in hospital." Oliver in the paediatric intensive care unit in hospital A TAUNTON man is running across Ireland to raise money for the Meningitis Trust after his two-year-old nephew nearly lost his life to the virus. via This is The West Countryhttp://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/running-to-raise-awareness-of-meningitis?fr... Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis- May 6, 2008 "What you want to do is prevent it." Corticosteroids are increasingly used to help treat children with bacterial meningitis, but a new study finds that adding the drugs to antibiotic treatment may not reduce death rates or the length of hospital ... via HealthDayhttp://www.topix.net/health/meningitis/2008/05/corticosteroids-of-little-use-against-child... |