By: Dr. Orin Levine 03 December 2010 Meningitis is an awful disease. It comes on suddenly, kills frequently, disables its survivors for life, and devastates families economically and emotionally. When it occurs in epidemics, as it does frequently in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt”, it has the power to disrupt entire communities and health systems.World Health Organization, […]
Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to meningitis revealed in major new study
By: Laura Gallagher Originally posted on 08 August 2010 Genetic differences that make some people susceptible to developing meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, and others naturally immune, are revealed in a new study of over 6,000 people, published today in Nature Genetics. The research, led by Imperial College London and the Genome Institute of Singapore, is […]
Menomune – One Mother's Harrowing Experience with the Meningitis Vaccine
By Virginia Young Originally posted 20 February 2010, reposted with permission 01 December 2010 Well another Super Bowl has come and gone. People rushed the grocery stores in preparation for the big day. I ran up to the store just as the game was starting for a few more ingredients I needed for dinner. No […]
Meningitis Outbreak in Fort Collins – What Does It Mean for the Community?
Press Release Immediate Release Holy Hormones Honey! KRFC Radio 970-221-5075 www.krfcfm.org November 1, 2010, Fort Collins, CO. Leslie Carol Botha, talk show host on KRFC FM 88.9 will tackle the issue of why Fort Collins has become the source of national attention because of the recent deaths and illnesses attributed to meningitis. Botha will interview […]
Teens need 2nd meningitis shot as 1st doesn’t last long enough: CDC panel
The Canadian Press By Mike Stobbe (CP) – 1 day ago ATLANTA — Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn’t work as long as expected, a U.S. federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The vaccine was initially aimed at high school and college students because the […]
