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 New Vaccine For Meningitis Approved For Use in UK
New Vaccine For Meningitis Approved For Use in UK
The European Commission (EC) has approved a vaccine against a deadly form of meningitis for use in the UK. The EC gave manufacturers Novartis the green light to sell Bexsero, the first v... 
Chad Rules Out Any Link Between Sick Kids and Meningitis Vaccine
Chad Rules Out Any Link Between Sick Kids and Meningitis Vaccine
Chad's government claimed on Tuesday that a team of international experts have not been able to find any link between the hospitalization of 38 children and their recent vaccinations against... 
 Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Meningitis in Offspring
Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Meningitis in Offspring
British researchers reveal that the risk of meningitis in children is high if the mother had smoked during pregnancy or due to second hand smoke from their parents. Researchers from the UK ... 
 Three More Pharmacies Sanctioned During Probe into Massachusetts Meningitis Outbreak
Three More Pharmacies Sanctioned During Probe into Massachusetts Meningitis Outbreak
Massachusetts health officials revealed that three more pharmacies have been sanctioned as they continue their investigations into the meningitis outbreak that led to the deaths of 36 people... 
 Encephalitis Battle Being Hampered by Red Tape in UP
Encephalitis Battle Being Hampered by Red Tape in UP
The battle of the Uttar Pradesh government against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and AES (Acute Encephalitis Syndrome) appears to have been hampered by red tape. Even as the death toll of k... 
 Novartis Meningitis Vaccine Gets EU Approval
Novartis Meningitis Vaccine Gets EU Approval
Novartis has won approval by the EU's medicine agency for its Bexsero vaccine against meningitis B infections, say sources. "Bexsero will be the first licensed broad coverage vaccine that ca... 
 First to Gain Approval to Travel Outside Cold Chain Is Meningitis Vaccine That Breaks Barrier
First to Gain Approval to Travel Outside Cold Chain Is Meningitis Vaccine That Breaks Barrier
Researchers announced that regulatory authorities—after conducting a rigorous review of stability data—will for the first time allow a vaccine in Africa to be transported and stored for as l... 
Congress Slams US Health Officials on Tainted Drugs That Caused Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Congress Slams US Health Officials on Tainted Drugs That Caused Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
US lawmakers came down heavily on federal and state health officials Wednesday for failing to properly police a pharma company whose tainted drugs caused a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.... 
 Tied to Meningitis Outbreak Are Problems at Second US Firm
Tied to Meningitis Outbreak Are Problems at Second US Firm
Serious problems were uncovered by US federal health inspectors at a second Massachusetts pharmacy run by some of the same people whose tainted drugs caused a deadly meningitis outbreak. ... 
 Official: US Meningitis Death Toll Rises to 30
Official: US Meningitis Death Toll Rises to 30
US health officials said that the death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to tainted drugs rose to 30 as the number of cases climbed to a whopping 419. Some 14,000 people in 23 sta... 
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The infection and inflammation of the outer covering of the brain (meninges) and also of the cerebrospinal fluid is termed meningitis. Depending on the age of the patient, health condition and the infecting organism, the severity of the disease also varies.

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