Florida on guard against giant snails

latimes Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:14:00 AM CET | info

Efforts are underway to prevent the reestablishment of African mollusks, which threaten crops and public health. They're not as menacing as Burmese pythons proliferating in the Everglades, but giant African snails are targets of the government too....

WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 9:39:00 PM CET | info

Infections typically "peak" at the end of March or early April, when the disease is most widespread. "This year pales compared to last year's outbreak," the West Africa medical expert at the European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), Amparo Laiseca, told IRIN....

(AHN) Meningitis Claims Two School Children In Oklahoma

AHN Friday, March 12, 2010 8:55:00 PM CET | info

Two students from an Oklahoma elementary school have died of meningitis in the last two days, according to local and state health officials. Health officials reported four more children from the area have been infected with similar symptoms and were hospitalized. - (AHN)...

WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly

irinnews Friday, March 12, 2010 6:39:00 PM CET | info

DAKAR, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Disease Surveillance Centre in.......

Toddler died of meningitis after five doctors failed to spot symptoms

telegraph Friday, March 12, 2010 4:43:00 PM CET | info

A toddler who died of meningitis after five doctors failed to spot he was suffering from the disease was "completely failed by the medical profession", his family said....

WHO team in Ghana to study CSM outbreak

ghanaweb Friday, March 12, 2010 4:23:00 PM CET | info

Accra, March 12, GNA - A team from World Health Organisation(WHO) is in the country to assess the outbreak of Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. Dr Benjamin Kunbuor, Minister of Health (MOH) made this known on Thursday when answering an urgent.......

Toddler 'completely failed by medical profession' after FIVE doctors failed to spot meningitis which killed him

dailymail Friday, March 12, 2010 2:29:00 PM CET | info

Oliver Martin was rushed to hospital by his mother, a district nurse, after he fell seriously ill but only received the antibiotics eight hours later, an inquest heard....

Morgan and Morgan Recovers $8.6 Million on Behalf of Child with Meningitis

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 12:04:00 PM CET | info

(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 12, 2010 ) Orlando, FL - The personal injury lawyers at Morgan & Morgan, a national injury law firm headquartered in Orlando Florida, achieved a verdict of $8,600,000 in a medical negligence lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on be.....

WHO team in Ghana to study CSM outbreak

myjoyonline Friday, March 12, 2010 11:57:00 AM CET | info

A team from the WHO is in the country to assess the outbreak of CSM in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions....

Nigeria: Meningitis Ravages Kano LGs

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 11:27:00 AM CET | info

Cerebrospinal Meningitis has hit 18 local government areas in Kano State where 50 cases have been reported.Speaking with our correspondent on phone, Kano State Commissioner for Health Hajiya Aishatu Kiru confirmed the figure of cases and the number of affected areas, saying health officials had been.......

Nigeria: NEMA Alerts on Meningitis

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 11:27:00 AM CET | info

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised alarm over the spread of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) urging Nigerians to adhere to precautionary measures to avoid its spread....

Student dies of meningitis

healthlinenews Friday, March 12, 2010 8:11:00 AM CET | info

KFOR-TV Oklahoma City | 11 hrs ago The superintendent of the Oologah-Talala School District says an elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis....

PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever, current situation - Europe

promed Friday, March 12, 2010 3:09:00 AM CET | info

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Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills two Oklahoma students

cnn Friday, March 12, 2010 2:05:00 AM CET | info

Authorities are investigating six possible cases of bacterial meningitis -- including two deaths -- in rural Oklahoma elementary school students....

(AHN) Meningitis Claims Life Of Oklahoma Student

AHN Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:35:00 PM CET | info

Officials in Oklahoma reported Thursday that an elementary school student has died from bacterial meningitis, and two other children have been hospitalized with the sickness. - (AHN)...

Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills Oklahoma student

cnn Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:55:00 PM CET | info

An Oklahoma elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis, officials said Thursday, and two other students are hospitalized with the illness....

Red Puffy Ears

nejm Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:23:00 PM CET | info

A 63-year-old man with a history of recurrent aseptic meningitis presented with fever and headache. The physical examination showed scleral injection and mild nuchal rigidity. Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid ......

Primordial, Charlotte Radiology announce partnership

newsmedical Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:17:00 PM CET | info

Primordial, a leading vendor of communications, workflow, quality management and analytics applications for the medical imaging market, and Charlotte Radiology, one of the largest radiology groups in the United States, announced today a partnership to deploy and further develop Primordial’s.......

Experts warn of more road accidents

vanguardngr Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:56:00 PM CET | info

Weather experts at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, have warned of increase in the rate of road accidents during the rainy season unless the relevant authorities heed the warning and act on it accordingly....

What Is Hydrocephalus? What Causes Hydrocephalus?

medicalnews Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:11:00 PM CET | info

Hydrocephalus, also called Water on the Brain is a condition in which there is an abnormal build up of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) in the cavities (ventricles) of the brain. The buildup is often caused by an obstruction which prevents proper fluid drainage....

The Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative Introduces www.DengueWatch.org - a News hub for Tracking Dengue Fever Epidemics Worldwide

presseportal Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:15:00 AM CET | info

Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI): Seoul, March 9, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) - PDVI (Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative), a program of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announces today the launch of http://www.denguewatch.org, a news hub for tracking dengue fever epidemics worldwide....

Vital Signs: Childhood: 1 in 4 Parents Link Autism to Vaccines

IHT Monday, March 8, 2010 8:00:00 PM CET | info

Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects....

PRO/AH/EDR> Disease situation, post-earthquake - Haiti (02)

promed Sunday, March 7, 2010 9:04:00 PM CET | info

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antiguanews Sunday, March 7, 2010 3:40:00 PM CET | info

, seen as the key to wiping out in Africa , has made impressive gains against the in the year since religious leaders backed vaccination, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. A mass immunisation campaign targeting 85 million children in west and central Africa will be launched this.......

Polio vaccine drive starts in Africa

africaFM Saturday, March 6, 2010 5:10:00 AM CET | info

President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday gave thumbs-up for the success of the 37th Ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community were drawn against former champions and South Africa in the same 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group on Saturday....