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FDA approves vaccine to block meningitis strain
2014-10-30 01:51:47| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health regulators have approved the first vaccine to block a strain of bacteria that has caused sometimes deadly outbreaks of meningitis in college dormitories. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it cleared Pfizer's Trumenba to prevent a subtype of Meningococcal disease in people ages 10 to 25. When the bacteria infect the bloodstream they cause sepsis.
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Aceto selling generic for Diflucan for fungal infections, meningitis
2014-05-29 16:11:41| Chemicals - Topix.net
The headquarters of Aceto Corp. in Port Washington is pictured on Oct. 21, 2011.
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Meningitis death tied to Princeton outbreak strain
2014-03-19 08:30:25| Biotech - Topix.net
A Philadelphia college student died of the same type of meningitis that caused an outbreak at Princeton University in New Jersey, suggesting the strain might still exist on the Ivy League campus despite a massive vaccination effort, federal health officials said Tuesday.
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Meningitis suspected in Drexel students death
2014-03-12 19:46:00| American School & University
Drexel student was found unresponsive by her sorority sisters and was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where she died. read more
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W. Pa. boy dies from bacterial meningitis
2014-03-07 03:03:41| Biotech - Topix.net
Officials haven't identified the boy, but say he passed away around 9 p.m. Wednesday at Allegheny General Hospital.
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