Latest meningitis Stories

SALT LAKE CITY, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents in Utah may be unaware that their adolescent children are at risk of contracting a potentially fatal bacterial infection called meningococcal disease if they have not received the second (booster) dose of meningococcal vaccine now recommended by public health officials. The Utah School Nurse Association (USNA) has joined organizations and community leaders across the country on a national initiative to ensure that parents are...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents in Kentucky may be unaware that their adolescent children are at risk of contracting a serious, potentially fatal bacterial infection called meningococcal disease if they have not received the second (booster) dose of meningococcal vaccine now recommended by public health officials. The Kentucky School Nurses Association (KSNA) has joined organizations and community leaders across the country on a national initiative to...

Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the protective membrane that covers the spinal cord and brain. Children, elderly patients and immunocompromized patients are at a higher risk for the development of severe bacterial meningitis. Recently, researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia sought to identify new vaccine targets in Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in the world. Led by Dr. Abiodun Ogunniyi, the research team...

HOUSTON, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Meningitis Angels (MA) a national organization founded in memory of Ryan Milley the only child of Bob and Frankie Milley (Milley) announced today the launch of a national contest that would have tweens and teens ages 10-18 submit a photo of themselves getting their meningitis shot. A complete set of rules for entry may be found at http://www.meningitis-angels.org/meningitis-angels-vaccination-poster-contest.html. "We hope this contest...

PERTH, Australia, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) is urging people all over the world to "Join Hands Against Meningitis" in an effort to reduce the global impact of the disease. The call-to-action encourages individuals, families and communities to learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis, the importance of urgent treatment of the disease, and that prevention is available through vaccination against some forms of...

Gene that influences inflammatory response to infection predicts effectiveness of drug therapy A gene that influences the inflammatory response to infection may also predict the effectiveness of drug treatment for a deadly form of tuberculosis. An international collaboration between researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Duke University, Harvard University, the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam and Kings College London reported these findings Feb. 3 in...

Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene 'Goldilocks' gene could determine best treatment for TB patients Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from Oxford University, King's College London, Vietnam and the USA. This is one of the first examples in infectious disease of where an...

NEW YORK, Nov.14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The CementBloc received the Bronze Award for their Fresh Rhymes meningitis disease awareness brochure at the 3rd Annual CLIO Healthcare Awards, which took place at the historic Paris Theatre in New York City on November 10, 2011. The Bronze Award was given in recognition of the agency's work for Novartis Vaccines on the Menveo (meningococcal vaccine) Fresh Rhymes disease education campaign. The innovative campaign was designed to increase...

Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, once the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children, has dramatically reduced the incidence of Hib disease in young children over the past 20 years, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online (http://www.oxfordjournals.com/our_journals/cid/prpaper1.pdf). However, other strains of the bacteria continue to cause substantial disease among the nation's youngest and oldest age groups....

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a bill signed into law last May, Texas will become the first state in the country to require that all college students receive one dose or booster of the meningococcal vaccine for bacterial meningitis. In response, MinuteClinic has prepared all Texas-based walk-in medical clinics inside select CVS/pharmacy stores for an increased demand for the vaccine as the requirement goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012. Bacterial meningitis is a...