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Published December 06, 2012
New cases of illness associated with injectable pain medication from the New England Compounding Center continue to appear, more than two months after physicians pulled the steroid from their shelves over reports of contamination
Published December 04, 2012
Santa made an early flight to New Jersey for storm victims this year with the help of the Blue Angels.
Published November 21, 2012
While rates of new cases of fungal meningitis are diminishing considerably, doctors have a new warning for people who received injections of contaminated steroid medication produced by the New England Compounding Center
Published November 08, 2012
A new U.S. Army study warns service members to consume energy drinks in moderation, citing them as a cause of sleep problems among those on combat deployment
Published October 25, 2012
A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the risk of death or stroke is mostly gone by 42 days after exposure to the contaminated steroids implicated in a nationwide meningitis outbreak
Published October 23, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration removed a list of clinics Monday that received products from the New England Compounding Center, just hours after posting it on its website
Published October 22, 2012
A deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroid injections has renewed calls for safety at America's drug manufacturers and pharmacies
Published October 17, 2012
Two members of Congress have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the Massachusetts pharmacy implicated in a deadly multi-state outbreak of fungal meningitis has violated any federal regulations
Published October 16, 2012
Health officials have now identified two more drugs that may be linked to the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis
Published October 10, 2012
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has requested briefings this week by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly meningitis outbreak, which has claimed at least 12 lives and sickened more than 120 in 10 states