Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, and is sometimes referred to as “spinal meningitis”. What are the meninges? As a protective membrane, the ...

Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Hickner JM et al. for the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of acute bronchitis ...

Meningococcal Vaccination: The bacteria usually causes a meningitis - inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord - or a bloodstream infection, called septicemia or sepsis. But ...

The decrease in skin rash to grade 1-0 was observed in 12 (36.4%) pts, and 13 (39.4%) pts showed unchanged grade 2. The increase to grade 3 in skin rash was observed in 8 (24.2%) pts. Good skin rash ...

GSK and Lifetime are once again collaborating on a media project to raise awareness of the risks associated with meningitis. On June 28, Lifetime will air the GSK-backed film Pretty Hurts, which is ...