Fungal meningitis cases are nearing 300

By Greg McCune, Reuters

The number of cases of meningitis from tainted injections of a steroid medication reached 294, up 12 from a day earlier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday.

There were three other cases of joint infections from the steroid medication that have not resulted in meningitis cases, bringing the national total of infections to 297, according to the CDC.

There were no new deaths reported, leaving the total number of fatalities at 23, the CDC said. The number of cases has continued to mount despite recall of the product by New England Compounding Center. Meningitis cases have been identified in 16 states and deaths in seven states.

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The pharmacy's will claim bankruptcy and change their names and start it all over again. Congress will not do anything to allow the FDA to do anything about it. The states will continue to do nothing.

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Reply#1 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:45 PM EDT

Can you also contact dead relatives?

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#1.1 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:58 PM EDT

-god

®¿® I see dead people!

    #1.2 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:51 PM EDT
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    We need to protect the medical profession from these frivolous lawsuits...so a few people got sick and even fewer have died...they did voluntarily recall their product after all...

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    Reply#2 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:08 PM EDT

    Rick-546746

    Do you work in the medical profession? These are not frivolous lawsuits. People are dying and getting sick because a pharmacy made a serious error. Why should they not be sued for hurting people? It was their responsibility to make sure the products they sent out were not dangerous.

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    #2.1 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:29 PM EDT

    #2 " frivolous lawsuits" ????????? Over something like this? You got to be kidding.

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    #2.2 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:55 PM EDT
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    People might want to consider alternative therapies for back pain.

      Reply#3 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:19 PM EDT

      While the people dying from poisoned medicine were off working or taking care of their families the business lobby was in the halls of the law makers and arranging the laws so business could prosper and take care of everyone. The business of medicine, pharmacy and pharm manufacturing. All other industries have been doing this as well. In the course of doing this for 30 or 40 years they have totally corrupted the politicians and gubmint employee decision makers. So they not only allowed poisoned medicine to be manufactured and sold, but they grant immunity from prosecution and immunity from civil law to halep their corporate benefactors from being held responsible. They allow no flow through liability so a corproate shell game can get played. They allow secrecy agreements so people caught killing one guy can continue to operate and if they kill others the new victims families will be left to discover how, when and why as if they were the first case where it happened. They allow Doctors and hospitals to buy bulk quantities from non-certified pharmacy manufacturers. It's all about the corporations now and the top 3% who run 'em. The deciders. Make them rich no matter what, and via "trickle down" they will take care of all of you.

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      Reply#4 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:41 PM EDT

      I totally agree with your post.

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      #4.1 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:33 PM EDT
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      I, for one, am glad this came out before I went to the doctor to get a steroid shot in my hip. I'll just keep taking my tylenol until this is straightened out.

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      Reply#5 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:32 PM EDT

      all the stories omit if/how the patients are being treated? Are they getting intrathecal anti-fungals?

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      Reply#6 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:31 PM EDT

      i've had meningitis and seriously don't want to go through that again.....I'll hold off on the injections for my knee, thank you very much.

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      Reply#7 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:14 PM EDT

      A freind has it. Been hospitalized. She is one of 16 in my state. They released her last week, gave her an oral prescription after 2 weeks in hospital with IV antifungal treatment. She tried to fill it and had to wait 48 hours because it had to be ordered in. So, she called the hospital, they had it but could not give it to her because she was not an inpatient. They had no beds to readmit her. She finally got the medicine but it is $4000.00 - yes four thousand dollars. She has insurance. She was told" this is safe- we do thousands of these injection" the same thing I was told but I cancelled my injection ( at a different clinic) 2 days before all this news broke. I will take my tylenol too. Pray for my friend. She is strong, she will get through the illness, but the battle wtih the medical system is totally crazy.

        Reply#8 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:35 PM EDT

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          Reply#9 - Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:57 PM EDT

          HUH?

            #9.1 - Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:43 PM EDT
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            Wow They changed my Comment section on me. I was posting to Organic foods sections but Oh well what looks like a curse ends up being Gods Blessing.

              Reply#10 - Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:13 AM EDT

              Okay - so how many animals have died during this nightmare ? -- lots of dogs with hip problems get steroid shots all along -- and race horses and who knows what else....

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