Meningitis News

Families in the Nigerian state of Kano have been awarded millions of dollars by Pfizer, the world's biggest drugmaker, in a settlement over a medical trial that allegedly caused deaths and injuries.

JUST a week before her first birthday, little Ellie Parsons was pictured laughing happily in her mum's arms.

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A mother-of-two died of meningitis after she was diagnosed with an ear infection, an inquest heard today.

Becky Werner would have turned 26 on Dec. 2. "She woke up one morning and said she wasn't feeling well," 54-year-old Dee Warner, Becky's mother said.

MOTHER Mandy Barkway is warning other parents to trust their instincts after her son's meningitis ordeal.

"Its better to light a candle than curse the darkness" is the slogan of a brochure created by a 15-year-old girl to fight meningitis.

Besides being Cyber Monday, today is also the first day of school after the Thanksgiving holiday.

People in the region are being urged to stay alert to the signs and symptoms of meningitis this winter and to take immediate action if they suspect they may have the infection.

A 20-year-old man has been awarded a compensation package of more than 3 million to help fund a lifetime of future care after critical delays by medical staff in diagnosing meningitis left him severely brain damaged.

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Augsburg College students in Minneapolis are being put on alert for any symptoms of meningitis after a first-year student was hospitalized Wednesday night with a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis.

RUBY AYOUB's schoolmates released balloons in memory of the little girl who should have been celebrating her sixth birthday yesterday.

It has been confirmed that 14-year-old Liam, a pupil at Beaumont Secondary School, died from meningococcal meningitis on Tuesday night.

Stroud-based Meningitis Trust is celebrating today after winning a Outstanding in-house PR teama at last nighta s Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards for the West of England, with an appplicationtitled a Small Team, Big Achievementa .

Shoppers in Penryna s Asda will have the chance learn more about the deadly symptoms of meningitis after a trailer was placed at the supermarket.

An Oxford University student has died from bacterial meningitis. Dr Robert Ellis, principal of Regent's Park College, in Pusey Street, paid tribute to Antonia Bruch, a first year theology student.

Comedian and presenter Sandi Toksvig will share her own experience of meningitis to help a Bristol-based charity.

A TEENAGER who was left unable to walk after falling ill with meningitis has skydived 16,000ft to raise money for research into the disease.

THE Meningitis Research Foundation has this week launched its new student awareness posters to highlight the increased risk of meningitis among students, particularly during the winter months.