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Meningitis Outbreak in United States Linked to Steroid Shots
By Jim Greene Outbreaks & Public Health News

Meningitis Outbreak in United States Linked to Steroid Shots

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scrambling to identify how many of the steroid shots, that has already infected 105 people, are contaminated with these deadly fungus.  Almost 13,000 people have received the shots, but it is believed that only the ones who received the injections in their backs are at […]

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Study Says Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked To Blood Clots: Overall Risk Is Small But Present
By Catherine Roberts Health Studies in the News

Study Says Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked To Blood Clots: Overall Risk Is Small But Present

A new study has given additional credence to something many researchers have long suspected: rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher risk of blood clots in the first ten years after their diagnosis. While the Swedish study, which was published in the Oct. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, does not prove […]

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