Predictors of recurrent thrombosis and anticoagulant-related bleeding in patients with cancer This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a ...

Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the membranes around your brain and spinal cord caused by a type of bacteria. It’s a serious condition that you can catch from other people. It’s treated with ...

Nuchal rigidity refers to neck stiffness caused by serious medical conditions such as bacterial meningitis. You probably don’t give your neck the credit it deserves. It’s easy to take for granted that ...

In June 2002, the Food and Drug Administration received reports of bacterial meningitis in patients with cochlear implants for treatment of hearing loss. Implants that included a positioner (a wedge ...

Aseptic meningitis is a type of meningitis caused by something other than bacteria, usually a virus. It causes the tissues covering your brain and spinal cord to become inflamed. Aseptic meningitis is ...

These symptoms can start in a different order for each person. They can also show up differently in children. Some people don’t have any of these symptoms. A rash is one of the main signs of ...

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Five students of a private school at Kalamassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala have sought medical treatment after showing symptoms of viral meningitis. The condition of the children remains stable, ...

Contaminated vials like these, produced at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., were responsible for this latest outbreak of fungal meningitis. Photo by Minnesota Department of ...

Meningitis is a condition that causes swelling of the protective membranes or meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord. Aseptic meningitis is when something other than a bacterial infection ...