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Byline: Jon Swedien April 17--While no cases of bacterial meningitis have been reported at UW-Eau Claire during the past five years, students still should be aware of the rare-but-deadly disease [...]

Elk Grove Village, Ill. -- The following information was released by the American Academy of Pediatrics: 'eSince the late 1990s the incidence of meningococcal disease has decreased in the United [...]

Byline: SIRI AGRELL Good Idea Drop the needle Root canals and fillings could be a lot less painful now that scientists have discovered an alternative to freezing the mouth with [...]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- There is an increased risk in Europe of invasive meningococcal disease among men who have sex with men, particularly in metropolitan settings, officials say. [...]

ATLANTA, GA -- The following information was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices voted today 13 to 1, with 1 [...]

ALBANY, NY -- The following information was released by the New York State Department of Health: The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is expanding a recommendation issued Thursday [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by Imperial College London: Invasive meningococcal disease is a term that refers to when a person becomes infected with meningococcus bacteria. This infection [...]

New research reveals that the incidence of meningococcal disease at some of the older UK universities can reach 16 per 100,000, compared with a national rate for 18-to-25-year-olds of five per 100,000. However the incidence of meningitis at the former polytechnics is about the same as the national rate. A likely explanation for the discrepancy is that first-year students at the older universities are likely to be living in halls of residence where they are in close contact with large numbers of other young people, whereas students at the former polytechnics are more likely to live at home.