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Fungal Meningitis Linked to Altoona Clinic

Oct 15, 2012

The first case of fungal meningitis in Altoona, PA was recently reported. The fungal meningitis is being linked to contaminated steroids that were distributed out of Massachusetts at a compounding pharmacy. The New England Compounding Company is responsible for the distribution of contaminated vials and has recalled all of their products. Read the full story here. http://wearecentralpa.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=405712...

Fungal Meningitis Linked to Steroid Injection Reported in Altoona

Oct 15, 2012

The first case of fungal meningitis linked to the national outbreak was reported in Pennsylvania yesterday. The outbreak is believed to have started from contaminated steriod produced by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. Earlier in the month it was reported that the infected lots of steroids were delivered to a clinic in Altoona and a clinic in the South Hills. The case reported in Central Pennsylvania today was a patient at Allegheny...

Pa. Reports First Meningitis Outbreak In Altoona

Oct 15, 2012

Officials in Pennsylvania have identified the first case of fungal meningitis in the state. A patient in Altoona received an injection of steroids at a pain clinic for back pain and later developed symptoms of meningitis. The meningitis is being caused by a fungus that was in the steroid, methylprednisolone acetate. It is being linked to a pharmacy in Massachusetts, the New England Compounding Center is responsible for the contaminated vials and is recalling all...

Meningitis Outbreak: 2 More Drugs Probed

Oct 15, 2012

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the New England Compounding Company, who is responsible for distributing the contaminated steroids linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak. They believe that maybe two drugs are connected to the outbreak, the steroids methylprednisolone and triamcinolone. The patients with the fungal meningitis had received injected steroids for back pain that contained a fungus. . The fungus that is being found in most of the vials is mold, or Exserohilum...

Worker injured at Allegheny County construction site

Oct 15, 2012

There are at least as many ways to be injured on a job site as there are different types of jobs. The type of injury sustained at a workplace is commonly dependant on the job to which it is tied. Construction workers are often injured while using dangerous equipment or in falls. Recently a man working in Allegheny County was hurt in a construction accident. According to an Edgeworth police officer, the man who was...

Pittsburgh residents mourn the death of state trooper

Oct 12, 2012

Sadly deaths that occur while an individual is working are all too common in the Pittsburgh area. While all of these deaths due to work accidents are of course tragic, there is something particularly sad about a person whose job it is to protect the lives of Pittsburgh residents losing his or her own while performing that job. As most reading this are probably aware, this recently happened in Beaver County. According to state police...

Loads of laundry may pile-up after GE washer recalled

Oct 12, 2012

Laundry is necessary but often dreaded weekly chore than many in the Pittsburgh area would be happy with passing along to another person to do. Owners of a certain type of washing machine may want to hold off on throwing that load of whites into the washing machine as it could be hazardous to one's health. The message is of course not for everyone-only those who use GE ProfileTM Front Load Washers to complete the...

Pittsburgh area truck accident kills 1

Oct 12, 2012

A truck accident in the Pittsburgh area has claimed the life of a 28-year-old woman. The fatal incident occurred earlier this week in Butler County at the intersection of Route 68 with Route 268. According to police officers who responded to the accident scene, the collision occurred when the 29-year-old driver of the tractor-trailer did not stop at a posted stop sign. This failure to observe the traffic sign apparently caused the truck to hit...

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Rises: 170 cases, 14 deaths

Oct 11, 2012

The amount of cases reported of fungal meningitis has risen for the fifth consecutive day. Since the Centers for Disease and Prevention released the number of cases and deaths it has done nothing but increase. 13 people have died: six in Tennessee, three in Michigan, two in Florida, one in Maryland and one in Virginia. The outbreak is linked to a fungus that contaminated vials of an injected steroid, which patients were receiving for back...

Tour bus company and driver face mounting lawsuits

Oct 11, 2012

Accidents involving tour buses and other types of commercial vehicles often impact large numbers of individuals. A trail is currently underway related to the negligent actions of one tour bus driver who crashed the tour bus he was driving, killing 13 people aboard and injuring an additional 15. The accident happened in March of 2011 when the tour bus was returning from a casino trip. Traveling as speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour, the...