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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Risk of contracting meningitis low among students Nov 16, 2005
    CSF. The tissue surrounding the CSF, called the meninges, can become inflamed, causing the symptoms of meningitis to erupt. The ...
    - Circle (subscription),

    Artist follows his instincts, even after illness Nov 16, 2005
    ...in May 2000. The disease is an infection of the tissues, or meninges, surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The subsequent swelling ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),

    Walkers rally for stricken student Nov 14, 2005
    Viral meningitis is an infection of the meninges (a thin lining covering the brain and spinal cord) by any one of a number of different viruses. ...
    - Alton Telegraph,

    30-minute test for meningitis Nov 1, 2005
    Meningitis, which affects around 4,000 people a year in the UK, occurs when the meninges - the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord - become infected ...
    - Daily Mail - UK,

    Medical Matters, Back Problems Affect Talented Young PG's Oct 29, 2005
    It is protected by a bony structure called the vertebral or spinal column. The spinal cord is covered with the same three membranes as the brain, the meninges. ...
    - Hoops World (subscription)

    Students urged to receive vaccination Nov 3, 2005
    Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges -- a set of three protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord -- that follows a bacterial infection. ...
    - Johns Hopkins News-Letter,

    Cambodian boys fly in for surgery Nov 3, 2005
    FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Two Cambodian boys arrived here Friday to have large facial bumps caused by a disorder that affects the meninges and the brain removed at a ...
    - The Japan Times,

    2 Cambodian boys arrive in Fukuoka for surgery Nov 3, 2005
    ...in Fukuoka on Thursday for medical treatment at a local hospital to have a bump removed from their face caused by a disorder that affects the meninges and the ...
    - Japan Today,

    College picks: Dictionary works against Jackets Sep 22, 2005
    A serious, sometimes fatal illness in which a viral or bacterial infection inflames the meninges, causing symptoms such as severe headaches, vomiting, stiff ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)

    Healthbeat: New Meningitis Vaccine Sep 22, 2005
    Meningitis is an infection of the lining that covers the brain and spinal cord (the meninges). Meningococcal meningitis is caused ...
    - WHOI

    Preventing Meningococcal Meningitis Sep 23, 2005
    Meningococcal Meningitis Meningitis is an infection of the lining that covers the brain and spinal cord (the meninges). Meningococcal ...
    - WSOCtv.com

    Secrets of the Mummy's Medicine Chest Sep 9, 2005
    It includes the oldest known descriptions of the effects of brain injuries, and the meninges, the membrane that covers the brain. ...
    - New York Times

    Researchers Unlock Meningitis' Secrets Sep 2, 2005
    Clinical Investigation. Meningitis refers to diseases that strike the lining of the brain, known as the meninges. Antibiotics are ...
    - Forbes

    School undergoes meningitis treatment Sep 15, 2005
    Two cases of meningitis were reported in East London last month. Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges, the lining surrounding the brain. ...
    - SABC News

    Child ‘doing much better’ Sep 2, 2005
    Soon, the thin membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord (meninges) becomes swollen and inflamed, leading to the classic symptoms of meningitis. ...
    - Hampton Union

    How Sports Can Cause Brain Damage Sep 13, 2005
    It's important for parents to know that meningitis means inflammation of the meninges -- the covering of the brain and spinal cord. ...
    - Pittsburgh Channel.com

    When Is a Headache Not Just a Headache? Sep 12, 2005
    This sac, known as the meninges, is made up of several layers of a tough, thin membrane, which Gordon said looked thickened and lumpy. ...
    - Wilmington Morning Star

    Grillo: Meningitis questions and answers Sep 11, 2005
    A: "Meningitis" is a general term that means an inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord (the "meninges"). ...
    - Boulder Daily Camera (subscription)

    Meningitis shot suggested for freshmen Sep 9, 2005
    ...be around $16,200 a year. Meningitis is a bacterial infection of the meninges, the linings of the brain. In extreme cases, the loss ...
    - ASU Web Devil

    Wheelchair opens roads less traveled Sep 1, 2005
    Spina bifida is a neural tube defect characterized by the incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or meninges, the protective covering around the ...
    - Greater Media Newspapers

    Eminently Victorian Sep 1, 2005
    ...while the dura was held back with silver clips inserted by an assistant, Fischer exclaimed at the health and beauty of the lower meninges - the arachnoid and ...
    - New Statesman

    Activities keep kids with spinaJul 28, 2005
    With spina bifida meningocele, the protective coatings (meninges) come through the open part of the spine like a sac that is pushed out. ...
    - Shamokin News Item

    Brad's meningitis experienceJul 24, 2005
    Meningitis means inflammation of the meninges - the lining surrounding the brain. There are differences between the two main types. ...
    - ic Wales

    Diagnostic Imaging: BrainJul 21, 2005
    ...for which the location of the lesion is critical: ventricles and cisterns; sella and pituitary; cerebellopontine angle–IAC; and skull, scalp, and meninges. ...
    - Am J Roentgenology (subscription)

    Meningitis Vaccination Recommended for Middle School-Aged ChildrenJul 18, 2005
    ...to the National Meningitis Association (NMA), meningococcal meningitis is caused by bacteria which invade the lining surrounding the brain (the meninges). ...
    - Medical News Today

    Viral meningitis rate up in UtahJul 22, 2005
    Antibiotics can also work against it.". Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. ...
    - Standard-Examiner (subscription)

    Vital: Brad Pitt's Illness Can Be a KillerJul 19, 2005
    Meningitis means inflammation of the meninges, the liningsurrounding the brain. VIRAL More common than the bacterial form but not usually as serious. ...
    - RedNova.com

    Brad Pitt "doing well" as he recovers from viral meningitisJul 14, 2005
    Viral meningitis can be very dangerous and causesinflammation of the meninges (membranes) of the brain (cerebral meningitis) or spinal cord, but the disease ...
    - ProFindPages.com

    Coccidioidomycosis - disseminatedJul 3, 2005
    In disseminated disease, extension of infection to the bones, lungs, liver, meninges, brain, skin, heart, and pericardium (sac around the heart) may take place ...
    - drkoop.com




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