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“Life-saver” MumStuff sends out the 10,000th Group B Strep Testing Pack
MumStuff, a website wholly dedicated to the needs of expectant and new mums, has just despatched its 10,000th group B Strep private testing pack to a pregnant mother. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the commonest cause of life-threatening infections in newborn babies in the UK and although normally harmless, it can be passed to newborn babies…
Keep Watching for meningitis
Today, in support of World Meningitis Day, the UK’s leading meningitis charities have joined forces to call on parents to educate themselves about bacterial meningitis, an illness that kills more children under five in the UK than any other infectious disease[i]. With the UK highlighted as one of the top three meningitis hotspots in Europe[ii],…
Leon’s story about meningitis
Meningitis Research Foundation member Cat Barker from Milton Keynes whose son Leon contracted meningococcal septicaemia in January 2007, when he was 18 months old, shares her story with us. “Leon was in a coma for a week on life support for nearly 2 weeks and all in all spent just over a month in hospital…
New meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccine Bexsero®
Meningitis kills more children under five than any other infectious disease in the UK and meningococcal group B (MenB) is the leading cause. Babies are most at risk; one in ten of those who contract meningitis will die and up to one in five survivors will suffer life-long complications that can be as severe as…
The New Arc Meningitis Early Alert Pack
A new meningtis home test kit, known as The New Arc Meningitis Early Alert Pack was launched this year, providing parents of babies and young children with a simple and compact device to reliably replicate the tumbler test in confidence, together with a forehead thermometer and chart to help monitor the child’s fever and medication.…
New Meningitis B vaccine one step closer
Meningitis B is responsible for an average of 1870 cases across the UK each year, mostly in young children. Around 1 in 10 people affected will die, and a further 1 in 10 survivors will be left with serious after-effects, such as limb amputations, deafness, blindness, and brain damage. The leading meningitis charity Meningitis Research…
Meningococcal Group B Vaccine could be on its way
The Meningococcal Group B Vaccine is waiting approval and highlights Novartis’ leadership position in the global fight against meningococcal disease. Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for groundbreaking Meningococcal Group B Vaccine to help prevent devastating MenB infections, the leading cause of meningitis in Europe. Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB), the leading cause of meningitis and septicaemia…
Meningitis. Trust your instincts.
Meningitis is every parent’s nightmare. We know the symptoms and we know just how devastating its effects can be, but how can we make sure that our GP listens to us when we are concerned that our child’s illness is actually not just a nasty virus, but far more serious? Meningitis: The facts Meningitis is…
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Antenatal screening for Group B Strep?
A leading baby health charity has raised concerns that the Government is hiding a public consultation about the introduction of antenatal screening for the UK’s most common cause of life threatening infection in newborn babies. Group B Streptococcus is a normal bacterium carried by up to 30% of adults. It can be passed from mother to…
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Parents must “keep watching” for Meningitis
The ‘Meningitis: Keep Watching’ campaign is being launched to warn parents and remind parents that meningitis is still here. The campaign, focused around an innovative awareness film, uses digital media to mobilise parents to help spread the word that children are not protected against all types of meningitis. The campaign has been prompted by concern…
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