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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…
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…
Parents get your children to Boogie Fit and help beat meningitis
A dad from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is calling for parents to team up with their children’s nursery or playgroup this summer to help raise awareness and money for national charity, Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) by organising a Boogie Fit Fundraising Event. Boogie Fit with Pete and Marvin is a DVD featuring Cbeebies’ Boogie Pete of Boogie…
Posted in Baby Health, Charity, News Tagged Boogie Fit, fundraising, Meningitis, Meningitis Trust, meningococcal meningitis Leave a comment
Charities unite for World Meningitis Day
Meningitis Research Foundation, the Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK say that meningitis and septicaemia kill more under-fives than any other infectious disease in this country. Around 300 people in the UK die from the disease each year and six families a week face the devastation of losing a loved-one. The three leading UK meningitis charities have…
Meningitis Matters campaign
Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) campaigners are descending on Parliament on Tuesday 13th December to ensure meningitis remains a top public health priority at a time of radical reforms of the NHS. The Meningitis Matters campaign has been launched as a result of proposed changes which may destabilise progress that has been made to control meningitis…
Posted in Baby Health, News Tagged campaign, Meningitis, Meningitis B, Meningitis Research Foundation, meningococcal meningitis, News, septicaemia Leave a comment
Suspected Meningitis Should Be Treated With Antibiotics
Many babies and young children suffering from suspected meningitis aren’t being given drugs soon enough, a new report suggests. Government advice recommends that GPs who see youngsters first and suspect they could have meningitis should give them a jab of antibiotics before they go to hospital. However, a study carried out at the University of…
New Meningitis Vaccine: Is it safe?
A new vaccine against meningitis will be available from this autumn. Meningitis is a serious and sometimes life-threatening disease that particularly affects babies. There are several strains of meningitis, and over recent years the number of reported cases of meningococcal group C infection has increased. Last year the group C infection affected around 1,530 people and caused 150…
Posted in Baby Health Tagged Measles, Meningitis, Meningitis C, Meningitis Trust, meningococcal meningitis, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Vaccination, Vaccines Leave a comment
