http://www.newsvine.com/outbreakNewsvine - outbreaken-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:21:06 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 23:50:06 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779714-report-fda-had-many-complaints-on-mass-pharmacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779714-report-fda-had-many-complaints-on-mass-pharmacyuscongresspoliticshouse-republicansdrug-administrationoutbreakmeningitis-outbreakTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:27:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708930-tech-charged-in-hep-c-outbreak-seeks-trial-delayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708930-tech-charged-in-hep-c-outbreak-seeks-trial-delayushealthnew-hampshireoutbreakhepatitis-cThu, 11 Apr 2013 21:13:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133949-4-charged-in-salmonella-outbreak-plead-innocenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133949-4-charged-in-salmonella-outbreak-plead-innocentuschargesoutbreakus-newssalmonella-outbreakThu, 28 Feb 2013 17:56:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, March 12, 2009 file photo, Peanut Corporation of America's president Stewart Parnell, arrives at United States Federal Court in Lynchburg, Va. Parnell and three others charged in connection with a 2009 salmonella outbreak in peanuts that killed nine and sickened hundreds pleaded not guilty Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 to all charges in a south Georgia federal court. A 76-count indictment charges the four defendants in a scheme to manufacture and ship salmonella-tainted peanuts. (AP Photo/Don Petersen, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17044395-feds-indict-4-in-peanut-butter-salmonella-outbreakhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17044395-feds-indict-4-in-peanut-butter-salmonella-outbreakbusinessuspoliticschargesoutbreakus-newssalmonellasalmonella-outbreakThu, 21 Feb 2013 16:06:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -In this Jan. 29, 2009 file photo, an Early County, Ga. Sheriff's car sits parked in front of the the Peanut Corporation of America processing plant in Blakely, Ga. A federal grand jury indicted four employees of a peanut company, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds. The indictment was unsealed in federal court in Georgia and charges four employees with Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)</p><p>FILE -In this Thursday, March 12, 2009 file photo, Peanut Corporation of America's president Stewart Parnell, arrives to United States Federal Court in Lynchburg, Va. A federal grand jury indicted four employees of a peanut company, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds. Parnell, who invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying before Congress in February 2009, once directed employees to "turn them loose" after samples of peanuts had tested positive for salmonella and then were cleared in a second test, according to e-mails uncovered at the time by congressional investigators. (AP Photo/Don Petersen, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856012-mass-shuts-11-pharmacies-following-inspectionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856012-mass-shuts-11-pharmacies-following-inspectionsushealthoutbreakmeningitismeningitis-outbreakTue, 5 Feb 2013 19:39:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16645531-mass-judge-freezes-pharmacy-owners-assetshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16645531-mass-judge-freezes-pharmacy-owners-assetsushealthoutbreakus-newsmeningitis-outbreakTue, 22 Jan 2013 18:57:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16355779-2-die-after-outbreak-at-california-senior-centerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16355779-2-die-after-outbreak-at-california-senior-centeruscenteroutbreakus-newsseniorSat, 5 Jan 2013 00:42:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16346545-doj-official-wants-trustee-in-mass-pharmacy-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16346545-doj-official-wants-trustee-in-mass-pharmacy-caseushealthjustice-departmentoutbreakus-newsdeval-patrickmeningitis-outbreakFri, 4 Jan 2013 00:20:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16306486-wave-of-illness-subsides-on-caribbean-cruisehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16306486-wave-of-illness-subsides-on-caribbean-cruisehealthcruisecaribbeanoutbreakqueen-marycbWed, 2 Jan 2013 20:46:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16218499-19-ill-in-suspected-norovirus-outbreak-on-linerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16218499-19-ill-in-suspected-norovirus-outbreak-on-linercaribbeanoutbreakworld-newsqueen-marynorovirusFri, 28 Dec 2012 21:29:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16074664-mass-firm-in-meningitis-case-eyes-bankruptcy-helphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16074664-mass-firm-in-meningitis-case-eyes-bankruptcy-helpusbankruptcyhealthoutbreakmeningitis-outbreakFri, 21 Dec 2012 23:53:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16071901-hepatitis-c-tests-continue-after-nh-techs-arresthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16071901-hepatitis-c-tests-continue-after-nh-techs-arrestushealthoutbreakhepatitis-cFri, 21 Dec 2012 20:03:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, employees of the New Hampshire state health department set up a temporary clinic at the the middle school in Stratham, N.H., to test hundreds of people for hepatitis C related to an outbreak at nearby Exeter Hospital. Five months after a traveling hospital worker’s arrest in New Hampshire, a dozen former patients in other states have tested positive for the same strain of hepatitis C he’s accused of spreading. But thousands more have yet to be tested for the liver-destroying disease. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)</p><p>FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital. Kwiatkowski is accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes. Five months after Kwiatkowski's arrest in New Hampshire, a dozen former patients in other states have tested positive for the same strain of hepatitis C he’s accused of spreading. But thousands more have yet to be tested for the liver-destroying disease. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/19/16024411-fda-chief-renews-push-for-specialty-pharmacy-ruleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/19/16024411-fda-chief-renews-push-for-specialty-pharmacy-rulesusfdapoliticsdrug-administrationoversightoutbreakus-newsmeningitis-outbreakWed, 19 Dec 2012 21:58:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15887028-dozens-sue-pharmacy-but-compensation-uncertainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15887028-dozens-sue-pharmacy-but-compensation-uncertainushealthlawsuitsoutbreakmeningitisdennis-o'brienThu, 13 Dec 2012 18:02:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, Melanie Norwood, left, sits next to her attorney, Mark Chalos, as she talks about her mother, Marjorie Norwood in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>This undated family photo shows meningitis victim Marjorie Norwood in Nashville, Tenn. Norwood became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Family Photo)</p><p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, Melanie Norwood talks about her mother, Marjorie Norwood in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, attorney, Mark Chalos, right, sits with Melanie Norwood, left, as they talk about the condition of Norwood's mother, Marjorie Norwood, in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, attorney, Mark Chalos, right, sits with Melanie Norwood, rear left, as they talk about the condition of Norwood's mother, Marjorie Norwood, in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>In this Nov. 29, 2012 photo, Dennis O'Brien, right, rubs his head while sitting next to his wife, Kaye O'Brien, left, in Nashville, Tenn. Dennis O'Brien contracted fungal meningitis after receiving a series of steroid injections in his neck made by a Massachusetts pharmacy that has been linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)</p><p>In this Nov. 29, 2012 photo, Kaye O'Brien, left, talks with her husband, Dennis O'Brien, right, in Nashville, Tenn. Dennis O'Brien contracted fungal meningitis after receiving a series of steroid injections in his neck made by a Massachusetts pharmacy that has been linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)</p><p>In this Nov. 29, 2012 photo, Dennis O'Brien, right, talks about his health after getting fungal meningitis while his wife, Kaye O'Brien, left, listens in Nashville, Tenn. Dennis O'Brien contracted fungal meningitis after receiving a series of steroid injections in his neck made by a Massachusetts pharmacy that has been linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15734236-health-warning-on-new-round-of-fungal-infectionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15734236-health-warning-on-new-round-of-fungal-infectionsushealthtennesseeoutbreakmeningitisThu, 6 Dec 2012 20:56:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15731106-dozens-sue-pharmacy-but-compensation-uncertainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15731106-dozens-sue-pharmacy-but-compensation-uncertainushealthlawsuitsoutbreakus-newsmeningitismeningitis-outbreakdennis-o'brienThu, 6 Dec 2012 17:25:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, Melanie Norwood, left, sits next to her attorney, Mark Chalos, as she talks about her mother, Marjorie Norwood in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>This undated family photo shows meningitis victim Marjorie Norwood in Nashville, Tenn. Norwood became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Family Photo)</p><p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, Melanie Norwood talks about her mother, Marjorie Norwood in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, attorney, Mark Chalos, right, sits with Melanie Norwood, left, as they talk about the condition of Norwood's mother, Marjorie Norwood, in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>In this Nov. 21, 2012, photo, attorney, Mark Chalos, right, sits with Melanie Norwood, rear left, as they talk about the condition of Norwood's mother, Marjorie Norwood, in Nashville, Tenn. Marjorie Norwood, 59, became sick with fungal meningitis after getting steroid shots produced by the New England Compounding Center. Federal lawsuits in five states have been filed against the New England Compounding Center by patients who received shots of steroid medication produced by the pharmacy and more are being filed in state courts every day. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15541072-consumer-watchdog-asks-fda-to-revisit-compoundershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15541072-consumer-watchdog-asks-fda-to-revisit-compoundersuspoliticscitizendrug-administrationoutbreakpublic-citizenmeningitisThu, 29 Nov 2012 14:26:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15519298-med-tech-in-hepatitis-c-case-pleads-not-guiltyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15519298-med-tech-in-hepatitis-c-case-pleads-not-guiltyushealthnew-hampshireoutbreakus-newshepatitis-cWed, 28 Nov 2012 22:15:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital. Kwiatkowski, accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes, is scheduled for arraignment in federal court in Concord, N.H., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15190112-senate-health-chair-wants-new-drug-compound-ruleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15190112-senate-health-chair-wants-new-drug-compound-rulesussenatehearingpoliticsoutbreakmeningitissenate-hearingmeningitis-outbreakThu, 15 Nov 2012 15:07:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15140004-senate-questions-pharmacy-boards-after-outbreakhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15140004-senate-questions-pharmacy-boards-after-outbreakbusinessuscongresshealthpoliticsdrug-administrationoutbreakmeningitismeningitis-outbreakTue, 13 Nov 2012 17:07:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, photo, a TV news photographer shoots the facade of the New England Compounding Center, which has since been linked to a recent deadly meningitis outbreak, in Framingham, Mass. According to a congressional investigation released Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the New England Compounding Center, until it cleaned up its operations in 2002. Nearly 440 people have been sickened by contaminated steroid shots distributed by New England Compounding Center, and more than 32 deaths have been reported since the outbreak began in September, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)</p><p>New England Compounding Center President, co-owner, and Director of Pharmacy Barry Cadden is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak declined to testify Wednesday morning before a congressional committee investigating the matter. Barry Cadden, co-founder of the New England Compound Center, told lawmakers he would use his Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions in order to avoid self-incrimination. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Massachusetts Bureau of Healthcare Safety Madeleine Biondolillo testifies during a legislative hearing on the New England Compounding Center and tainted pharmaceuticals, at the Statehouse, in Boston, Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)</p><p>Dr. Lauren Smith, Interim Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, before the House Energy subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, before the House Energy subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15055660-meningitis-outbreak-toll-438-cases-32-deathshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15055660-meningitis-outbreak-toll-438-cases-32-deathsushealthtollmedoutbreakmeningitisFri, 9 Nov 2012 21:30:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15000418-fda-finds-contamination-issues-at-ameridosehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15000418-fda-finds-contamination-issues-at-ameridosebusinessusaphealthoutbreakmeningitis-outbreakWed, 7 Nov 2012 20:44:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14947155-lawmakers-issue-subpoena-for-pharmacy-directorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14947155-lawmakers-issue-subpoena-for-pharmacy-directoruscongresshealthsciencedrug-administrationoutbreakmeningitismeningitis-outbreakMon, 5 Nov 2012 19:21:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14863203-tests-find-bacteria-in-products-of-mass-pharmacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14863203-tests-find-bacteria-in-products-of-mass-pharmacyoutbreakmaus-newsmeningitis-outbreakFri, 2 Nov 2012 00:04:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14834686-meningitis-outbreak-toll-424-cases-31-deathshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14834686-meningitis-outbreak-toll-424-cases-31-deathsushealthtollmedoutbreakmeningitisWed, 31 Oct 2012 18:25:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post