Fungal meningitis outbreak at CDC prompts urgent response
At the CDC in Atlanta scientists work to halt a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroid injections from New England Compounding Center. Dozens of staff monitor cases across more than a dozen states. nearly 200 sickened and 15 died. The strain is noncontagious and the team develops new treatments and diagnostics.
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Feds miss cadmium in kids jewelry despite probe
An Associated Press investigation shows federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after finding cadmium tainted jewelry on shelves. The CPSC, two years after revealing substitutes for lead in Chinese factories, has not sized the contamination and did not warn the public or pursue recalls from a nationwide sweep.
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