Meningitis

Modern Parenting: Further Risks Highlighted By Smoking During Pregnancy

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Smoking when pregnant can triple the risk of a child succumbing to a major cause of meningitis, research has shown. Inhaling tobacco smoke in the h...

Should Smoking In Your Own Car Be Banned?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Researchers have backed a proposal to ban smoking in private cars after they found that the habit produces pollutants which could be harmful to passen...

Pictures: Ava, Two, Walks Again Thanks To 'Magic' Slippers

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Two-year-old Ava Bainbridge had barely learned how to take her first steps before she was struck down by meningitis, which cost her her toes and part ...

Could Flossing Your Teeth Save Your Life?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Researchers have discovered a mouth bacterium that could be deadly if it enters the bloodstream through bleeding gums. Scientists from the Univers...

Students Warned Of Possible Meningitis Outbreak

Lucy Sherriff | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Students returning to university have been warned of the risk of meningitis and measles after a rise in cases in recent year. The Health Protectio...

Families To Sue Law Firm In MMR Vaccine Case

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK

Three families who claim their children suffered injury from the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccine are suing a law firm they say grouped them w...