Injury Lawyer Network Launches Helpline For Meningitus Outbreak

It is expected that thousands of people will fall victim to a meningitus outbreak due to a tainted lot of steroid medication. This has been traced to a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. Injury Lawyer Network's helpline is gearing up.
By: Injury lawyer Network
Oct. 6, 2012 - PRLog -- Injury Lawyer Network http://www.injurylawyernetwork.net/steroid-medication-rec... has launched a new helpline and is gearing up for calls from people in 9 states or  who have become victims of a meningitus outbreak from a tainted batch of steroid medication from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. So far Nashville Tennessee has been hit the hardest with Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Indiana seeing meningitus outbreaks.

“All patients who may have received these medications need to be tracked down immediately. Patients can find the names of the clinics that used these medications on the CDC website,” said CDC's Dr. Benjamin Park, medical officer for the fungal diseases branch. “It is possible that if patients with infection are identified soon and put on appropriate antifungal therapy, lives may be saved.”

The steroid was sent to California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Texas and West Virginia, the CDC has reported.

According to the MSW who runs the helpline" Many people will be falling ill and there may be increased deaths. People need to know what their legal rights are"." Our helplines offer support during these stressful situations and direct callers to lawyers who are experienced in these types of product liability cases"." of course, people need to be concerned about their health and must seek emergency medical care if they are experiencing any unusual symptoms"" Many people ignore symptoms and many may not even be aware of FDA recall"."if you begin start getting headaches, nausea or trouble walking, you must seek medical attention immediately"" Some of these symptoms can be subtle"

The Injury lawyer network  http://www.injurylawyernetwork.com new helpline 1 877 522-2123 is there 24hrs for help.
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