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Tainted Steroid Drugs Caused Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Tainted Steroid Drugs Caused Deadly Meningitis Outbreak In Nine States

10/08/2012 | Rating NR

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Tainted Steroid Drugs Caused Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Clip: 10/8/2012 | 9m 49s

Tainted Steroid Drugs Caused Deadly Meningitis Outbreak In Nine States

More than 100 cases of a rare form of meningitis have been traced to a tainted batch of steroid injections. Jeffrey Brown talks to Dr. John Jernigan of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more on the investigation, and to Boston University's Kevin Outterson on the difficulties for the FDA to prevent outbreaks.

10/08/2012 | Rating NR

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