Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Highlights The Need For Strengthened FDA Regulations

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/10/09/974601/meningitis-strengthened-fda-regulations/

On Monday, U.S. health officials warned that up to 13,000 Americans across 23 states could have been exposed to a strain of fungal meningitis that has been traced to contaminated steroid shots produced by a Massachusetts-based compounding pharmacy. The outbreak of meningitis — which causes a potentially fatal inflammation of the brain or central nervous system — has already resulted in over 100 cases and eight deaths.