No one likes to have to get an injection but one patient at a Roanoke Virginia (VA) clinic got more than just a sharp pain he also received
tainted steroids.
November 25, 2013 - An outbreak of fungal meningitis that has affected more than 750 people across various states may soon yield criminal charges against the Massachusetts company that manufactured
the tainted steroids.
The primary culprit in the recent flare - up caused by
tainted steroids, Exserohilum rostratum, is not an especially picky eater.
The tainted steroid was used for epidural steroid injections and had been distributed to 75 medical facilities in 23 states, including Florida.
If you or your dependents were injured by
the tainted steroid or another faulty drug, contact us for a free legal consultation.
Hamilton county had previously reported one person with the disease as a result of
the tainted steroid shots compounded by the New England Compounding Center.
Anthony is accepting clients injured by
the tainted steroid from NECC.
Meningitis -
tainted steroid injections, typically used to alleviate back pain, made their way to Chicago, reports The Associated Press.
Not exact matches
In a
steroid -
tainted, reality - TV era, Jeter, the son of two Army veterans, continues to stand out because of his old - school approach: Never offer excuses or give less than maximum effort.
Fans are so skeptical of
steroids -
tainted baseball, so put off by the ego - driven NBA and so indifferent toward the lockout - scarred NHL that they are hungrier for the upcoming NFL season than for any of the previous 85.
And then of course there's Bob Costas, who loves Mickey Mantle as much as anyone and has vociferously criticized any players who have been
tainted by
steroids.
The campaign gets its name from the asterisk that originally found its way into sports in 1961 - when Major League Baseball commissioner Ford Frick decided that the new single - season home run record set by the Yankee's Roger Maris of 61 homers would be accompanied by an asterisk to denote the fact that it was set over a 162 - game season eight games longer than the 1927 season in which Babe Ruth had hit 60 homers - but which has been given a whole new meaning in the 2000's as denoting records
tainted by an athlete's suspected
steroid use.
What's more, the animals» tissues were
tainted with a synthetic
steroid, which the researchers suspect was causing them to switch sex.
Hopefully, you read my recent blog post about how protein powders are mostly made from whey, which is highly processed and
tainted with
steroids, hormones, and antibiotics fed to the cow.
Somewhat reminiscent of today's debates over baseball records and
steroids, the fight over who was first to the top of the world is
tainted.
Some feel that the chase for the record is
tainted by the implications that are out there in regards to Mr. Bonds alleged usage of performance enhancing
steroids.