03.11.2012 - 21:19 [ The Raw Story ]

Steroid company’s political ties surface as meningitis outbreak worsens

Victims of the meningitis outbreak blamed for 29 deaths across 19 states are now reporting spinal infections, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Most of the reports of the infection, known as an epidural abscess, have originated in Michigan, site of 112 meningitis cases during the outbreak.