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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Michigan's attorney general is seeking a criminal investigation into the deaths of 17 residents from contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Life has become a lot more challenging for Theresa Hall.  Since receiving a contaminated steroid injection last September, Hall has been in and out of the hospital, battling Fungal Meningitis.

Monday, March 11, 2013  An 80-year-old Traverse City man has died from fungal meningitis.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Michigan health officials are reporting seven more infections linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A Grand Traverse County man has died after receiving a contaminated steroid injection.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Two studies published Thursday in the journal Science better explain the Earth-shaking consequences of a catastrophic cosmic collision 66 million years ago when a comet or asteroid smashed into the Gulf of Mexico.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan health officials have reported two more infections in the past two weeks linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Michigan health officials have reported three more infections in the past week linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Michigan health officials say the number of state residents infected during a national outbreak of fungal meningitis has risen by nine to 197, with 13 deaths.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Michigan health officials say the number of state residents infected during a national outbreak of fungal meningitis has risen by seven to 188, with 13 deaths.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A woman from southwestern Michigan's St. Joseph County has been identified as one of 13 state residents killed in a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  A northern Michigan man is hospitalized with intense pain after receiving a tainted steroid shot linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Authorities are reporting 90 infections and six deaths in Michigan in a national outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids from a Massachusetts pharmacy.

Friday, October 12, 2012  The Health Departments says the case is tied to a shipment of tainted steroids sent to four Michigan clinics including one in Grand Traverse City.

Friday, October 05, 2012  State health officials say hundreds of steroid vials linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak were sent to a facility in Traverse City.