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Total of $60,000 Will Be Awarded to School Districts In Educational Grants Recommended for Anaphylaxis Education BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the national Get Schooled in Anaphylaxis(TM) initiative, Emmy(®)-award winning actress Julie Bowen today kicked off Raise Your Hand for Anaphylaxis Awareness(TM), a community-driven competition designed to bring attention to the issue of life-threatening allergic reactions, or anaphylaxis. Sponsored by Mylan...

- Bettis Unveils New Playbook for Defending Against Severe Allergic Reactions and Urges Those Affected to Take Action - BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Professional football icon Jerome Bettis and Sanofi US, the makers of Auvi-Q(TM) (epinephrine injection, USP), have teamed up to raise awareness about severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and introduce The Severe Allergy & Anaphylaxis Playbook - a collection of tips to help educate people living with severe...

Before you fire up the grill, here's what you should know about barbecuing for your food-allergic guests TORONTO, May 13, 2013 /CNW/ - With the warmer weather, BBQ season is upon us. And with 2.5 million Canadians now reporting that they have food allergies(1), there are some barbecuing basics that every good host should practice when entertaining food-allergic guests. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Marilyn Allen, a leading food allergy and anaphylaxis...

More Than 65 Family-Friendly Walks Raise Food Allergy Awareness BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Food Allergy Awareness Week, Mylan Specialty L.P., the fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical business of Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL), today announced their participation as the national presenting sponsor of the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Walk for Food Allergy. With an estimated one in 13 children in the U.S. living with a food...

TORONTO, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Pfizer Canada Inc., the Canadian distributor of EpiPen® (epinephrine auto-injector) is proud to partner with Indy Race Car driver Alex Tagliani in an exciting new initiative to promote food allergy awareness and safety. The Summer of TAG (Treating Allergies with Genuine Care), will support Alex's charity of choice, Anaphylaxis Canada, in their efforts to engage Canadians in a conversation about effective management of food allergies and what to do in...

Marketer of EpiPen® Auto-Injector, the No. 1 prescribed epinephrine auto-injector, announces additional efforts to increase anaphylaxis awareness, preparedness and access to treatment for those affected by life-threatening allergies BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan Specialty L.P., the fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical business of Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL), is celebrating the 25(th) anniversary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval...

Baylor College of Medicine researchers will lead a three-year, $4.2 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether drugs called beta blockers can ease airway narrowing in patients with asthma and examine potential mechanisms. Researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, also will participate. "Previously, beta...

In a continued effort to modify and diversify its offerings, the newly branded DrSmartphoneMD launched the first in a series of supplemental articles discussing topics associated with avoidance of common allergens. Tampa Florida (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 In a continued effort to modify and diversify its offerings, the newly branded DrSmartphoneMD launched the first in a series of supplemental articles discussing topics associated with avoidance of common allergens. The series is intended to...

New international study led by University of Michigan identified behaviors that could reduce anxiety, chances of allergic reactions Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help. But in a new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice, researchers found passengers who engaged in eight mitigating factors were less likely to...

New international study led by University of Michigan identified behaviors that could reduce anxiety, chances of allergic reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help. But in a new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice, researchers found...