Leading biopharmaceutical company’s smartphone app gives patients the power to help ensure medication serial numbers are authentic (BPT) – Smartphones can do just about anything these days – from tracking your sleep, to controlling your electricity and streaming television. Now, thanks to an app developed by EMD Serono, Inc., the North America biopharmaceutical business of…
5 tips for protecting kids with food allergies at school (BPT) – If it seems like life-threatening food allergies are more common than they were when you were a kid, you’re not imagining it. The number of children with food allergies increased by nearly 50 percent between 1997 and 2011, according to a study conducted…
8 rousing reasons to put a hearing test at the top of your ‘done’ list (BPT) – Of all the life hacks for better living, taking care of your hearing is among the smartest – and it yields an incredible ROI. In short, getting a hearing test is worth it. No matter what your age,…
The ‘silent’ liver disease: A new public health concern for the 21st Century (BPT) – By the time you finish reading this article, 14 American adults will have been newly diagnosed with diabetes. Thirty-three percent of Americans are obese, and by 2030, this rate is expected to rise to 50 percent. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease…
Back-to-school 101 for kids with allergies and asthma (BPT) – There are lots of things kids get excited about when they go back to school. From brand new lunch boxes loaded with pudding cups, to shiny 64-packs of crayons and catching up with friends they haven’t seen for awhile, anticipation is in the air. But…
