May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month." It's a peak
season for asthma and allergy sufferers, and a perfect time to educate your patients, family, friends, co-workers and others about these diseases.
May is a great time to help raise awareness and funds for asthma and allergic diseases. To get involved this May, start raising funds and
awareness for asthma and allergies today!
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LifeScience Moment: U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was "very solid" evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.
On May 23, 1984, U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was "very solid" evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.
Although the Public Health Service had been calling attention to the danger of tobacco smoking since the 1964 Surgeon General’s report
on smoking and health, its anti-tobacco campaign was relatively low-key until invigorated by Koop’s persistent efforts to speak out on the subject.
The 1986 Surgeon General’s report on the dangers of passive smoking was also an important milestone in the fight against smoking.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Science Quote
"The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith, but by verification."
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Thomas H. Huxley, English biologist
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(1825-95)
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