Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp and Genentech, in partnership with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, has launched [removed]The Asthma Express[/removed], an educational awareness program aiming to improve the understanding about allergic asthma. The Asthma Express will hold events in Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas, to educate people at community health fairs about asthma, allergic asthma, and some available testing options.

Travis Stork, MD, Emmy-nominated host of the talk show “The Doctors” and a practicing emergency department physician, has joined The Asthma Express program to help improve the understanding of allergic asthma and encourage screening.

The Asthma Express will hold events in Atlanta on April 28 to 29, 2012; Chicago, June 15 to 17, 2012; and Dallas, October 12 to 14, 2012.

Source: Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America