WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America issued the following news release: The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) celebrates the signing of Elijah's Law in Maryland. The legislation, passed by the Maryland House and Senate and signed by Gov. Wes Moore, enacts policies designed to protect children with food allergies in child care centers. "We commend the state legislature for passing Elijah's Law and taking steps to ensure uniform practices relative to  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 27 -- The U.S. Pharmacopeia, an organization that says it focuses on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines, issued the following news release: The World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification Unit has approved azithromycin 500mg film-coated tablets manufactured by Bangladesh-based Advancing Chemical Industries HealthCare Limited (ACI). Azithromycin is recommended for treatment and mass distribution administration to control blinding trachoma, a c  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded a Muslim student's testimony before the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education about recent alleged Islamophobic incidents. The Washington, D.C., based civil rights group applauded the courage of a MSA student representative who testified before the MCPS board yesterday   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 27 -- The National Medical Association issued the following statement on April 26, 2024, by President Yolanda Lawson: * * * The Biden Administration, today, declared that it is delaying the proposed plan to ban menthol cigarettes. Menthol cigarettes have been proven, by decades of research, to be a deadly and addictive tobacco product that disproportionately affects Black communities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously stated that prohibit  more