AstraZeneca Partners with Beansprout Networks To Help Children with Asthma.Business/Technology Editors and Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--March 27, 2001 Beansprout Networks (Beansprout), the premier online community connecting parents with their own pediatricians and child care providers, announced today that AstraZeneca will support Beansprout's biweekly bi·week·ly adj. 1. Happening every two weeks. 2. Happening twice a week; semiweekly. n. pl. bi·week·lies A publication issued every two weeks. adv. 1. Every two weeks. pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. newsletter and an extensive asthma guide on Beansprout's pediatric and family areas. Ron Lipof, Beansprout's chief strategic officer, said, "Pediatricians on our network continually cite asthma as one of the most common chronic conditions they treat. The new asthma content area on the Beansprout Network is a direct response to the needs of our professionals and their families. Beansprout Networks' online asthma guide provides comprehensive information about the condition for families and pediatricians." Asthma is the leading cause of chronic illness in youths 17 years old and younger in the U.S. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for and controlling asthma, food allergies, nasal allergies and other allergic diseases. AAFA's mission is also to educate the public about these diseases. reports that the number of children younger than five with asthma has increased an alarming 160% in the past 15 years. "Beansprout is thrilled to be working with AstraZeneca, a leader in the development of asthma medicines. The sponsorship from AstraZeneca will enable us to provide, via the Internet, a steady flow of important asthma information that families and physicians can easily and quickly access to better understand and manage the disease in children," commented Mr. Lipof. "We are proud to partner with Beansprout, as it exemplifies the kind of innovative educational resource that AstraZeneca supports in our commitment to help families and physicians improve the lives and health of children and infants with asthma," said Dr. Frank Casty, executive director, respiratory and inflammation at AstraZeneca. About Beansprout Networks Beansprout Networks is the premier online community connecting parents with their most trusted resources: their own pediatricians and child care providers. Beansprout provides free, customized websites for pediatricians and child care professionals, in an effort to help them educate, communicate with, and support the families they serve. Staffed by professionals from the pediatric and child care fields, Beansprout provides relevant content, resources, Web-based products, and easy-to-use tools and support to help users create their sites. For pharmaceutical manufacturers serving pediatric and family medicine providers, Beansprout Networks provides a full suite of off- and online marketing services, including professional education, market research, e-detailing, CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). , DTP/DTC online media, DTP/DTC email marketing, and in-office DTP/DTC promotions. Through partnerships with trusted organizations, Beansprout delivers valuable services and products to educate professionals and their families. Beansprout Networks is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . More information is available at www.beansprout.net. About AstraZeneca AstraZeneca (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AZN AZN Asian ) is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of ethical (prescription) pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. It is one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the world with healthcare sales of $15.8 billion and leading positions in sales of gastrointestinal, oncology, anesthesia (including pain management), cardiovascular, central nervous system (CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). ) and respiratory products. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , AstraZeneca is a $7.9 billion healthcare business with more than 10,000 employees. For more information about AstraZeneca please visit www.astrazeneca-us.com. |
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