New Campaign Offers Tips for Finding Sneaky Allergen Sources at Home
Plus a Chance to Win a FREE Clean Sweep!
JEFF MAY, M.A. Allergen Xterminator, Certified Indoor Air Quality Professional and Author of My House Is Killing Me! and Healthy Home Tips
DR. MICHAEL BLAISS, Nationally-Recognized Allergist, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Tennessee
Background:
With spring allergy season upon us, it is important for the estimated 60 million Americans who are affected by nasal allergies to know how to locate lurking allergens to improve their spring cleaning routine. According to a Spring Cleaning Survey of more than one thousand adults, ninety four percent of respondents recognized that proper cleaning can help reduce incidences of illness including nasal allergies, yet four out of five people in the U.S. are exposed to house dust mites, the most common trigger of nasal allergy symptoms.
The Clean Sweep campaign encourages people to take an extra step in their spring cleaning by logging onto www.CleanSweepContest.com to view a home investigation by Jeff May which pinpoints the areas of the house where allergens often lurk. Nasal allergy sufferers are encouraged to ask Jeff May questions as to how they can better clean their home with an eye for allergens and submit a personal testimonial as to how their nasal allergies affect their daily life. The top 100 testimonials will win a signed copy of Jeff Mays book My House is Killing Me! to provide detailed cleaning tips and techniques to sweep away hidden allergens. Contestants are encouraged to visit the Web site frequently to learn if their questions have been answered by Allergen Xterminator Jeff May.
Jeff May is available to provide practical and often overlooked cleaning suggestions to help sweep, dust and wash away allergens likely to trigger nasal allergy symptoms. He can also discuss the most common places allergens hide so that the average American, who spends nearly 22 hours indoors, can properly manage their symptoms.
Michael Blaiss, M.D. is available to discuss the Clean Sweep campaign and provide perspective on the rise and prevalence of nasal allergies, ways to manage symptoms, and what you should expect from treatment.
MORE ABOUT JEFF MAY:
Jeffrey C. May, M.A., a consultant of sanofi-aventis, U.S., is a Certified Indoor Air Quality Professional (CIAQP) who focuses on allergens in the home, school, and workplace. May is a building consultant, indoor air quality expert, and the principal scientist of May Indoor Air Investigations LLC in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. This chemist understands cleaning at the microscopic level. May is the author or co-author of five books, including Jeff Mays Healthy Home Tips and My House is Killing Me!
MORE ABOUT MICHAEL BLAISS, MD:
Michael S. Blaiss, MD, a consultant of sanofi-aventis, U.S., is a pediatric and adult allergist who is widely recognized as an international thought leader in the field of allergy treatment. He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis and has a private practice in Memphis at Allergy and Asthma Care. Dr. Blaiss clinical focus is on allergies and allergic disorders, especially dealing with quality of life and economic issues. He has been named to the list Best Doctors in America from 1999-2010.
