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Allergies are topic of community seminar

5:45 PM EDT, March 16, 2012

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.

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West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on seasonal allergies.

The seminar, Environmental Allergies: Testing and Treatment, is Tuesday, March 20, in the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus. An update on how people  acquire allergies, prevention and treatment options will be provided.

The featured speaker is Dr. Majid Shafiei, an otolaryngologist with WVUH-East Ear, Nose and Throat in Martinsburg. Shafiei also serves as a clinical assistant professor for the WVU School of Medicine.

Sign-in for the program begins at 6:30 p.m., and the program is from 7 to 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information or to register, call 304-264-1287, ext. 1760.