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Climate Change May Be Fueling A New Generation Of More Aggressive ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Emediawire (press release),And studies show that a doubling of carbon dioxide can lead to a quadrupling of the pollen produced by ragweed -- bad news for hay fever sufferers.

Fight indoor allergies with these products and strategies  -  25 Mar 2008
Dallas Morning News,Particularly in urban environments, cockroaches can trigger asthma and hay-fever-like symptoms. Since they gravitate toward standing water and food,

ASK HILARY: PREGNANCY AND HEALTHY COOKING  -  25 Mar 2008
Ok! Magazine,The advice from the Food Standards Agency is that if you or a member of your family suffers from asthma, hay fever or eczema, your baby may be more at risk

When going home is harmful  -  25 Mar 2008
Glens Falls Post-Star,According to the state Department of Health, the most common effects of mold exposure are allergic responses from breathing mold spores, including hay fever

Hay fever season hits West Coast early  -  Mar 24, 2008
CBC British Columbia,Allergy sufferers on the West Coast are already hacking and sneezing through one of the worst — and earliest — hay fever seasons in years.

Effervescent 'Hay Fever' a strong collaboration  -  Mar 21, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,By MICHAEL GROSSBERG Certainly, there’s spring in the air and antics onstage in Hay Fever, which opened Friday at the Abbey Theater of Dublin — not to

Headaches And Hay Fever March In With Spring  -  Mar 19, 2008
PR Web (press release),Nasal allergies – spring is here and so is hay fever. A recent study showed a clear link between nasal allergies (hay fever) and migraine.

Hay Fever Season Has Begun  -  Mar 17, 2008
KKTV 11 News,Hay fever season has just begun. Pollen counts were 10 times higher than usual this past week, according to Dr. Robert Nathan with Asthma and Allergy

Patients With Hay Fever Sleep Better With Intranasal ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
DG NewsBy Em Brown, BSN PHILADELPHIA -- March 18, 2008 -- Patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis who use once-daily fluticasone furoate nasal spray report better

Alk-Abello Shares Gain After Study Shows Tablet Stops Hay Fever  -  Mar 3, 2008
BloombergGrazax, the first allergy vaccine tablet on the market, lowered hay fever symptoms by 37 percent in the third year and reduced the use of symptom-relieving

Spring is in the air  -  Mar 16, 2008
Malaysia Star,Hay fever season is here. As we enjoy the different kinds of flowers blooming in this season, we are also experiencing hay fever woes.

Lifestyle changes can 'help ease symptoms of hay fever'  -  Mar 14, 2008
Looking Good Feeling Great,Small lifestyle changes can help hay fever sufferers combat and manage the effects of their allergies, Allergy UK advises. According to Muriel Simmons,

Aachu ... Record pollen levels threaten a sneezy summer for hay ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Daily Mail,Studies suggest up to 15million Britons suffer from hay fever, including up to one in three children. Anecdotal evidence suggests that our increasingly

LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING CASE OF HAY FEVER  -  Mar 14, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,No doubt. But to whom do you turn when the substitutes get sick? Spring can't come too soon, when the worst of it should be a nasty case of hay fever.

Identify Factors Driving Change In The Cough, Cold And Allergy ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85747) has announced the addition of 'Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in

Verona Pharma seeks nod for asthma, hay fever treatment drug ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
Hemscott,...regulatory approval for clinical trials of RPL554, a new molecule developed to treat allergic respiratory diseases including asthma and hay fever.

Challenging depiction was nothing to sneeze at  -  Mar 20, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,By Michael Grossberg To play self-centered actress Judith Bliss in Hay Fever wasn't a blissful prospect for Catherine Blair-Wilhelm.

It's spring and something's in the air  -  Feb 28, 2008
The Daily Yomiuri,Hay fever is aggravated when the amount of airborne cedar pollen, which is calculated based on the number of spores collected on a one-square-centimeter

Tokyo: Something in the Air  -  Mar 9, 2008
Asia Sentinel,It is also the world capital for allergies, especially hay fever, known to the Japanese as pollen sickness. Of course this is no secret to the bulk of the

Easter weather: I forecast more patronising, fatuous rubbish  -  Mar 23, 2008
Times Online,...what may be a good day for Wimbledon is dreadful for an East Anglian farmer battling drought, or for Britain’s millions of hay fever sufferers.

The Second Opinion  -  Mar 20, 2008
Richmond.com,In Virginia, during the spring, pollinating trees are responsible for causing hay fever. Over the summer, grasses and weeds are the main producers of pollen

ALK-Abelló, the Makers of GRAZAX(R), Present Successful Phase III ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Juraforum.de,In the grass pollen season (using a threshold of 30 grains/m3),GRAZAX(R) reduced hay fever symptoms by 28% and reduced the need forsymptom relieving

Got Raw Milk?  -  Mar 22, 2008
Boston Globe,...rates of both asthma and hay fever, and that the earlier in life the children started drinking the raw milk, the more effective the protection was.

The play's the thing - but which play was it?  -  Mar 22, 2008
Ha'aretz,Judi Dench in "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward, Derek Jacobi in "Voyage Around My Father" by John Mortimer, and Tom Conti in "Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell" (about an

Spring into the Season with Bark Busters’ Canine Care Tips  -  Mar 19, 2008
WXii 12.com,Blooming plants, grasses and flowers can trigger atopy, an allergy similar to hay fever. But instead of sneezing, a dog typically develops itchy skin and

Avera Medical Minute: Seasonal Allergies Study  -  Mar 4, 2008
KSFY,If you have hay fever, the Avera Research Institute wants your help. In return they hope to reduce your allergy symptoms. Like so many of you,

Drama society acts to help hospital  -  Feb 29, 2008
Northampton Chronicle & Echo,Last year the society raised £600 by staging a special performance of Hay Fever by Noel Coward and holding a cocktail gala night and raffle.

Theaters ramping up schedules with a slew of powerhouse productions  -  Mar 16, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,By James Hebert As spring nears, there's something in the air, and it's called hay fever? Well, that, but also – stage fever! (Or at least a mildly high

Step into Spring Today  -  Mar 13, 2008
The Sun,Unfortunately the hay fever season has started early this year, with tree pollens already in the air. If you’re a sufferer, see your pharmacist or GP.

VERONA PHARMA PLC - Progress Update  -  Feb 25, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...approval for clinical trials of RPL554, its potential ground-breaking treatment for allergic respiratory diseases including asthma and hay fever.

Iraq War Veterans Face Allergy Risks  -  Mar 20, 2008
CBS News,Allergic rhinitis affects about 40 million people in the US Seasonal allergic rhinitis, better known as hay fever, most commonly hits people in the spring,

An artist’s mark  -  Mar 22, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),RM: “My mother got hay fever and asthma six weeks out of every year, so we would travel to where there weren’t horse weeds and rag weeds.

Immune Systems Increasingly On Attack  -  Mar 3, 2008
Washington Post,By Rob Stein First, asthma cases shot up, along with hay fever and other common allergic reactions, such as eczema. Then, pediatricians started seeing more

Landmark 'Pediatric Allergies in America' Survey Uncovered ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Earthtimes,Seasonal allergic rhinitis is caused by substances typically outdoors (ie, pollen) that set off allergies and is sometimes referred to as "hay fever.

Childhood allergies interfere with sleep  -  Mar 17, 2008
News-Medical.net,Asthma, hay fever, chronic sinusitis and "other allergy" comprise 4 of the top 10 most common long-term self-reported illnesses in youth aged 12-24 years in

Split Enz spill the beans  -  Mar 19, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,Finn has joined my interview unexpectedly, in place of Eddie Rayner who is suffering from hay fever. The innovative Crombie has a rich laugh and a fair

Reflexology: Coughs and colds? Get a grip!  -  Mar 7, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,For Beth, whose hay fever kicked in a week ago, the sinuses were the main focus. For Robert, it was the soothing solar plexus point, to help him sleep

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT POLLEN ALLERGY  -  Mar 2, 2008
American Chronicle,The main factor that determines whether the pollen is likely to cause hay fever is the type of allergens in the pollen. For instance, even though pine tree

Allergy hurt as US clinical hold remains  -  Mar 17, 2008
ShareCast,LONDON (SHARECAST) - Hay fever treatment group Allergy Therapeutics dived today as it said the US Food & Drug Administration has not lifted the clinical

Nose triggers allergic eye symptoms  -  Mar 18, 2008
Reuters India,Given that the eyes and nasal cavity share a nerve supply, they add, it's possible that ocular hay fever symptoms aren't only related to direct exposure to

The Facts on Eczema  -  Mar 3, 2008
Canada.com,A genetically inherited condition, it tends to run in families who also suffer from hay fever and asthma. Atopic dermatitis will affect about 10% of

Teen honored for work to overcome blindness  -  Mar 17, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,Fusco says he knew in his heart the cancer had returned, despite a more optimistic diagnosis of hay fever and a prescription for glasses.

ALK-Abello says Grazax vaccine successful in phase III study with ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Forbes,According to the results, which were presented yesterday in Philadelphia, Grazax reduced hay fever symptoms by 28 pct and the need for symptom relieving

Unconventional wisdom  -  Mar 11, 2008
Colorado Springs Gazette,Most of her life, especially during a time when she lived in Chicago, she suffered from severe hay fever and migraines. She took steroids, but they didn't

Pollen allergy patients advised to adopt preventive measures  -  Feb 24, 2008
Daily Times,...seasonal allergic rhinitis called pollen allergy, which many people know as hay fever or rose fever depending on the season in which the symptoms occur.

Whipworms return body to its natural fighting form  -  Mar 11, 2008
Press of Atlantic City,Asthma, food allergies, multiple sclerosis, lupus, Crohn's disease, colitis, hay fever and eczema have increased twofold or more in developed nations.

Flu Season Affecting Children  -  Feb 25, 2008
KXAN-TV,Something else to watch out for is allergic rhinitis or hay fever. The symptoms include a runny nose, itchy eyes, sneezing and dry cough.

Getting Coverage if Your Employer Doesn't Offer It  -  Mar 15, 2008
Washington Post,...very difficult to enter," said Pollitz, adding that she has heard of people being turned down for such seemingly minor ailments as acne and hay fever.

Spring Is Blooming, Allergies are Booming  -  Mar 20, 2008
KETK,Dr. Sharkey says, "People that are allergy suffers tend to have hay fever like symptoms. They have itchy watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, stuffiness and

Paris shares flat in hesitant trade; mkt seeks direction from US data  -  Mar 14, 2008
CNNMoney.com...specialist told analysts in a meeting on its full year results that it expects German approval imminently for its Oralair Grasses hay fever product.

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