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The warmth has stimulated trees to bud early and release the pollens that normally don't work their way into people's noses for another month or so.The result?``Everybody's complaining,'' said Pat Schermerhorn, a nurse with Dr. Lois... . . . , AWARENESS INCREASING OF NEED FOR CARE IN FOODS DUE TO NUT ALLERGIES With food allergy awareness on the rise, nuts have become a major source of concern, with some schools banning peanut butter from the premises and restaurants and food processors scrambling to avoid inadvertently mixing nuts with other foods.Food allergies have been diagnosed in an estimated million Americans, according to the Food Allergy Network, a nonprofit group in Fairfax, Va., and about million of those are allergic to nuts like soybeans, walnuts and almonds or to peanuts, which... . Boston Globe , ALLERGY SUFFERERS READY FOR RAGWEED WEATHER VARIABLES AFFECT ITS SEVERITY The summer is winding down, but the season when ragweed pollen fills the air to torment allergy sufferers has just begun. How much sneezing and itching lies ahead, specialists say, depends a lot on the weather.Yesterday ked the beginning of ragweed season, the third major pollen season of the year Ragweed and sagebrush will increasingly send their pollen grains aloft, peaking around Labor Day. If the weather turns cooler and damper, people who are allergic to these weeds will be saved... . Hamilton Spectator, The (Ontario, Canada) , Delaying certain foods has benefits Conference hears how to reduce baby allergies by curtailing some items The delayed introduction of certain foods can greatly reduce allergies in children, an international nutrition conference was told yesterday. "Preliminary evidence shows if the baby does not eat eggs and fish for up to months, and peanut products until the third year, this will reduce allergies," said Dr. Ranjit Ku Chandra, a pediatrician at Memorial University in Newfoundland.Chandra is also the chairman of the International Congress of Nutrition meeting this... . , Late snowstorm gave some less to sneeze at Gripe all you want about spring snowstorms, but pollen allergy sufferers are singing the praises of the blizzard that hit the Lincoln area last week. It nearly obliterated pollen counts locally, allowing people allergic to pollen to breathe freely.But there's always a dark lining.The wet snow, combined with high winds and now a warming trend, has mold allergy sufferers gasping for breath as spores are filling the air and lungs of allergy sufferers."This is... . Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) , Allergy shots for asthma are ineffective in some children, Hopkins study finds, Report goes against conventional wisdom of many allergists In a new study that may spark controversy over allergy shots for children, researchers found the shots do little to help children with moderate to severe year round asthma who are already taking standard medicines. d ors at the Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center studied Baltimore schoolchildren over years. The study dealt only with the use of allergy shots for asthma, not for the other allergy problems for which they are considered effective.The findings, published today in... . Stuart News, The (FL) , ALLERGY SUFFERERS CAN ENJOY A SNEEZE FREE FALL FIGHTING FALL ALLERGIES DALLAS Ask anyone who has them Fall allergies are nothing to sneeze at. Red, itchy, puffy eyes. Runny nose. Sneezing like there's no tomorrow.The good news is that you may be able to get through the fall with barely a symptom, thanks to a free Allergy Management Kit from the American Lung Association and the makers of Tavist. The kit contains a calendar with year round tips for allergy and sinus management and more.Here are some tips to help you... . Los Angeles Times May , Allergies Taking Your Breath Away?

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