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SNEEZIN' SEASON, ALLERGY SUFFERERS CLOG D OR'S OFFICES Record rains have spawned a rainbow of wildflowers and a bumper crop of runny noses to hail the onset of Southern California's allergy season. As the blooms let fly a barrage of pollen, Los Angeles residents have flocked to medical offices and drugstores seeking relief for nasal drips, reddened eyes and itchy hives. ``Miserable you can't breathe, your throat is burning,'' said Robert Anderson of Studio City, whose stuffed up nose,.. Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) , Holidays risky for those with food allergies Party goers and party givers beware. The pretty petit fours, the clever canapes, the delicious dips are tempting, festive... and dangerous for folks with allergies. "We are coming up on the most food intense part of the year," said Anne Munoz Furlong, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, an Arlington, Va. based organization that provides information to folks for whom a bite of peanut or a bit of shrimp can mean a trip to the.. CLOGGED SINUSES SNIFFLE INTO VALLEY, Snow brings brief relief, but allergy cases rise On the bright side, this week's snow has set back the budding spring allergy season by grounding tree pollen just as it was starting to bloat some sinuses. But allergy specialists already have started seeing their seasonal patients this month. "Once they're proven to have tree allergies, this is the time they should start taking their medications on a routine basis, as opposed to as needed," said Dr. Susan Barde of Allergy Consultants.. BLAME IT ON THE RAIN ALLERGIES OFF, RUNNING Blame it on the weather Warm, windy days interrupted by rainstorms and you have ideal conditions for mold and pollen that will leave allergy sufferers with lots of itches, headaches and runny noses this spring, d ors warned Wednesday. Southern California's allergy season generally runs from through , and allergy specialists always expect to see an influx of suffering patients around this time. This year, however, Los Angeles has received. inches of rain.. New York Times, The (NY) , Wrangling May Delay Peanut Allergy Drug Tiny Tanox Inc. should be on the verge of triumph. A drug it developed made headlines this week when it was shown to blunt peanut allergies, protecting people who could die after eating even part of a peanut. But the drug is at the center of one of the toughest disputes in biotechnology, a ade long battle with charges of stolen trade secrets and secret deals. The fight may delay the drug's introduction, and the company and the husband and wife scientists who started it.. Indianapolis Star, The (IN) , If there's sneezin', it's the season, Rainfall will ide how much we'll suffer from ragweed pollen allergies this year. if your ears and eyes itch and your nose is running, you don't have to look at the calendar to know it's allergy season. How bad is it going to be?Local allergists say it's too early to tell, since the ragweed pollen season only started last week. Much depends on the weather, especially rainfall, between now and , says Dr. John E. Duplantier of Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Associates. Rain can reduce the distribution of.. Spokesman Review, The (Spokane, WA) , Allergy task force critical of schools, Report recommends safety precautions following death of child Despite efforts to protect kids with food allergies, Spokane School District hasn't applied its policies consistently, according to a report from the Food Allergy Task Force. Until recently, the district lacked specific emergency plans for severely allergic kids, as well as a uniform way of gathering information about students' allergies, the report said. Released Wednesday during a school board work session, the page report detailed a review of the.. May , AAAAAAAAACHOO! SEASONAL ALLERGIES ARE BACK AND ALL THE MISERY ALONG WITH IT Ah, the sounds of spring children playing, birds chirping, lawn mowers buzzing and miserable people sniffling and sneezing away. If you're among the million Americans with seasonal allergies, you're probably just itching to get some answers to your allergy questions. Well, put down that handkerchief and read on Q What exactly are allergies?A An allergy is an abnormal reaction to an ordinarily harmless substance. For people who are predisposed to.. THE ORLANDO SENTINEL , STEALTHY SENSITIVITY SOME FOOD ALLERGIES ARE SNEAKY AND SUBTLE The pink curl of a shrimp or the golden meat of a peanut are bright red flags to people who live with life threatening food allergies. They know that contact with certain foods is an invitation to hives, difficulty in breathing and even death. It makes the millions of other people living with environmental allergies glad that they suffer only the sneezing and red eyes caused by a brush with grass pollen or ragweed. But even the nature sensitive can have food sensitivities of which they may not.

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