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.. Morning Call, The (Allentown, PA) , LIFE IS MISERABLE FOR MANY DURING BAD ALLERGY SEASON Ask a local allergist how bad the allergy season is this year and chances are he will scratch his head along with his eyes and nose. "You know what Dr. (Harold) Kreithen always says," Allentown allergist k Shampain told a reporter about a colleague yesterday. "For some people, this is the worst year ever. " Truth is, people who are allergic to grass, tree pollen and mold suffer more or less every spring, regardless of how much of the.. Fort Worth Star Telegram May , Lots of sneezing going on Physicians' treatments are often the best remedies for those who have allergies. BEDFORD Pollen. Dander. Mold. Ragweed. A choo. It's that time of year again allergy season. "I sneezed throughout the whole day," said Susan Holcomb a Bedford resident who is allergic to pollen. "I would take these over the counter antihistamines and they would work. But either I would be too sleepy to function or I wouldn't take them and be miserable. sneezing, running nose, itchy eyes. ".. Journal Star (Peoria, IL) , EDUCATE CHILD ABOUT ALLERGIES>KIDS MUST KNOW WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T EAT For parents of children with food allergies, sending a child to school for the first time can bring to light many concerns and fears about their child's safety. Milk is among the most common causes of food allergies in young children. Peanuts can be deadly, half of a peanut is enough to kill a very allergic child. Sending a child into an environment where peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk are everywhere, puts enormous stress on parents. The Food Allergy Network, a.. THE ORLANDO SENTINEL , ALLERGIES THE POLLEN PROBLEM According to the American College of Allergy and Immunology, more than million Americans have allergic rhinitis, the syndrome once incorrectly called hay fever because it was attributed to hay. For these people, a seemingly innocent airborne substance such as pollen is treated as a dreadful insult, causing an inflammatory reaction in the nose and other upper respiratory tissues. Of those with allergic rhinitis, about percent are sensitive to tree pollen, especially maples and oaks, the.. The Orange County Register , Pollens, smog stir allergies Two California trade ks, smog and scrub weeds, have combined to make the waning days of summer dog days for about one out of five people, who develop the burning, itchy symptoms of allergies. Smog is at its peak in the region now, and in combination with pollens from sage, Russian thistle, sagebrush and a tiny green plant that most Californians call ragweed is driving many people to reach for their antihistamines, said Dr. Dale B. Sparks, a specialist in allergies and asthma. Sparks,.. Dallas Morning News, The (TX) , When food bites back The holidays are especially risky for those with food allergies Holiday partygoers and party givers beware. Those pretty petit fours, those clever canapés, those delicious dips so tempting, so festive. So dangerous for folks with food allergies. "We are coming up on the most food intense part of the year," says Anne Muñoz Furlong, founder and CEO of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, an Arlington, Virginia based organization that provides information to folks for whom a bite of peanut or a bit of shrimp can..
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL , SNIFFLING SNEEZING SEASON RAMPS UP ALLERGIES IN FULL BLOOM SUFFERERS' SHORT WINTER BREAK ENDED IN THE PAST WEEK AS POLLEN LEVELS IN THE ORLANDO AREA SOARED TO MISERY INDUCING LEVELS AND D ORS SAW NEW PATIENTS. A lifelong allergy sufferer, Raquel Thompson is dealing with some new symptoms this year. She feels tightness in her throat, her eyes are constantly watering and the usual over the counter medications aren't helping. For the year old Orlando woman and many other Central Floridians, allergy season is hitting hard this year with pollen at high levels, and dry, windy days spreading the particles more readily. The amount of oak pollen in the air went up from particles per.. Weston Forum, The (CT) , Food Allergy Initiative annual benefit raises , for research More than , was raised at The Food Allergy Initiative's third annual concert to Beat Food Allergies, featuring the Sugar Beats and special guest and teen idol, Jesse McCartney. Many Weston parents and children rocked to the beat and danced to the fun as creator and lead singer Sherry Goffin Kondor (d hter of songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin) blended talented child singers with accomplished adult musicians and vocalists with classic rock n roll songs. All proceeds.. Charlotte Observer, The (NC) , FAMILIAR PILL NOT ONLY NOSE RELIEF, WORRIES ABOUT COST HAVE ALLERGY SUFFERS LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES The first allergy season since Claritin went over the counter is in full swing, and many sufferers are finding an additional headache At nearly a pill, nonprescription Claritin is more expensive for insured patients who were used to a copay for a whole bottle, and insurance companies are making it harder to get competing prescriptions.

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