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SNIFFLE, SNEEZE, COUGH ALLERGY SEASON IS HERE Hack, wheeze, sniffle the sounds of spring once again echo through the San Fernando Valley. Between a persistent seasonal bug and what's been a warm, dry spring, people across the region are searching for relief from a rash of sinus colds, infections and allergies. ``I should have bought stock in Kleenex I go through a box a day,'' said Rhoda Barnhard, who works in the Tarzana allergy clinic of her husband, Dr. Robert Barnhard. ``It's been.. New York Times, The (NY) , Schools Wrestle With Food Allergy Issue IT'S hard for many people to grasp the seriousness with which Gerard and Beth McTigue regard something as seemingly innocuous as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. For countless years this staple has sustained class after class of child, rarely veering from its quiet reputation as a convenient and satisfying comfort food. But Mr. and Mrs. McTigue of Fairfield are the parents of Owen a student at Jennings School who has a severe peanut allergy. Inadvertent contact with even.. Chicago Sun Times May , Allergies get the treatment An estimated percent of the U. S. population suffers from various pollen allergies, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Also known as allergic rhinitis_more commonly as hay fever_this condition is the reason. million people made visits to their d ors in , according to NIAID. The annual cost of treating such seasonal allergies runs an estimated. billion. At this time of year, tree pollen is still dropping, and grass and mold pollens are.. Tulsa World , A Discomforting El Nino, Tulsans Are Also Suffering Allergies California's El Nino rains have brought a bumper crop of allergy producing mold and pollen, and people are suffering. D ors' waiting rooms are clogged with the sniffling, wheezing and itchy eyed. "I have patients who haven't had allergy attacks for years coming in with days of horrible allergic symptoms," Dr. Bernard Geller, a Santa Monica allergist, said. "They have mountains of tissues alongside their bed and are.. ALLERGY VACCINE MAY HAVE CAT LOVERS PURRING Cat lovers who become sneezy, itchy and teary eyed when they get too close to their favorite feline soon may get help from a new vaccine that eliminates some of the uncomfortable symptoms of cat allergy. yland researchers report success with a new vaccine that reduces symptoms faster and requires fewer injections than standard allergy shots. Traditional allergy shots, also known as immunotherapy, consist of mostly water and extracts of cat dander the dead skin cells that trigger.. A BLOOMING PROBLEM IN L. A. , HEAVY RAINS TRIGGER EARLY ALLERGY ONSET Take the old rhyme about showers bringing May flowers, subtract a few months to reflect the recent rains, and you've got what allergy specialists say may be blossoming into a disastrous season for allergy sufferers throughout Southern California. ''Because of the copious amounts of rain we've had, I think this will be a much worse allergy season than usual," said Dr. Andre Nel, an associate professor of medicine at the UCLA.. OVER THE COUNTER ALLERGY DRUGS CARRY RISKS Over the counter allergy drugs do provide relief. But if they are misused, they can have a nasty bite. That's a point consumers should remember these days as they scramble for relief from allergy symptoms, says Dr. Fran Gengo, associate professor of neurology and pharmacy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. High pollen counts over the last several days have been making life miserable for many allergy sufferers in Central Kentucky. But Gengo says a little care in.. Los Angeles Times , Science Medicine Allergies Found in row Transplants Recipients of bone row transplants have a good chance of "inheriting" allergies from their donors, according to a University of Washington study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. William Henderson said physicians must be aware of the finding when treating bone row transplant recipients, some of whom might not know they've acquired, for example, an allergy to penicillin or other medications and environmental allergens... Agence France Presse , New shorter treatment on horizon for ragweed allergy A new treatment for ragweed allergy, which plagues millions, is promising to shorten the regimen for those who don't respond to the most common drug treatments, according to a study out Thursday. "This in ative research holds great promise for helping people with allergies," said National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci. "A short course of immunotherapy that reduces allergic symptoms over an extended period of.. Yes, It's a Bad — A A A A A Choo! — Allergy Year The waves of green brought by this summer's rains are dispersing waves of yellow — enough pollen to tickle the nose and plug the sinuses of even a borderline allergy sufferer. "I have been seeing patients with watery eyes, a runny nose and sneezing," said Dr. Michael Keslin, an allergist with Lovelace Health. "I think it's worse than we normally see … in terms of the intensity of the symptoms. "..

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