Spring is in the air, and for some people the beauty of budding nature also means
hay fever season has arrived. Approximately 26.1 million Americans suffer with hay fever symptoms every year, and about 14.6 million Americans have
asthma, which often coincides with hay fever.
Hay fever, or “seasonal allergic rhinitis,” occurs whenever plants are pollinating. Where you live largely dictates when hay fever season rolls in for you. If you live in the eastern and Midwestern United States you may have problems in the early spring as elm, birch, maple, and poplar trees are producing pollen. Trees, weeds and grasses produce pollens at different times, so early summer could bring on problems as well.
Because there is a large amount of
pollen in the air, people breathe it in and an allergic reaction occurs. The repeated and prolonged sneezing, stuffy, runny nose, the red, swollen, itchy eyes, nose and throat are all common maladies for hay fever sufferers.
New therapy fights fire with fire.
Now there may be an unsuspected new therapy for hay fever, one that “fights fire with fire” so to speak. A new study suggests that a plant extract could actually combat the problems caused by pollinating plants.
A clinical study conducted by researchers at the Center of...
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