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Scotland's position as a hay fever hotspot is not to be sneezed at
(The Scotsman 25/05/2009)
Online pharmacist TheChemist.co.uk has created a map of hay fever hotspots across the UK. It shows a dramatic rise in incidence of the condition in Scotland compared to those living south of the Border, with 33 per cent of Scots saying they suffer from the allergy. The north-east of England, near Whitley Bay, has the lowest levels of hay fever, with just 23 per cent of people complaining about the condition.
Hay fever: How to ease the sneezing
(The Independent 12/05/2009)
Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, is an allergic reaction to pollen, which affects one in five people in the UK. When airborne pollen particles enter the nose, throat and upper respiratory passages, they stimulate cells to produce histamines, which then produce the symptoms associated with hay fever such as itchy eyes and a running nose. Sufferers are most affected during the summermonths when the pollen count is highest.
Honey: the sweetest cure for hayfever
(Telegraph 10/04/2009)
Most of the remedies for hay fever aren't very attractive either. You can lock yourself indoors next to an air-conditioning unit, feel drowsy on anti-histamines, or worry about what steroids are doing to your body. So, swallowing a spoonful of honey a day is a delightful alternative. Thousands of people swear by it, saying that a spoonful a day, preferably starting well before the pollen season, has transformed their lives. The principle behind it is desensitisation.
Grass pollen tablets dramatically reduce asthma and hayfever symptoms in children
(Daily Mail 21/01/2009)
One in five people in the UK suffer from the pollen allergy. Experts from Ruhr University Bochum, used a form of immunotherapy, which aims to slowly accustom the body's immune system to the cause of the allergy so that it no longer overreacts. They found asthma symptoms dropped by 64% in the children taking the active substance compared. Hay fever symptoms went down by 24%.
Hay fever allergies on the rise
(BBC 22/09/2008)
The number of people suffering from hay fever and related allergies has soared in recent years, figures suggest.
Hay fever has left me addicted to nose spray
(Daily Mail 06/09/2008)
Hay fever brings misery to an estimated 12million sufferers in the UK - and one of the most distressing symptoms is a blocked nose that, for many, can be relieved only by 'vasoconstrictive' nose drops or sprays that relieve inflammation... but beware, you can become hooked on them.
(Telegraph 07/06/2008)
Hay fever sufferers face a really bad summer. Lucy Atkins offers advice
(Telegraph 12/05/2008)
Using a pollen calendar to pinpoint the plants that make you sneeze is the first step to getting your seasonal sniffles under control, says Caroline Bellamy.
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