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Article: Budding Trees and Blooming Flowers Mean Increased Allergies; the AAAAI Offers Advice On Recognizing Allergy Triggers.
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- April 15, 2003
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MILWAUKEE -- MILWAUKEE, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- April showers can bring May flowers. But they also bring out the grass and tree pollen that trigger sneezing, watery eyes and runny noses for the country's 35.9 millions seasonal allergy sufferers.
"Allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is triggered by allergens, substances that initiate an allergic response, such as pollens or molds," said Jay M. Portnoy, MD FAAAAI, past chair of the AAAAI's Aerobiology Committee. "Many trees, grasses and weeds have small, light and dry pollens that are easily carried by the wind, which is why allergy symptoms flare up in the spring."
For allergy sufferers, it is important ...