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Article: Allergy: YOUR SUMMER anti-sneeze PLAN; Millions of Britons will be reaching for their hankies this week as the hay-fever season builds towards its peak. Read our 10-point plan to beat those sniffles once and for all.(Mirror Health)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2004
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Byline: PAUL JOHNSON
SUMMERTIME and the living is - sneezy. If you woke up with a headache, streaming nose and itchy eyes this morning you're not alone.
Some 12 million people in the UK suffer from hay fever, an allergic reaction to pollen that can make the hot summer months unbearable.
Kids are particularly badly affected, with about a third of all UK youngsters suffering. And the overall problem is getting worse - scientists reckon the number of sufferers increases by five per cent a year and that within 50 years almost the entire population ...