Article: A hayfever cure? Yes - and it's a pill made from pollen; Good Health.

Byline: OONA MASHTA

ANEW tablet made from grass pollen could end the misery of hayfever for thousands of sufferers. The pill works by making the immune system less sensitive to grass pollen so that its reaction to the allergen changes, until eventually it does not react at all.

The drug - which contains high doses of grass pollen - is not associated with major side effects because it is absorbed naturally into the body under the tongue.

More than 10 million people in the UK suffer hayfever symptoms every year.

Usually, in people with hayfever, the immune T-cells in organs such as the nose, lungs or skin interpret grass pollen as an enemy and create a hostile ...

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