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Article: Ah, spring! Ah-CHOO!: Season's warmer days bring pollen and itchy eyes, stuffy noses and pills.
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- Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- April 24, 2007
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Byline: Cathleen F. Crowley
Apr. 24--Ready to burst outside and frolic in the sun-warmed air? Then, be prepared to dance with millions of microscopic airborne irritants. Springtime is allergy time. "Spring has been wound up, waiting to go, and it's going to let loose," said Dr. David Shulan, an allergist with Certified Allergy and Asthma Consultants in Albany. "You are going to see a sudden burst of pollen." Shulan, who operates the only pollen counting station in the region, posts the counts daily on his Web site. At this time last year, the Capital Region had high levels of pollen from maple, ash, poplar and juniper trees. But last week, nary a pinch of ...