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Article: Melting snow can be harbinger of allergy misery; For some, spring means birds and flowers. For others, itchy eyes and a runny nose. What can you do to relieve symptoms? Are you better off in the city or will pollen float into your life anyway?(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- March 20, 2008
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Byline: KARLEE WEINMANN; STAFF WRITER
Let the sneezing commence.
While the retreating snow cover and rising temperatures this week might herald the return of robins and tulips, for some they're the nasal equivalent of a civil defense siren: Spring allergy season is coming.
Will a winter that was bitter cold even by Minnesota standards provide some relief on the pollen front? Sorry, no such luck.
That frosty winter helped by keeping the snow cover around long enough to delay the onset of allergies a bit, but it won't hamper the symptoms, said Dr. S. Scott Nicholas of Twin Cities-based Eisenstadt Allergy & Asthma.
Nicholas said ...