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Article: New Survey of 10,000: Nearly Half of Americans Suffer from Seasonal Allergies; Lack of Communication with Doctors and Loss of Productivity Prevalent.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- September 11, 2008
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Nearly half of all Americans suffer from some type of seasonal allergy, according to QualityHealth.com's seventh HealthOpin survey. QualityHealth.com is a top ranked consumer health Web site and a main competitor to sites like WebMD and Yahoo!Health (see also Allergies).
The survey, which polled 10,006 Americans, primarily women, revealed that 45 percent of Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. Of those who have allergies, 41 percent said they were not tested for allergies until they were in their thirties, 22 percent said they were first tested in their twenties, 15 percent their teens and 22 percent during childhood.
Eighty-two (82) percent of ...