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Article: Eye Allergies Nothing to Sneeze at This Fall.
- Article from:
- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- September 3, 2008
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Come late summer, some 10 to 20 percent of Americans begin to suffer from ragweed allergy, or hay fever. In addition to symptoms of sneezing, stuffy or runny nose, allergic reactions involving the eyes are a major distraction for many allergy sufferers (see also Allergies).
As ragweeds release billions of pollen grains into the air, symptoms of eye allergies -- such as tearing, itchiness, swelling and burning, can make it so uncomfortable for allergy sufferers that it impedes their leisure-time and sports activities, interferes with school performance and can affect productivity on-the-job.
"Of Americans who are allergic to pollen-producing plants, 75 ...