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Article: Coping with hay fever.
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- New Indian Express (Chennai, India)
- Article date:
- April 10, 2009
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Bangalore, April 10 -- Most of us have or known someone who has allergies. And of these allergies, itchy, puffy, watery eyes and red, stuffy nose are often seen. What these people suffer from is hay fever. Hay fever is an allergic reaction, which is the immune system's response to foreign material in the air you breathe. Hay fever usually refers to allergies to outdoor, airborne materials such as pollens and molds. Hay fever is known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, because the symptoms are typically seasonal, recurring annually when the atmospheric levels of pollen or spores are highest. In some people, hay fever-like symptoms occur throughout the year in the condition of ...