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Article: Say hello to hay-fever hell.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 7, 1996
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The hottest day of '96 may have been glorious for some.
But yesterday spelt misery for millions of others as pollen counts soared.
The bad news is that after a delayed start caused by the wet May weather, the hay-fever season has kicked in with a vengeance.
The good news for the two to three million Britons plagued by sneezes and itchy eyes is that a cure is not far away.
Biologists at the Randall Institute, at King's College, London, have discovered a way of preventing the allergic reaction by blocking the trigger for hay-fever and other ...