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Article: Grass Pollen Vaccine Eases Symptoms For Seasonal Sufferers.
- Article from:
- Immunotherapy Weekly
- Article date:
- March 21, 2001
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2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Vaccination with grass pollen can relieve bronchial symptoms and improve quality of life for people with seasonal asthma and rhinitis.
Doctors have inoculated hay fever patients with grass pollen to make them more comfortable and lessen their need for medication throughout hay fever season. The effect of grass pollen vaccine in asthmatic patients, however, has not been as thoroughly studied.
"The goal of this study was to assess the effects of grass pollen immunotherapy on symptoms, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and quality of life in seasonal rhinitis and ...