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Article: Sneezing & Wheezing with Seasonal Allergies: How about Some Natural Relief?
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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"Tis the season for seasonal allergies. With Spring fast upon us, hay fever -- a.k.a. allergic rhinitis -- is once again causing problems for millions of people. According to Theron Randolph, MD, the father of environmental medicine, hay fever is one of the most common chronic diseases in America, affecting as many as one in ten.
Many people identify one season -- spring, summer or fall -- as the one where their symptoms are by far the most pronounced; but some people -- and they have our sympathies -- suffer allergic reactions to pollen in all three seasons. If it's hard for you to even think of the topic of hay fever without your eyes involuntarily starting to ...