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Article: Allergies, Allergies ... They're Everywhere.(Brief Article)
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- Mass Market Retailers
- Article date:
- April 16, 2001
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NEW YORK -- Allergy remedies, both prescription and over-the-counter, constitute an enormous business. In the United States as many as 30% of all adults and 40% of children are estimated to suffer from allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever. Others suffer indoors from the presence of dust, mites and mold. Moreover, allergies are the main catalyst for asthma, which kills 5,000 people a year.
While the symptoms and discomfort of these allergies are all too familiar, the internal mechanisms that trigger them are not well understood. Allergic reactions are triggered by the immune system, an incredibly complex network of cells and organs that includes the lymph ...