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Article: Allergies & women's health.
- Article from:
- National Women's Health Report
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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For years, Barbara Rosvold dreaded the coming of fall. While many people rejoiced at the end of the hot, muggy Maryland summer, Ms. Rosvold, 51, of Middletown, MD, cringed, for she knew that with the autumn colors came ragweed pollen--and the accompanying stuffy nose, itchy eyes and congestion of seasonal allergies. Even taking medication didn't help; although it eliminated the allergic symptoms, it left her tired and fuzzyheaded, a condition nearly as bad as the sneezing and stuffiness.
Ms. Rosvold is just one of an estimated 35 to 50 million Americans (1)--20 percent of the population--who suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis or seasonal allergies. Overall, ...