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Article: LONG HAY FEVER SEASON
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2001
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BOB GROVES
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-14-2001
LONG HAY FEVER SEASON
By BOB GROVES
Date: 08-14-2001, Tuesday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B
NEWARK -- Ragweed, the annual bane of more than 2 million hay fever sufferers
in the state, sprouted much sooner than usual this summer, the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has reported.
Pollen counters found their first ragweed July 23 -- the earliest in
12 years, said Dr. Leonard Bielory, director of the Asthma and Allergy
Research Center at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
"The recent heat wave and cool July temperatures -- combined with
steady sunshine and modest ...