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Article: Hay fever fear not to be sneezed at

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Evening News - Scotland
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May 29, 2006
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BATTEN down the hatches everyone. At around 6pm this evening there is a very good chance that my head - and the heads of 12 million others - will very possibly explode.

If not totally explode, then at the very least it will feel like it for all those unfortunate souls like me, whose summertime is blighted by the misery of hay fever.

The miracle of modern science has finally worked out that the hay fever season will finally peak at 6.02pm this evening when the grass pollen season hits full stride.

Tissues at the ready . . . all together now . . . AAAATTCCHOO.

Apparently Dr Adrian Morris, allergy specialist for Boots Health Club, took into account the time of day, hours of activity, stage ...

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