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Article: ALLERGY SEASON ARRIVES, EMORY SPECIALISTS PREPARE FOR POLLEN ONSLAUGHT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- February 23, 2007
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Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release:
Sniffling, sneezing, watery and itchy eyes - all symptoms many people will soon begin to experience as spring blooms and blossoms in metro Atlanta. While many people long for the warmer weather, most do not look forward to the pollen that it brings. Atlantans are not the only sufferers of this springtime sprouting - as many as 40 to 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from allergies, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
The new Emory Sinus, Nasal and Allergy Center at Emory Crawford Long Hospital is already gearing up for a very busy allergy season, says Alpen Patel, MD, ...