Hay Fever News

By Rod Minchin AN ADVERT for a device claiming to relieve hay fever symptoms was banned yesterday because it could mislead sufferers.

It's time to drag out the Chrissie decorations, put up the tree and get into the spirit of the festive season.

If you suffer from sneezing, runny nose, or itchy eyes, you might think you have a cold.

Get the antihistamines now hay fever sufferers _ the dreaded season has begun. With the combination of above average rainfall and the warmer weather creeping in, pollen counts are predicted to boom throughout October in the Goulburn Valley.

Someone who suffers from allergies knows how difficult it is to get a good night's sleep.

For people like Karen Moss, who has long battled hay fever and undergone sinus surgery, allergy season can be particularly brutal.

Drug maker Schering-Plough Canada says it will invest $30.7 million to expand its Pointe-Claire production plant near Montreal, a plant which currently employs 330 people.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories has recalled some batches of four products from its key US market that were observed to contain some oversized tablets.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Centrix Pharmaceutical recently announced plans to commercially launch Clofera for the temporary relief of cough and nasal congestion.

Use a facial moisturizer with an SPF of at least 30 to limit the suna s damage every day, not just when youa re at the beach.

In this week's What's Going Around cooler autumn temperatures are a welcome change but the headaches they bring are not.

HAY FEVER, that isa making spring, summer and autumn a misery for millions of sufferers.

Lots of people are walking around with teary eyes, but it's just that time of year.

I usually begin to get hay fever about four weeks before everyone else. Am I unusually sensitive? Dr Fred Kavalier answers your health question: The earliest symptoms of hay fever are caused by allergies to tree pollens.

Every year as mid-August rolls around, here in the Northeast as in many parts of the country, the ragweed plant starts to pollinate regularly as clockwork.

Eczema is a term used to describe many types of skin inflammation or dermatitis.

Summer hay fever, also called seasonal allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, occurs in the spring and summer, and affects the eyes and nose.

We start with Dr. Mark Schaar of the DeWitt Family Practice in DeWitt. He says allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is going around this week.

Hay fever also known as allergic rhinitis , is a common condition that shows signs and symptoms similar to a cold with sneezing, congestion, runny nose and sinus pressures.

A: Allergies are common afflictions that are caused by an overreaction of the immune system to something that would normally not cause a reaction in other people.