NEWS> Penn State News (04.02.2003) THE MEDICAL MINUTE: ALLERGIES ARE MORE THAN SNIFFLES AND SNEEZES
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- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:24:38 -0600
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From: "Pete Weiss" <Pete-Weiss@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 15:49:31 -0500
Spring has arrived. The scent of fragrant flowers is in the air. Birds
are singing and noses sneezing. According to the latest edition of the
Medical Minute, a service of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,
allergic rhinitis, often called "hay fever," comes from the immune
system's response to a foreign substance, typically plant pollen. The
word "rhinitis" refers specifically to inflammation of the nose, but
allergies often affect the ears, throat, eyes and lungs, as well. Plant
allergies are common, but allergy sufferers can also react to many other
things, such as pet dander. Allergic problems are not benign. Perhaps a
quarter of all Americans are affected, resulting in 3.8 billion missed
days of work and school per year at a cost of $4.5 billion annually.
There are an estimated 5,000 deaths attributed to allergies each year,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the full
article by John Messmer, visit http://www.psu.edu/ur/2003/medicalminute029.html
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