Fall allergy season makes early entrance for patients

From: Drug Topics | Date: September 20, 1999| Author: Levy, Sandra | Copyright information

Although the fall allergy season isn't in full swing yet, millions of Americans are already experiencing symptoms--sneezing, stuffy and itchy noses, red and swollen eyes, and scratchy throat, sometimes accompanied by headaches and drowsiness. Experts note that the dry weather across most of the nation and high ground-level ozone levels this summer have made conditions ideal for ragweed, thereby hastening the hay fever allergy season.

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