Hay fever impairs exam performance, study finds
Teenagers with hay fever symptoms are 40% more likely to drop a grade between their mock and final exams - rising to 70% if they are taking a sedating antihistamine treatment, according to a study...
View ArticleRoss McManus on handling his hay fever
Ross McManus, 23, a trainee PE teacher in Kent, has had hay fever for eight years.'I first realised I had hay fever when I was 15. I'd never had it before. When I developed the symptoms - a...
View ArticleThe big sneeze
Hay-fever season is coming early this year. It's time for sufferers to ready for battle - but finding effective relief is no sneezing matterExperts have warned that, owing to the mild winter, hay-fever...
View ArticleHay fever misery for 12 million as allergies spread
Itchy eyes, runny nose, fatigue: no wonder sufferers of rhinitis dread the arrival of the first pollen. But with many drugs available, does it have to be like this? Denis Campbell reportsMost people...
View Article'Higher risk of strokes' for hay fever sufferers
Having hay fever significantly increases the risk of a stroke, especially if sufferers use antihistamines, according to research. Dr Eric Matheson and colleagues from the Medical University of South...
View ArticlePollen vaccine offers hope to hay fever sufferers
A hay fever vaccine that reduces sneezing, itchy eyes and a runny nose by training the immune system to tolerate pollen has been developed by British scientists.Volunteers who received a jab a week for...
View ArticleCherill Hicks on treatments for hay fever
The pollen season is upon us again and that means misery for the growing number of hay fever sufferers. Cherill Hicks on the most effective treatmentsMeadow rye, timothy grass and silver birch: pretty...
View ArticleMaxton Walker on hay fever - is it worse than usual this year?
'I've never had it before," says a colleague. "Now I'm getting through a box of tissues a day." I know how she feels. Normally an antihistamine sees off my mild hay fever but this year my eyes are red...
View ArticlePollen: everything you need to know
The hay fever season has begun, and although it should be briefer than usual, you may want to take precautions to avoid runny noses and itchy eyesSpring may be a little late this year, but the good...
View ArticleUK hits best temperature of year so far, but hay fever returns with vengeance
North Yorkshire enjoys 22C, though forecasters say weather will not last till bank holidayThe hottest day of the year combined with late spring blossom today to bring misery to millions of hay fever...
View ArticleWeatherwatch: hay fever arrives early
This year has seen many early victims of hay fever, well before most newspapers have begun carrying daily pollen forecasts. The combination of warm, dry weather, brisk breezes, and air pollution has...
View ArticleDr Dillner's health dilemmas: is it time to start hay fever treatment?
Is it worth the hassle and cost of treating yourself before you start sneezing uncontrollably?If you get hay fever, you'll know when the pollen season is here. Tree pollen is already upon us; the grass...
View ArticleHay fever remedies: how to prepare for the worst season in decades
The cold spring means that this year's pollen count, when it comes, may be the highest in a long time. So what should you do if you're a sufferer?If you usually get hay fever and wonder why your eyes...
View ArticleGardens: how to have a low-allergen garden
Looking after a garden in the right way can save hay fever and asthma sufferers from months of miseryOne in four of us now suffers from seasonal rhinitis (the sneezing, itching and blocked nose...
View ArticleHay fever linked to warm weather causes soaring number of GP visits
In second week of June 11,873 people in England and Wales visited their doctor because of hay fever-type symptomsSoaring numbers of patients are seeing their GP because of hay fever linked to the warm...
View ArticleSorry for doubting you hay fever sufferers – now I know your pain | Suzanne...
I used to think allergies were for wusses, but now I'm one of a rising number reaching for the eye drops, nasal sprays and pills Wearing my sunglasses indoors, struggling to tear into some new drugs,...
View ArticleHow should I treat my child's hay fever symptoms?
Should you go for antihistamine tablets or other remedies – or just try to reduce your kids' exposure to pollen?A runny nose that feels blocked up, itchy eyes, sneezing and headaches are symptoms that...
View ArticleHave I got hay fever – or another kind of allergy?
Hay fever is on the rise, but it is often misdiagnosed. So how do you know what is causing your runny nose and itchy eyes, and what can you do about it?The clocks have gone forward, the evenings are...
View ArticleHay fever infographic - which trees make us sneeze?
Plants and trees release their pollen at different times of the year, causing reactions in people with allergies to specific varieties. Our graphic provides a calendar of pollen-release for 18...
View ArticleClimate change could bring misery for hay fever sufferers
Warmer weather increasing spread of ragweed pollen, which not only causes severe allergic reactions but extends hay fever season to autumnClimate change could help a notorious invasive weed known to...
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