Hay Fever

Hay fever is the name given to pollen allergy.

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Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Hay fever
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, is common in spring because it is often caused by an allergy to grass pollen. However, hay fever can occur at any time of the year. Symptoms include a running nose, sneezing and itchy, watering eyes.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Hay fever
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hay fever is triggered by breathing in, through the nose, something that the person is allergic to. Hay fever often happens at times of the year.........
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Hay fever treatment
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Hay fever affects 2 in 5 people in Australia and New Zealand. While it is often considered to be a trivial illness, untreated hay fever has a significant impact on mood, learning and work performance. The condition lasts for several years in most cases and symptoms occur for many months each year.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Hay fever
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hay fever is caused by breathing in something that the person is allergic to. Hayfever tends to occur at particular times of the year. It is very common.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Hay fever
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hay fever is an allergic reaction, which makes you feel miserable and some people suffer it all the time in spring.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Hay fever
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Hay fever (seasonal allergic rhinitis) can affect as many as one in 5 children or young adults.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Hay fever treatments
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Treatment options for hay fever include the use of decongestants, antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Hay fever: what is it?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, is a seasonal condition that can be aggravated by some pollens and grass seeds.
Date:   Jun 2002
Title:   What is hayfever?
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Hayfever is the common name for allergic rhinitis (from rhino meaning of the nose and itis meaning inflammatory). Thus hayfever is defined as inflammation of the nose caused by allergy. However, your nose is not the only organ which may be affected by allergic rhinitis.
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Hay fever treatment
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Hay fever is the common name for allergic rhinitis (from rhino meaning of the nose and itis meaning inflammatory) and allergic conjunctivitis (meaning allergic inflammation of the lining of the eyes). People with hay fever can also have problems with their throat and ears, and sinus infections are more common.
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Thunderstorm asthma
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   It seems reasonable to think that rain would relieve hayfever by 'washing' pollen out of the air. Wrong! Some people actually get worse! Here's why.
Date:   Feb 2001
Title:   Allergen injection immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Seasonal allergic rhinitis ('hay fever') is a global health problem and its prevalence has increased considerably in the last two decades. Treatment includes allergen avoidance, drugs such as antihistamine tablets and nasal sprays, and immunotherapy (va...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Allergic rhinitis causes a blocked, runny, itching nose and sneezing. It can be caused by an allergic reaction to pollens and moulds (hay fever) or a reaction to house dust mites or pets. It is often relieved by antihistamines or corticosteroids. When t...
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Allergy, asthma and milk
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   In most people, unless they are confirmed to be allergic to milk or other foods, diet restrictions are of little benefit in asthma or hay fever, and distracts efforts away from more productive areas such as allergen avoidance.
Date:   Jul 2002
Title:   Management of allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) is a common disorder, affecting up to forty per cent of people in Australia and New Zealand. Untreated allergic rhinitis has a significant impact on quality of life, mood, other medical conditions (including asthma and sinusitis), learning and work performance and can last for several years.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Pollen allergy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Allergies to pollen from grasses, weeds or trees can cause symptoms of hay fever (allergic rhinitis) and asthma. Pollen seasons can last for up to several months of each year and it can therefore be difficult to avoid exposure.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   House dust mite avoidance measures for perennial allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Perennial allergic rhinitis (all year hay fever like symptoms) is an allergic disorder which can be triggered by house dust mites, and causes a congested, runny nose, nasal itching and sneezing. Avoiding the allergic triggers (such as house dust mites) ...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Allergic rhinitis
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Rhinitis means inflammation of the lining of the nose. Allergic rhinitis means that this inflammation is caused by an allergy.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Immunotherapy: treatment for hayfever
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Modern testing techniques make it possible to identify which grasses cause a person`s allergy.
Date:   Jun 2006
Title:   Pet allergy information (as seen on Harry's Practice)
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Allergies to pets, particularly to cats and dogs, are a common cause of allergic disease, including asthma and hayfever.
Date:   Nov 2003
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