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Hay fever wreaks havoc on productivity.(Allergies)(Brief article)
Employers can blame hay fever for the loss of millions of hours of work productivity this year. A study of people with hay fever symptoms, including sneezing, watery eyes, and runny and itchy noses, found that workers missed an hour of work per week during peak hay fever season.
While that may seem small, consider that 20-50,000,000 Americans suffer from at least some symptoms related to hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, says Sheryl Szeinbach, professor of pharmacy practice and administration at Ohio State University, Columbus. "That means the potential loss of millions of hours of work productivity, not to mention the associated economic costs."
Some estimates suggest that nearly ...
- Hay fever hits New Mexico hard.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week April 5, 2004 700+ words
...NewsRx.net) -- New Mexico's hay fever season has arrived with a vengeance...horticulture specialist with New Mexico State University. "They started a few weeks ago...doctor for a prescription for hay fever. He does not recommend nasal...
- Hay Fever (Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis).
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2001 700+ words
What is hay fever? Hay fever is an allergic reaction to irritants in the air, usually pollens...generally occurs in the spring, summer, or fall. Some people have hay fever during all of these seasons. Hay fever is also called seasonal...
- Hay fever.(Causes and Treatment)(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2006 700+ words
What is hay fever? Hay fever is usually an allergic reaction to pollens of trees, grasses, and weeds. Sometimes it is an allergy to mold spores. Hay fever may occur any time of the year. It generally occurs in the spring...
- Hay Fever (Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis).(Senior Health Advisor 2002.1)
- Clinical Reference Systems January 1, 2002 700+ words
What is hay fever? Hay fever is an allergic reaction to irritants in the air, usually pollens...generally occurs in the spring, summer, or fall. Some people have hay fever during all of these seasons. Hay fever is also called seasonal...
- Hay fever.(Women's Health Advisor)(Disease/Disorder overview)
- Clinical Reference Systems November 1, 2008 700+ words
What is hay fever? Hay fever is usually an allergic reaction to pollens of trees, grasses, and weeds. Sometimes it is an allergy to mold spores. Hay fever may occur any time of the year. It generally occurs in the spring...
- How to handle hay fever.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) May 17, 2005 700+ words
...sore throat, scratchy cough ... hay fever season's arrived. But what can you...are out in force yet again to handle hay fever attacks. Forget the tans and sunglasses...third of the population suffers from hay fever, and numbers are rising every year...
- Female Times: A hay fever free Summer?; What does summer mean to you?...
- Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Murray, Gemma May 19, 1999 700+ words
...can be hell on earth for people with hay fever and allergies to pollutants such as dust...gives a tight feeling in the chest. But hay fever (allergy rhinitis) is the cause celebre...according to The British Allergy Foundation. Hay fever is an allergic reaction to foreign substances...
- Hay fever; Good Health: Special Report: Why it is worse this year and what you...
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) Bee, Peta June 26, 2001 700+ words
...one in three people who suffers from hay fever, this summer is proving more miserable...mouth could be at more risk of getting hay fever, even if they've never had it before...that is not happening,' she says. Hay fever is caused by a sensitivity to airborne...
