Allergy | featured news

With record pollen counts already on the board for August, this fall is gearing up to be one of the worst, and longest, allergy seasons yet. Thanks to a particularly wet summer, ragweed pollen levels are surging and standing water left over from summer flooding and Hurricane Irene has increased the amount of mold, a common year-round allergen, in the air.

Seasonal allergy symptoms usually last from seven to ten days with some of the predominant symptoms are nasal discharge that is clear, thin and watery discharge.

A cure for peanut allergies could be available within three years, a British doctor has claimed as he launches the world's biggest study into the potentially fatal disorder.

The Food and Drug Administration says Zicam nasal spray can permanently damage users’ sense of smell.