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Which Allergens Are Peaking in Chicago Right Now and When Should You Move Indoors?
Some seasonal allergens are hitting their peak in the Chicago area, while others will likely hit in coming weeks and months this spring, according to allergy experts.
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Pollen Count Chicago: What's Highest Right Now and How to Find
As Chicago fully moves into the spring season, more people are experiencing allergies from pollen, trees, mold and weed, in search of ways to discover their daily levels before heading outside.
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Spring Allergies: Causes, Symptoms, Relief
Allergies make us miserable with the constant sneezing, watery, itchy eyes, running nose. Here’s what we found out about spring allergies — why we get them and the best ways to get relief.
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Seasonal Allergies ‘Heightened' Earlier This Year, Some Experts Say
Feeling like your spring allergies are intensifying early this year? You’re not alone.
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More Severe Spring Allergy Season Underway, Could Start Arriving Earlier: Doctors
A more severe spring allergy season has arrived in the Midwest, and could start appearing up to 40 days earlier should the impacts of climate change continue, according to area doctors.
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Climate Change is Already Making Allergy Season Nastier — And It's Going to Get Worse
Allergists say that pollen season in the U.S. used to start around St. Patrick’s Day and now often starts around Valentine’s Day.
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Food Allergy or Intolerance? What's the Difference and How Do You Know?
More adults are developing food allergies and intolerances, but how do you identify what you may have?
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Cold or COVID? What to Know About Your Symptoms
As reopening continues across Chicago and Illinois, the return of colds and seasonal allergies have some questioning.
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FDA Warns People With Seafood Allergies: Don't Eat Cicadas
As social media is flooded with recipes and photos of cicada treats, the FDA is warning people with seafood allergies to opt out of snacking on these crunchy critters.
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Incredible Pollen Video Sums Up Awful Year for Allergy Sufferers
Video shows a man getting showered by tree pollen while mowing his lawn in Spring Grove, Illinois. The footage comes amid a particularly challenging season for allergy sufferers. (Credit: Kathy and Thad Christiansen)
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Allergies 101: An Expert Answers Your Questions
The watery, itchy, burning eyes, runny nose, constant sneezing. Allergy symptoms are no fun. Allergies make us uncomfortable, irritated and downright miserable.
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Allergy Expert Answers 10 Questions You May Have About Allergy Season
Allergy season is here, so we asked Dr. Richard Wasserman, medical director for Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Texas, to answer our top 10 questions about allergies.
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How to Know if It's COVID or Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal allergies are rising as spring weather returns to the Chicago area, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip both the city and Illinois, how can you tell if your symptoms are pollen in the air, a cold or something more?
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Sore Throat? Sneezing? Runny Nose? How to Know if It's COVID or Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal allergies are rising as spring weather returns to the Chicago area, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip both the city and Illinois, how can you tell if your symptoms are pollen in the air, a cold or something more?
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Seasonal Allergies, Cold or COVID: How Can You Tell the Difference?
Seasonal allergies are rising as spring weather returns to the Chicago area, but as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip both the city and Illinois, how can you tell if your symptoms are pollen in the air, a cold or something more?
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Nothing to Sneeze at: Global Warming Triggers Earlier Pollen
A new study finds that pollen season and its awful nasal drips is coming earlier and hitting harder — and that’s because of global warming.
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Boston Doctor Has Allergic Reaction to Moderna's COVID Vaccine, Uses Own EpiPen
A Boston doctor had an allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the hospital where he works, but is doing well. Boston Medical Center confirmed Friday night that Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who reportedly has a severe shellfish allergy, was taken to the emergency department after his first dose of the Cambridge-based company’s vaccine. It’s the...
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Allergies Or COVID-19? Breaking Down The Symptoms
Fall allergy season has arrived. The symptoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19.
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Is Sneezing a Symptom of Coronavirus? What to Know About Allergies During the Pandemic
With fall allergies colliding with a global pandemic, some are questioning whether their symptoms are simply pollen in the air or something more. Last month, Illinois’ top public health official warned that people should take notice of any potential coronavirus symptoms as they could be confused with seasonal allergies. “I keep hearing from my contact tracers at the local health…
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Illinois Health Expert Warns: ‘Don't Overlook Allergy-Like Symptoms'
Illinois’ top public health official warned Wednesday that people should take notice of any potential coronavirus symptoms as they could be confused with seasonal allergies. “I keep hearing from my contact tracers at the local health departments that they’re hearing the same story over and over: ‘I had no idea that I was positive. The symptoms I had I...