Global Warming Helps Ragweed, Study Says
Doctors Suggest Planning Ahead On High Pollen-Count Days
POSTED: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
  Evah/ Stock Exchange |
BOSTON -- August might be the end of summer, but for about 36 million Americans suffering from ragweed allergies, it's just the start of the allergy season.This year it will be worse than the past years, according to a recent study.The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology said global climate change is making ragweed season worse for allergy patients, Boston television station WCVB reported."Increasing temperature and increasing carbon dioxide, the result of global warming, increase the ragweed pollen production up to two to four times than its normal production the previous years," said Dr. Clifford W. Bassett of Allergy and Asthma Care of New York."Ragweed allergy will be more severe and last longer this year," said Bassett. "I'm seeing patients that never have allergy before even in their 60s, 70s (or) 80s, or young children, became sensitized directly to ragweed pollen."Allergy experts suggest that ragweed allergy patients check daily pollen counts in order to protect themselves from ragweed pollens."If you are a patient and have allergy problems and suffering, if you check the pollen count and it's very high, then you need to plan ahead," said Bassett. "You should not be outside more than eight hours without taking your allergy medication."Allergy shots and immunotherapy are successful treatments for treating ragweed allergy patients, he said.AAAI also suggests that patients protect themselves from direct exposure to the ragweed pollen by keeping windows closed and staying indoors when pollen counts are highest.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
-
Evah/ Stock Exchange
blog comments powered by Disqus
Texas license plates have a new look and another character, KPRC Local 2 reports.
A Houston Fire Department captain asked for the public's help finding the man suspected of killing his daughter, KPRC Local 2 reports.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shuts the door to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop
star's life.
U.S. marshals and police arrest more than 1,400 fugitives and cleared 1,654 warrants during a monthlong cooperative between federal, state, and local law enforcement in
South Texas.
July 8, 2009: A bar that's had its liquor license pulled and where police have looked for sex trafficking victims is raided, KPRC Local 2 Investigates reports.
July 4, 2009: While the focus of the Fourth of July is usually on barbecue and fireworks, one local veteran wants to make sure we pay tribute to the true patriots who have served our country. Alana Gomez Dong reports.
July 8, 2009: Detectives believe a group of thieves has been breaking into homes and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. Elizabeth Scarborough reports.
Here are your Anthony's Weather Quiz answers!
KPRC Local 2 is helping law enforcement agencies put wanted criminals behind bars. Check out the fugitives featured on the Wheel of Justice.
We take a look at Forbes Magazine's list of the top ten hot billionaire heiresses.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
