The Fool wrote:
>
> http://www.health24.co.za/news.asp?action=art&SubContentTypeId=78&ContentI
> D=21411
>
> New hayfever vaccine tested
> March 13, 2003
> Six injections of a new allergy vaccine over six weeks seem to fight
> hayfever for more than one allergy season, according to a US Johns
> Hopkins study.
> No more medication needed
> Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions researchers reported last year that
> this experimental vaccine for severe ragweed allergy dramatically reduced
> allergic symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose and nasal congestion. It
> also almost eliminated the need for decongestants and antihistamines.
This is good.
Something similar for other types of allergens would be *great*.
It's not the national problem that ragweed is, but if something similar
could be done for the allergen that causes "cedar fever" around the
Texas Hill Country, an awful lot of people would be a *lot* happier.
Julia
doesn't get "cedar fever" horribly badly, but experiences a mild (just
enough to be really annoying) allergic reaction when many of her friends
are laid up in bed (or wishing they could crawl into bed, at least) with
cedar fever
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