Allergy Archive

Published at 15:49 on Fri 11th May 2012

We Brits love to complain about the weather, and lately we’ve certainly had more to moan about than usual. But if you’re a hayfever sufferer you may have welcomed the current rainy spell. As all summer sneezers know, rain helps wash pollen out of the air, which can provide relief from your symptoms. Less pollen is also released by plants into the air on cooler days, so the recent seasonally low temperatures may be good news for the allergy-prone too.

Published at 11:52 on Tue 1st May 2012

If you're looking forward to the warmer months, spare a thought for those who have allergies. With National Allergy Week running from April 23-29 this year, we investigate how to manage the health hazards that can make summer a thoroughly miserable time for allergy sufferers. 

Published at 16:03 on Thu 1st March 2012

There are many airborne allergens which can cause people to get bleary eyes, runny noses and a sore throat. In order to know what type of medication is best you need to know what is causing the symptoms.

Published at 10:36 on Mon 29th November 2010

Do you suffer from a blocked up nose and sneezing all year round? If so, you might have an indoor allergy. The 25th October marked the start of Indoor Allergies awareness week, so I thought Iíd pop to my local pharmacy to find out more about it.

Published at 10:08 on Fri 30th April 2010

When you get a runny nose and bleary eyes during summer itís due to the body incorrectly reacting to airborne pollen as a threat and releasing histamine to destroy it.

Published at 10:06 on Fri 30th April 2010

As pollen counts creep into the weather forecast, this week I decided to turn my attention to hay fever and the pharmacyís allergy testing service.

Published at 11:14 on Wed 28th April 2010

Chances are that if youíre not whooping for joy over the imminent start of the summer season, youíre a hayfever sufferer. And if so who could blame you? If youíre unlucky enough to be allergic to more than one type of pollen, you could be sneezing all the way from March to September.

Published at 15:47 on Tue 19th May 2009

Selected pharmacies offer an allergy testing service to help you identify which airborne allergen is causing your symptoms allowing you to manage your symptoms more effectively.