Spring strikes fear in most people afflicted with allergies and asthma, for whom swelling flower buds and spiking pollen counts mean weeks of sniffles, coughs and watery eyes. We go over the classic remedies for dealing with the change of seasons, and explore promising new research on treating and possibly curing common allergies.
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Seasonal Allergies
Listen Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. in Science, WeatherGuest host: Jennice Fuentes
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Dr. Floyd Malveaux
Executive Director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc.
Dr. Dean Metcalf
Chief, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Janine Van Lancker
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Allergy and Sinus Center, George Washington University Medical Center
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