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Allergies: Europe's ragweed pollen counts to quadruple by 2050?
2015-05-28 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Airborne concentrations of common ragweed pollen, a potent allergen, could increase fourfold in Europe by 2050. Researchers believe climate change will be responsible for two thirds of this increase, while the remainder will be due to the plant's spread, as a result of human activity. These estimates by researchers from the CNRS, CEA, INERIS and RNSA , in collaboration with several European institutes, show that it is now necessary to implement coordinated management of this invasive plant on the...
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High Ozone and Pollen Levels Could Worsen Allergies
2015-05-13 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: About a third of Americans live in areas where allergies could be made worse by a combination of high ozone levels and ragweed pollen, according to a new report. The top cities with this allergy-inducing combo dubbed in the report as the "Sneeziest and Wheeziest" cities include Richmond, Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee; Oklahoma City; Philadelphia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Chicago, according to the report, from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental advocacy group based...
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Greens say climate change will worsen allergies, asthma
2015-05-13 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A new report from an environmental group says that certain respiratory allergies and asthma will be exacerbated if climate change is allowed to continue unabated. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) said Wednesday that its report is one of the first to tie the prevalence of ragweed pollen symptoms to climate change. It also repeats the NRDCs earlier findings that the warmer temperatures from climate change will exacerbate asthma attacks. The NRDC used the report to call for the...
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Health: Food allergies much more common than many realize
2015-05-03 10:43:25| Biotech - Topix.net
In 1998, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, now referred to as FARE , created Food Allergy Awareness Week to educate the public about food allergies, "a potentially life-threatening medical condition." This year's awareness week is May 10-16 and provides a special opportunity to spotlight food allergies and anaphylaxis.
For Those With Nut Allergies: See's Candy Recall
2015-02-12 06:13:24| Food - Topix.net
The affected product is the 8-ounce Classic Red Heart with Assorted Chocolates, sold in stores and through mail order. See's Company of San Francisco is recalling all 8-ounce Classic Red Hearts with Assorted Chocolates with bar code 737666091201 and stamped date L.A.N. 048/15 because it contains undeclared tree nuts.