Hay Fever WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Hay Fever
Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is an allergic reaction to indoor or outdoor airborne allergens, such as pet dander, pollen, or dust mites. The term "hay fever" was derived from the fact that it is most prevalent during haying season.1 Hay fever symptoms include itchy, puffy, watery eyes and a red, stuffy nose.2 Treatments for hay fever include over-the-counter medications such as antihistamines and decongestants, corticosteroids, and alternative therapies such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and vitamin supplements.3
Fast Facts:
- Hay fever occurs most often from late May to the end of June.4
- Pollens of wind-pollinated plants are the leading cause of hay fever.4
- Ragweed is the most common hay fever causing pollen in the United States.4
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Latest Headlines on Hay Fever
What is Hay Fever?
- Wikipedia: Hay Fever
- eMedicineHealth: Hay Fever Overview
- MedTerms (via MedicineNet): Definition of Hay Fever
- Brown University Health Education: What is Hay Fever?
What Are The Symptoms of Hay Fever?
- MedicineNet: How Are Allergies Identified?
- Cleveland Clinic (via U.S. News and World Report): Symptoms of Hay Fever May Include
- Virtual Pediatric Hospital: Hay Fever (Rhinitis): What are the Signs and Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Hay Fever
- WebMD: Understanding Hay Fever-Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Hay Fever?
- eMedicineHealth: Hay Fever Causes
- Mayo Clinic: Hay Fever Complications
- NHS Direct: Hay Fever Causes
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Beware of Allergens
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Hay Fever?
- FamilyDoctor: Allergies: Things You Can Do to Control Your Allergies
- MedicineNet: How Are Allergies Treated?
- Allergy Channel: Hay Fever Treatment
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Allergies and Hay Fever: How Are Allergies and Hay Fever Treated?
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Hay Fever?
- Mother Nature: Hay Fever: Treated with Chinese Herbal Medicines and Acupuncture
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: Alternative Therapies
- Acupuncture: Hay-Fever
- About.com: Natural Relief for Hay Fever and Allergy Relief
- Weather.com: Natural Allergy Relief: Alternative Allergy Therapies
- BellaOnline: Natural Ways to Minimize or Prevent Hay Fever Symptoms
How Do You Prevent Hay Fever?
- eMedicineHealth: Hay Fever Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Hay Fever Prevention
- Healthwise (via MSN Health & Fitness): Allergic Rhinitis: Prevention
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Hay Fever
- Kuro5hin: How to cure your asthma or hayfever using hookworm - a practical guide
- Blog is a 4-Letter Word: Hay Fever
- AntiPixel: Hay Fever
- Geek Mum: Why Can't Science Sort Out Hay Fever?
- MedicineNet: 10 Ways to Manage Your Hay Fever Symptoms
- Topix: Hay Fever Forum
- Revolution Health: Hay Fever and Seasonal Allergies Community
- ScienceDaily.com: Hay Fever Can Send Work Productivity Down The Drain (Apr. 26, 2007)
Foundations and Support Groups on Hay Fever
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: Hay Fever Support and Education
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Hay Fever
- PubMed Central: Hay Fever
- Google Scholar Search: Hay Fever Search
Clinical Trials on Hay Fever
- CenterWatch: Allergic Rhinitis
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hay Fever
Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Hay Fever
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Hay Fever
- ↑ About.com: Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Lung Association: Facts About Hay Fever
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- Contributor: Tara
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman, M.D.
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Tara
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman, M.D.
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Seasonal Allergies, Hay fever allergies, Allergies hay fever, What is hay fever, Allergic Rhinitis, Pollen alergy
- Last update: Jul. 24, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
