Hayfever responds to herbal remedy
A trial in Switzerland has shown a plant called ‘Butterbur’ to be as good as antihistamines, but without the sedating side effects. Standard antihistamine treatments for hay fever can [...]
Allergic to your Christmas Tree? The Express online features HayMax™
The Express online has featured HayMax™ organic allergen barrier balms as a way to help sufferers of ‘Christmas Tree Syndrome’ (CTS), an allergy to pollen and moulds released by [...]
Histamine and the root cause of hayfever
Hayfever, or allergic rhinitis, occurs when the body has an allergic reaction to pollen. Histamine is a molecule produced by special immune cells in response to certain foreign bodies and [...]
Research says allergies are a positive thing – what do you think?
A research paper by a Professor at Yale Univeristy is the latest to argue that allergic reactions have evolved as a healthy response to toxins. What do you think? We’d love to read your comments [...]
Hayfever Sufferers Warned of Long Season
An allergy specialist at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is encouraging hayfever sufferers to be prepared for a long summer following one of the warmest and driest Aprils’ on [...]
Kissing is natural antihistamine
Kissing could help to ease hayfever symptoms by acting as a natural antihistamine and suppressing the body’s allergic reaction to pollen. Scientists based at the Satou hospital in Japan [...]
