There’s been an increase in the number of Australians who report hay fever symptoms in the last 15 years. A history of hay fever – not asthma – is the major risk factor for thunderstorm asthma.
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Here’s how the symptoms differ – and what to do about them.
Oral antihistamines are not the best treatment to control hay fever – you’re better off with steroid nose sprays.
Pollen can become preserved in sediment deposits over thousands, or even millions, of years.
Research suggests there could be a link between hay fever and the microbiome. Exploring this connection paves the way for potential treatments.
Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but a bigger problem is what more carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released.
Scientists are building a pollen forecasting model using meteorology, botany, pollen count numbers and satellite imagery to help people plan ahead.
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
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Professor of Immunology and Allergy, Western Sydney University
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
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Ph.D. Student in Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Health and the Global Environment, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
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Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham
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Honorary Associate Professor
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Respiratory Allergy Stream member, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Associate Professor, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Nelson Mandela University
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Lecturer in Nursing, Adelaide University
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre