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.. . Washington Post , HEAT, POLLEN MEAN MISERY FOR ALLERGY PATIENTS The small glass slide Mirian Evans carries down from the roof of her story office building means trouble for the thousands of allergy sufferers coping with the week's hot spell. Evans, , a medical assistant, collects the pollen samples used to determine the Washington area's official count for the day and supplies the information to several organizations. The week's pollen count has soared with the temperatures, jumping to yesterday.Any count... . Newsday (Melville, NY) , FITNESS The Allergy Season. Sidebar Ho Jo's Workout Tips (see end of text) TAKE A WALK or go for a run on a balmy day in spring. Flowers are blooming, and their perfume fills the air. Trees are coming out of their winter slumber, and their bright green leaves add color to the landscape. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. For many exercisers, this is as close as they'll come to heaven on earth unless they happen to have allergies. Some million Americans have some form of allergy, whether to airborne pollens from trees, grasses and weeds all... . , IMMUNOLOGY, ALLERGY GAINS GET DIVIDENDS Recent advances in the field of allergy and clinical immunology are making significant contributions to all aspects of medicine, according to reports released Thursday.''New developments . . . confirm the relevance of immunology to every speciality and subspeciality of medicine and the continued application of new diagnostic and therapeutic developments to diseases involving various organ systems," wrote Drs. John E. Salvaggio and K. Frank Austen. Their... . . . , Early Life Exposure to Dust May Protect Against Asthma, From The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology PRNewswire Exposing children early in life to dust and other microbial agents could protect them from developing asthma, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).Jeroen Dowes, PhD, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, and colleagues' study, "Does early indoor microbial exposure reduce the risk of asthma? The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort... . Los Angeles Times (CA) , Science File Scientists' Curiosity May Have Killed the Cat Allergy A new chemical compound, part cat and part human, may provide an end to misery making cat allergies, U.S. researchers reported this week in the journal Nature Medicine.They said their approach in creating the compound might work against more dangerous allergies, such as deadly reactions to peanuts.The compound, tested in mice bred to be allergic to cats, virtually shut down the histamine reaction that caused the uncomfortable symptoms of cat allergies such as runny eyes, sneezing and... . , ALLERGIES SPRING UP AS POLLEN ARRIVES EARLY, d orS REPORT HEARING FROM PATIENTS WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Suddenly tormented by a runny nose, stuffy head, scratchy throat and itchy eyes? You've got lots of company.Across the country, the spring allergy season has hit extremely early due to spells of unseasonably warm weather that induced trees such as elm, maple and oak to spew out pollen particles weeks ahead of schedule. That's making seasonal allergy sufferers miserable, and d ors in most regions are seeing a surge in patients seeking appointments or prescription... . Los Angeles Times , Battling peanut allergies Scientists are devising new ways to detect, treat and prevent the condition. Even a crumb sized piece can be deadly for some. Allison Rush couldn't trade lunches with the other kids in her elementary school. She had to skip the cake at birthday parties and couldn't go trick or treating with her friends. Despite all the precautions, at age she collapsed after eating a peanut contaminated cookie baked by her class.

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