Allergy Spike in September
Posted Aug 16, 2011 05:45:52 PM.
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Parents should brace themselves for a September epidemic of Asthma attacks.
Researchers in Hamilton found a spike in hospital visits 17 days after labour day.
The study concluded back-to-school is a perfect storm of stress, germs and allergens.
The other problem is that kids let their asthma treatments lapse during the summer, so come the fall they are more vunerable to triggers like dust, dog hair and cockroaches.
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