Seasonal allergy sufferers already know this, but fall allergy season is upon us. A recent study from Emory looks at why there has been more tree pollen in recent years in the fall, and it lays some of the blame on one specific tree, an import from Asia.
Emory School of Medicine allergist and professor Marissa Shams found a pattern as she was reviewing local allergy numbers with doctors from Atlanta Allergy.
“We noticed that the amount of tree pollen had substantially increased,” she said. And the increase was especially marked since 2009.
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