Boots sees pollen explosion sweep the country as hayfever strikes
Released
on: June 30, 2008, 7:39 am
Press
Release Author: Boots the Chemists
Industry:
Healthcare
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Release Summary: Boots report massive increase in the number of
hayfever sufferers as a pollen explosion sweeps the country
Press
Release Body: The sudden surge in symptoms may be due to the pollen
season starting later than usual and coinciding with the grass
pollen season, spelling double trouble for hayfever sufferers,
according to Boots.
To
help combat the watery eyes, runny noses and nasal congestion
suffered by three out of five people in the UK, Boots
is offering a free Haymax Organic Pollen Barrier balm
with every hayfever product purchase.
Haymax
is an organic drug-free balm that when rubbed around the nose
offers an effective barrier against pollen, helping to stop it
entering the nose and helping to reduce sneezing.
Angela
Chalmers, Boots Pharmacist, said, “I’ve
see a large number of people asking about hayfever
recently. It seems to be a bigger problem every year and it seems
to be affecting more people in their 30s and 40s who have never
had it before. With so many different hayfever remedies on the
market I would recommend that anyone who is suffering speaks to
their pharmacist about which treatment would be best for them.”
Hayfever
is an adverse reaction to pollen, which can result in troublesome
symptoms of sneezing, stuffy, blocked noses, itching in the throat
and nose and watery, itchy eyes.
Surprisingly
it is not just people in rural areas that suffer, as a dramatic
increase in sales of hayfever remedies in urban areas over the
last couple of years has shown. Known as ‘greyfever’
this is likely to be down to environmental pollution in towns
and cities causing trees to produce excess pollen.
Some
experts believe that the increase in diesel cars may be helping
to fuel the rise. Professor Jean Emberlin of the National
Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit believes that it
may be the hydrocarbons in diesel that affect the proteins in
allergens.
Angela
Chalmers has some handy hayfever hints to help sufferers
beat the symptoms:
- Wearing large sunglasses to reduce pollen affecting the eyes
- Keeping windows closed in the early morning and late afternoon
- Washing hair before going to bed to remove any pollen collected
throughout the day
- Taking off clothes that have been worn outside before going
into the bedroom
- Avoiding hanging washing outside when the pollen levels are
high
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Contact
Details: Boots PR Contact:
Carrie Eames
PR Manager
Boots the Chemists
DW WG14
Thane Road
Nottingham
NH90 1B S
Tel: 0115 959 5995
boots.com
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