When the algae blooms and sparks red tide,the
effects can be patchy and hard to measure ...
“People who have asthma, emphysema,
COPD, people who are battling lung cancer,
those are cases when you’re adding insult to
injury,” said Knowles.
A subsection from the Centers for Disease
Control and Preventions’ Healthy Housing
Reference Manual stated, “Although pollen
allergies can be bothersome, asthmatic responses
to pollutants can be life threatening.”
Bad side effects can catapult
a respiratory condition to
new heights, with a bad cough
acting as the trigger. Without a
compromising condition, the
respiratory system would recognize
these effects as nothing but
irritants.
Knowles himself had some bad allergic
reactions for fi ve years before fi nding a way
to relieve his issues with an over-the-counter
medication.
SOME OF THE TREE POLLENS ACTIVE IN SPRING
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