Bad allergies: Blame climate change?

Climbing temperatures, melting ice caps... and red, itchy eyes? A new study suggests a link between global warming and allergies

Allergies are getting worse, more people are inflicted by their symptoms, and the season is long and a new study links this temporary torture to climate change.
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Global climate change may be most closely associated with warmer temperatures and rising sea levels, but it may also be responsible for another (less devastating) scourge: An increase in allergies. A new study from Quest Diagnostics finds that sensitivity to two common airborne allergens is increasingly common, and may be tied to climate change. Here, a guide to the study:

Allergies are on the rise?

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