Do you have hay fever in Canada?

Whether it's called hay fever, seasonal allergy or allergic rhinitis, the symptoms are not pleasant. Each spring, Canadians with allergies to tree pollen are consumed by coughing and sneezing. read more

Hay fever, especially to non-sufferers, can sound like a trivial disease. But it can wipe out weeks of useful functioning in the summer, is the fifth most common cause of lack of sleep in the pollen months and is a proven cause of examination under-performance by afflicted individuals at school. read more

Hay fever can have you reaching for the tissues (Image: E+). Simply put, when you have hay fever, your body’s immune system treats a harmless airborne substance as harmful, producing antibodies against it. read more