Achoo! Greensboro is No. 1 in fall allergies
WASHINGTON — Greensboro is the nation's fall allergy capital, according to an annual report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Greensboro ranks ahead of Greenville, S.C., Little Rock, Raleigh-Durham and Jackson, Miss. Greensboro ranked No. 2 in the foundation's rankings for spring allergies.
Greensboro ranked 37th on the fall allergy list last year. The 2007 No. 1 city, Austin, Texas, was 41th in this year's rankings.
"The 100 most challenging places to live with allergies" list measures pollen scores — airborne grass, tree and weed pollen and mold spores — number of allergy medications used per patient and number of allergy specialists per patient in 100 U.S. metropolitan areas.
The foundation said Greensboro topped the list due to its higher-than-average pollen score, higher use of allergy medications per person, and lower-than-average access to allergy specialists, compared to other cities on the list.
For the complete rankings, click here.
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Photo Caption: A gazing globe covered in pollen.
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