Although hayfever first appeared in the nineteenth century, it has become a twentieth century epidemic. There are thousands of new cases of hayfever each year and most of us experience symptoms at some time, runny nose, sore eyes, fever, eczema, asthma and even kidney disease. Why is this disease becoming alarmingly common? Is hayfever really a reaction to pollen or is it a result of damage to the environment? The book examines the latest evidence of the sinister links between rising levels of pollution and allergic ...
Read More
Although hayfever first appeared in the nineteenth century, it has become a twentieth century epidemic. There are thousands of new cases of hayfever each year and most of us experience symptoms at some time, runny nose, sore eyes, fever, eczema, asthma and even kidney disease. Why is this disease becoming alarmingly common? Is hayfever really a reaction to pollen or is it a result of damage to the environment? The book examines the latest evidence of the sinister links between rising levels of pollution and allergic reactions in humans. With comprehensive information on the causes and cures for hayfever, this guide contains all the latest information on the disease including how to identify it from other allergies, selfhelp measures, how to get effective help from your-doctor,the advantages and disadvantages of various drugs and new treatments, alternative and homeopathic remedies, and how to avoid hayfever in your child. Including all the very latest scientific breakthroughs in the quest to eliminate hayfever, this book should be of interest to anyone who suffers from this most frustrating disease. Dr Jonathan Brostoff is Honorary Consultant Physician and Reader in Clinical Immunology at the Middlesex Hospital. Linda Gamlin is biochemist and researcher specialising in the immune system and allergies.
Read Less
Add this copy of Hayfever: the Complete Guide to cart. $4.38, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
Add this copy of Hayfever: the Complete Guide to cart. $4.42, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
