Pollen allergies: industrialized countries are more affected

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Pollen allergies: industrialized countries are more affected

Allergy season is back in France. A disease of industrialized countries, accentuated by pollution and global warming. Are your eyes watering, your nostrils tingling and your throat scratching? No doubt about it, pollen season is — already — back. Nearly 80 departments have been placed on red alert regarding the risk of allergies, by the National Aerobiological Surveillance Network. The culprit: a very mild winter that favored the early flowering…