Severe allergy season worsened by longer duration and mold growth
Allergy experts warn a hard season is lingering with higher pollen and mold levels across the country. Warm snaps, heavy rains, and flooding drive longer pollination, affecting cities from Knoxville to New York and Chicago to Los Angeles. Patients report extreme symptoms and multiple medications as clinics see first-time sufferers amid a warmer spring.
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New York
Atlanta
Chicago
California
Lynne Ritchie
Manhattan
Stanley Schwartz
Schwartz
Kaleida Health
University At Buffalo
Angel Waldron
Asthma and Allergy Foundation
Mississippi River
The
Knoxville, Tenn
Louisville, Ky
Charlotte N.C
Jackson, Miss
Chattanooga, Tenn
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky
Joseph Leija
Alan Heller
National
Allergy Bureau
Albany
New York City
Oxford
Ala
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
William Reisacher
New York-Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Medical Center
Reisacher
Kevin Schaffer
Madison Sasser
Belmont University
Nashville
Medicare and Social Security finances worsen, trustees warn
The 2009 trustees report shows Medicare hospital fund may run dry by 2024 and Social Security by 2036 due to a weak economy and aging population. Tax receipts fall short, leaving benefits at risk and prompting calls for gradual, early reforms to avoid larger future cuts.
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Washington
Medicare
Social Security
Congress
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Obama
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
Charles P Blahous III
Robert D. Reischauer
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