How to tell the difference between spring allergies and a cold

Blossom, warmer weather and longer days are a few of my favourite spring things. Sneezing, watery eyes and a runny nose are not. For many long-time sufferers, hay fever and spring are inseparable, but how can we distinguish between hay fever and something else like a cold? What is hay fever? Associate professor Joy Lee, […]

Allergy season is starting earlier each year. Here’s how to manage it.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – If you feel like allergy season is coming earlier and earlier each year, you’re not wrong. Research shows allergy season has been getting longer over the past few decades. A pollen count study found that climate change could be the reason. Researchers say allergy season is starting 20 days earlier on […]