Summer Still a Time for Allergies Posted July 23, 2012 Writer
Jacqui Boyle, StaffWriter More Americans than ever are suffering
from allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation
of America. In fact, an estimated 50 million -- one in five --
Americans suffer from all types of allergies, the foundation
reported. Dr. G. Anthony Holt, a board certified allergist who
runs a private practice in Springfield, said the majority of
people who have allergies in general often suffer from specific
seasonal allergies, too. Seasonal allergic rhinitis, also called
hay fever, affects more than 35 million Americans, said Dr.
Jeffrey R. Leipzig, a practitioner at Allergy and Asthma in
Hamilton. People in the Dayton and Cincinnati regions may be
especially prone to seasonal allergy symptoms, according to
experts. Dayton ranked No. 10 on the Asthma and Allergy
Foundation of America's Allergy Capitals 2012 report. Cincinnati
ranked No. 87. The data measured and compared included pollen
scores and the number of allergy