Allergy breakthrough reported

London - Summers of itchy eyes, running noses and sneezing may become a thing of the past after US scientists reported a breakthrough…

London - Summers of itchy eyes, running noses and sneezing may become a thing of the past after US scientists reported a breakthrough in the fight against allergies yesterday.

The research "could lead to the development of a new class of drugs that attack allergies at their source, preventing . . . the itching, sneezing and congestion of allergies, the life-threatening respiratory distress of asthma and anaphylactic shock," the researchers said in a statement.

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