Background Critical examination of the quality and validity of available allergic rhinitis (AR)
literature is necessary to improve understanding and to appropriately translate this …

Abstract Purpose of Review The definition of a pollen season determines the start and the
end of the time period with a certain amount of pollen in the ambient air. Different pollen …

Exposure to allergenic tree pollen is an increasing environmental health issue in urban
areas. However, reliable, well-documented, peer-reviewed data on the allergenicity of …

Airborne pollen is a recognized biological indicator and its monitoring has multiple uses
such as providing a tool for allergy diagnosis and prevention. There is a knowledge gap …

Pollinosis and allergic asthma are respiratory diseases of global relevance, heavily affecting
the quality of life of allergic subjects. Since there is not a decisive cure yet, pollen allergic …

Background Online pollen diaries and mobile applications nowadays allow easy and fast
documentation of pollen allergy symptoms. Such crowd-sourced symptom data provides …

In this review, we describe how pollen counts are performed, the health effects caused by
exposure to varying amounts of pollen, the clinical utility of reporting pollen counts to the …

Background Pollen allergies affect a significant proportion of the population globally. At
present, Web-based tools such as pollen diaries and mobile apps allow for easy and fast …

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (hay fever) is the most common chronic disease in all
industrialized nations. Therapy consists essentially in the use of anti-allergic and anti …

Background Pollen forecasts are highly valuable for allergen avoidance and thus raising the
quality of life of persons concerned by pollen allergies. They are considered as valuable free …