What is Hay Fever? A Basic Definition

Hay \Hay\, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[=e]g; akin to D. hooi, OHG.
         hewi,
   houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h["o], Icel. hey, ha,
         Goth. hawi
   grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See Hew to cut.]
   Grass cut and
         cured for fodder.
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         Make hay while the sun shines.           --Camden.
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         Webster]

         Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. --C.
                                                  L. Flint.
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         Webster]

   Hay cap,
         a canvas covering for a
         haycock.

   Hay
         fever (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied
         with fever, and
      sometimes with paroxysms of
         dyspn[oe]a, to which some
      persons are subject in the
         spring and summer seasons. It
      has been attributed to
         the effluvium from hay, and to the
      pollen of certain
         plants. It is also called hay asthma,
      hay cold,
         rose cold, and {rose
         fever}.

   Hay
         knife, a sharp
         instrument used in cutting hay out of a
      stack or
         mow.

   Hay press,
         a press for baling loose hay.

  
         Hay tea, the juice of
         hay extracted by boiling, used as
 
             food for cattle, etc.

   Hay tedder, a machine for
         spreading and turning new-mown
      hay. See Tedder.
  
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Mon Aug 25

• Hay fever - MayoClinic.com

Mon Aug 18

• Doctor's diary - Telegraph: the qu-chi band - an acupressure band that helps relieve the symptoms of hayfever and allergic rhinitis - Drug-Free, no side effects and fast working
• Leeds acupuncturist proud of hayfever remedy - Yorkshire Evening Post

Wed Aug 13

• Olympic Athlete's Unusal Hay Fever Treatment: Dr Chris Steele discusses his son Andrew, who is a runner in the GB Olympic team in Beijing 2008. He suffers from Hay Fever but cannot use normal treatments they could get him banned from athletics. So he uses the Lloyds Pharmacy light treatment.

Thu Jul 24

• Causes Of Bronchitis Bronchitis Relief Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis Natural Expectorant Bronchitis: Causes Of Bronchitis Bronchitis Relief Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis Natural Expectorant Bronchitis

Wed Jul 23

• Healing Hay Fever Hydrosol | Healthy and Green Living: hay fever

Mon Jul 7

• Zyrtec-D (Cetirizine, Pseudoephedrin e) drug indications and dosage - prescription drugs and medications at RxList

Fri Jul 4

• Good Health Naturally Canada : Online Store

Fri Jun 27

• What will help hay fever?

Fri Jun 6

• Hayfever Hope: Probiotic Drink Can Modify Immune System's Response To Grass Pollen

Fri May 30

• Allergie HEXAL | Produkte | Cetirizin HEXAL®

Mon May 26

• Hay fever misery for 12 million as allergies spread | Life and style | The Observer

Fri May 23

• What You Didn't Know to Ask Your Doctor: Eye Allergies

Mon Apr 14

• The Healthy House Ltd | Hay Fever | Hm688s Air Purifier

Fri Apr 11

• Hay fever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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