>> >
> > On 4 Nov 1998 07:06:45 -0800, BRoche at LOYOLA.EDU ("Bernadette Roche")
> > wrote:
> >
> > >My allergist in North Carolina tests for allergies to pine pollens, and my reaction was a 5 (out of 5), so I guess that enough of us out there are allergic to it, possibly because of
the sheer volumes we've encountered.
> > >
> > Again, not as an expert (but perhaps due to a modern urban legend), a
> > LARGE (but not ALL) of the problems with pine pollen 'allergies' are
> > due more to the physical effects due to the relatively large (with
> > SPIKES! nonetheless) pollen grains produced by pine. These have more
> > of an effect on the eyes, with irritation, than due to any 'real'
> > allergic response.
> >
> > Does anyone have anything to refute this?
> >
> > Again, I'm NOT an expert.
>>> I am not an expert either but, I was not aware that pine pollen had
> spikes. We were always taught that pine pollen had "Mickey Mouse ears".
> to distinguish it from none Pine pollen. The "ears" were said to be air
> bladders to aid in travel by wind.
>> Just my two cents worth.
>> Cyndy
>> > >
>>> --
> Dr. Cynthia M. Galloway
> Associate Professor
> Dept. of Biology
> Campus Box 158
> Texas A&M University
> Kingsville, TX 78363
>> (512)595-3790
> FAX: 512/595-3409
>>
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Dr. Cynthia M. Galloway
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biology
Campus Box 158
Texas A&M University
Kingsville, TX 78363
(512)595-3790
FAX: 512/595-3409
