What’s New: Ragweed Worse

Scientists are discovering that if you have year-round allergies, for example, dog, cat or dust mite allergies, you’ll be hit extra hard once ragweed season rolls along.

Fall Allergy Guidelines

Allergic Living magazine examines the season’s biggest offenders, and offers tips to keep the sneezing, watery eyes and general misery at bay.

10 Ways to Beat the Pollen

Do not surrender; Allergic Living is here to help.

Outdoor Allergy Resource Hub

Your one-stop shop for information on pollen allergy, stinging insect allergies and Oral Allergy Syndrome!

The Scoop On: Chemical-Resistant Ragweed

A new strain of chemical-resistant ragweed has hit Canada. What does this mean for allergy sufferers? Check here to find out.

Ask the Allergist: September Peak

Q My 12-year-old son is one of the kids whose asthma peaks on the return to school. He’s fine in the summer, then back to school – and, wham, he’s got colds, and wheezing or coughing at night. Any recommendations on how to prevent a sequel this fall?

Ragweed’s Rule

The ragweed in my backyard in the Ottawa Valley waves at me smugly every morning. It has formed a towering wall along the back corner of the small meadow we’ve let flourish as an environmental gesture. All the other wildflowers in the meadow co-exist happily, but the ragweed, which characteristically found a toehold in the least promising soil, has now started to elbow its way toward to the front. Unfortunately, its braggadocio is well-founded.

An Ode to Ragweed

Between sniffles, I must confess a grudging admiration for the homely Ambrosia artemisiifolia, that bane of autumn that we know as common ragweed.