People suffering combined asthma and hay fever have been warned to safeguard against potential fatal attacks from this weekend with the pollen count expected to rise. According to the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI), which issued the warning on Friday ahead of an anticipated arrival of fine weather, more than 300,000 people suffer from both asthma and hay fever together. “I see a drop in asthma control amongst my allergic asthma patients during hayfever season, which leaves them at risk of a more serious asthma attack. It warns that with the arrival of peak grass pollen season, a high risk is expected during dry sunny days. The ASI warning comes after indications of an impending European heat wave nicknamed the Saharan Outbreak.

Source: The Irish Times June 21, 2019 10:52 UTC