Worst cities for allergies
Top cities for allergy sufferers
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Posted: 04/11/2011
The snow may finally be gone-- but now it's sneezing season.
A look at the top-ten most unwanted list when it comes to the worst cities for allergy sufferers.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is out with its annual ranking of worst cities for allergy sufferers.
Knoxville, Tennessee is the allergy capital of the United States.
It tops the list for sneezing, sniffling, and scratching.
The study looks at pollen scores, .the number of allergy medications used per patient and the number of allergy specialists per patient.
The other five cities rounding out the list are:
Birmingham, Dayton, Richmond, McAllen and Madison.
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