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Hope that French discovery could prevent fatal asthmas attacks

Finding a molecule linked to inflammatory allergic reactions in the respiratory system could help prevent potentially lethal asthma attacks

LIST: Calendar of main pollen allergies in France month by month

The air can be thick with allergens from February to August

Pollen allergies: most of France on highest alert

Pollen from cypress, ash, hazel, alder, and mimosa is causing severe risk across most of the country

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Map: South of France on highest alert for pollen allergies

Eight departments are on red alert due to the unseasonably warm weather

Alert over allergy risk from antiseptic widely used in France

The French medicines agency warns that in rare cases, the chemical can cause severe reactions

Cat allergy vaccine trialled by Franco-Canadian scientists

The vaccine could bring ‘hope to millions’ of sufferers, the researchers say

Anxiety-inducing French Languedoc scorpions: How to deal with them

Scorpions adjust the dose of poison they inject according to the size of their victim

Allergy sufferers warned with most of France on highest pollen alert

Experts say grass pollen has been spreading north from the south of the country

Most of France on ‘red allergy alert’ for grass and other pollens

The south is particularly affected. Current estimates are that around 30% of the population suffer from plant allergies

Almost two-thirds of France on high pollen alert after warmer weather

Maps show which types of pollen are currently present in different departments

Ragweed pollen allergies arrive early in France this year

The highly-allergenic plant spreads particularly fast in warm weather, and the higher temperatures this summer have accelerated its arrival

Pollen sensors show real-time data to hay fever sufferers in France

The devices detect fine particles and can be linked to a phone app, which will warn you when pollen spikes

Pollen allergies in France worse this year and set to intensify

Air and pollution experts have warned that global warming and the spread of invasive plants are expected to cause more severe symptoms in future years

93 French departments on red alert for pollen risk, to last weeks

There has been an increase in grass pollen linked to record-breaking temperatures this month

Allergy alert: Birch pollen to arrive in northern France this week

The sunny weather will cause the pollen to spread from the north to the rest of the country. People with allergies can reduce the effects through various different measures

South of France on red alert for pollen

Spring-like temperatures see 13 departments put on alert for allergy-causing pollen, with advice issued to help by the national pollen network

Global warming behind France's long allergy season

Allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer in France due to global warming, a specialist has warned.

New map: France on red alert for pollen allergies

The grass pollen count is high throughout France with many departments in the east and southwest on red alert.

Call for EU ban on clothing allergens

French health agency Anses has called for European Union action on 1,000 substances found on clothing that cause allergies and skin problems.

France on red alert for severe grass pollen allergies

A red alert for grass pollen allergies has been issued in 26 departments across France, with the risk especially high from the south east to the south west.

France on alert for high grass pollen levels

Seven departments in the south west of France and in the Pays-de-la-Loire are on “very high risk” alert for grass pollen allergies, and much of the rest of the country is also at “heightened risk”.

French model gardens that trigger online pollen alerts

Hay fever sufferers in France have had it hard this year – a February heatwave brought early misery, before the double whammy of birch and grass pollen season struck. The Connexion visits one of the country’s early warning pollinariums

EasyJet bans sale of nuts on board due to allergy risk

Budget airline EasyJet will no longer sell peanuts, or any products containing nuts, as a snack or meal on any of its planes, in a bid to avoid passenger allergic reactions.

Warm Easter means rising pollen counts in France

France's air quality monitor Réseau National de Surveillance Aérologique warns birch pollen at high levels in parts of the country

Fire ‘likely’ in Mediterranean as temperatures soar

Forest fires are now more likely in the Mediterranean region due to climate conditions, experts have said, as fire destroys 1,500 hectares in Corsica and temperatures soar across the south of France.

Pollen levels prompt allergy alert in south of France

Allergy sufferers urged to take precautions as pollen levels rise about a month earlier than usual

France infested with Asian stink bug insects

France is being infested by so-called “devil stink bugs” that originate from Asia, with sightings of them growing in number since September this year.