UF/IFAS
What's Happening Around Florida

Home » Tag: allergies

Tag: allergies

Answers from UF/IFAS experts as pollen blankets your car and makes you sneeze

by Brad BuckAvatar photo
March 13, 2024

Achoo! It’s pollen season. You might sneeze, and you might have to wash your vehicle to remove the green, dust-like coating that comes from plants. We asked Lynn Barber, the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ agent at UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes
Tags: Allergies, Alyssa Vinson, Lynn Barber, Oak Trees, Plants, Pollen, Sneezing, Tips, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County

Use Medications Safely and Wisely

by Brenda Marty-JimenezAvatar photo
August 30, 2019

Medicines have a lot of benefits such as helping you feel better and improving your health outcomes. A medicine is a drug that changes how your body works. When used safely, over the counter (self-prescribed) and prescription medications (prescribed ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, , Work & Life
Tags: Allergies, Be Knowledgeable, Confusing Medication Instructions, Daily Routine, Expiration Dates, Have Enough Medications On Hand During Hurricane Season, Healthcare Appointments, Healthcare Provider, Interactions, Medication, Medication Disposal, Medication Review, Medicine, Over The Counter, Pharmacist, Pill Box, Pill Organizer, Prescription Medication, Prescriptions, Read Medication Inserts, Safe Use Of Medicine, Side Effects, Stay Organized, Storage, Using Medicine Wisely, Warnings
Bobbi Langkamp-Henken

Probiotic combination may curb your allergy symptoms, new study finds

by
March 6, 2017

By: Brad Buck (UF News) As we head into allergy season, you may feel less likely to grab a hanky and sneeze. That’s because new University of Florida research shows a probiotic combination might help reduce hay fever symptoms, if it’s ... READ MORE

Category:
Tags: Allergies, Allergy, Bifidobacteria, Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, Experiment, Henken, Immune System, Jennifer Dennis, Kyo-Dophilus, Lactobacilli, Nutrition, Probiotics, Research, Study

Goldenrod

by BLOGS.IFASAvatar photo
September 4, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The ample rain has been a benefit to many in the area. Lawns and landscapes have received ample moisture without the application of irrigation systems. Gardeners are, as a rule, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Allergic, Allergies, Allergy, Community, Environment, Extension, Florida, General Information, Goldenrod, Grow, Growing, Itchy Eyes, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plant, Ragweed, Runny Nose, Sneezing, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Weed

Pollen and Allergy Season: The Price We Pay for Living in a Lush Landscape

by tavandiver
March 24, 2015

It’s that time of year again, that time when your car changes color like a chameleon in order to mimic the surrounding landscape. Anything that stands still long enough will become coated with a light green to yellow dust. What is this dust ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Allergies, Dust, General Gardening, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Pollen, Pollinators, Reproduction, Spring 2015, Trees

Subscribe For More Great Content

IFAS Blogs Categories