{"id":107460,"date":"2016-08-23T17:28:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T17:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/further-misery-for-hay-fever-sufferers-french-pollen-which-causes-severe-allergic-reactions-is-being-blown-over-the-channel\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T17:28:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T17:28:41","slug":"further-misery-for-hay-fever-sufferers-french-pollen-which-causes-severe-allergic-reactions-is-being-blown-over-the-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/further-misery-for-hay-fever-sufferers-french-pollen-which-causes-severe-allergic-reactions-is-being-blown-over-the-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Further misery for hay fever sufferers: French pollen which causes severe allergic reactions is being blown over the Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>Ragweed, which is hard to get rid of, grows\u00a0<\/span><span>prominently<\/span><span>\u00a0in France<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>Its pollen can travel long distances and cause severe allergic reactions<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>British sufferers are at risk of it being blown across the Channel<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>The weed can also cause asthma, skin rashes and eczema in some cases<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span>High levels were recorded by researchers in the East Midlands last year<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Matthews For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  11:05 EST, 23 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  11:15 EST, 23 August 2016<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">           3<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hay fever sufferers face months of misery as experts warn pollen from a plant causing severe allergic reactions may blow over from France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ragweed, which spreads easily and is becoming resistance to herbicides, is now growing prominently in the south-eastern region of France, near Lyon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Its pollen can induce severe allergic reactions and can travel hundreds of miles\u2013 and experts warned British people at risk of it being blown across the Channel, the Telegraph reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e07e04ec3b06664f\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/16\/3784901B00000578-3754933-image-a-103_1471966862073.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Pollen from ragweed plants, which causes severe allergic reactions, is being blown across the Channel from France, experts have warned (file photo)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Pollen from ragweed plants, which causes severe allergic reactions, is being blown across the Channel from France, experts have warned (file photo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hay fever season is normally over by autumn, bringing relief to millions of sufferers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But experts said the arrival of the ragweed pollen could extend the season for months due to the warm summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The weed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, can also cause asthma, skin rashes and eczema as many believe is responsible for the hay fever season lasting until autumn.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/16\/378474B700000578-0-image-a-30_1471966065455.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Why grieving men are more likely to die of a broken heart:&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/15\/37839A7500000578-0-image-m-4_1471962929211.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>PICTURED: Boy, 16, who survived brain-eating amoeba&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/14\/3783306300000578-0-image-a-62_1471958557537.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Meningitis could be diagnosed in minutes: Pin-prick blood&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/17\/377E35F300000578-0-image-a-65_1471882941504.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Revealed, 5 myths about lower back pain: Pain doesn&#8217;t equal&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">So long as it stays warm, more pollen will travel in larger amounts and reach the UK, researchers\u00a0at the Laboratory of Climatic and Environmental Sciences in Paris told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Philippe de Goustine, head of the Stop Ragweed association, is campaigning to stop the spread of the plant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also told them that around 20 per cent of people who live in the southern Rhane-Alpes region are allergic to its pollen.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8b5c1f74c766072\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/16\/378490ED00000578-3754933-image-a-102_1471966855176.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Levels of ragweed pollen high enough to cause hay fever attacks were recorded in the East Midlands last year\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Levels of ragweed pollen high enough to cause hay fever attacks were recorded in the East Midlands last year<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Ragweed is advancing at the rate of nearly 2,000 acres a year and weed removal operations carried out by volunteers organised by local authorities aren\u2019t enough to stop its spread,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wocc\"><b>WHAT IS RAGWEED?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ragweed is a prolific pollen producer &#8211; one plant is capable of generating up to a billion pollen grains per season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The weed is a far more potent allergy trigger than grass and experts fear it could pose a serious public health problem as its wind-blown pollen is resilient enough to survive a mild winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Depending on the speed of dispersal, pollen levels in some locations could rise as much as 12 times, previous research found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It invaded the Eurppean mainland in the 1960s &#8211; brought over in contaminated seed &#8211; and has been spreading north ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last year, researchers from the University of Leicester recorded airborne ragweed pollen levels in the East Midlands high enough to cause significant hay fever attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The weed is a far more potent allergy trigger than grass and experts fear it could pose a serious public health problem if it becomes established.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amena Warner of Allergy UK told MailOnline: \u2018Pollens do cross borders and can cross the Channel. Many people may not realise they\u2019re allergic to ragweed pollen until they are tested for it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hay fever is known to affect between 10 and 30 per cent of the population worldwide and experts have predicted there could be around 31.8 million hay fever sufferers in the UK by 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the US, roughly 7.8 per cent of people 18 and over in the US have hay fever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"facebook\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n<li class=\"share\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wocc\">Most watched News videos<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"panels cleared\">\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/16\/377E3FBA00000578-0-image-a-4_1471879172085.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Smack down! Women slap each other up in an Illinois Walmart<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/16\/377E425900000578-0-image-a-24_1471879477695.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Leonardo DiCaprio and model get into Hamptons car crash<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/19\/377EC6D900000578-0-image-a-21_1471890664792.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">GMA host Amy Robach faces criticism for saying &#8216;colored people&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/03\/377AB67900000578-0-image-m-25_1471833133694.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Usain Bolt grinds with pretty club girl during birthday party<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/17\/377E57C300000578-0-image-a-2_1471882321180.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Caught in the act! Jack Russell found destroying toilet roll<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/03\/37800A8D00000578-0-image-m-10_1471920643879.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Harrowing video shows Syrian girl singing before a bomb goes off<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/11\/377C616F00000578-0-image-a-1_1471863328243.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Toddler pictured tied to a fence with &#8216;rope&#8217; causes outrage<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/06\/377B303E00000578-0-image-m-36_1471845304361.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Army reservist pole vaulter stops mid-run to salute anthem<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/10\/377C196500000578-0-image-a-7_1471859223867.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Man &#8216;sl*t drops&#8217; and twerks after having wisdom tooth surgery<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/06\/3781266E00000578-0-image-m-19_1471928403809.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Jimmy Kimmel tests Hillary Clinton&#8217;s health with pickle jar<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/22\/377F375C00000578-0-image-a-3_1471900526431.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">Family of deaf father killed by North Carolina trooper speak out<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"news\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/19\/377ED55000000578-0-image-a-24_1471892148008.jpg\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"description-wrapper\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"description\">GRAPHIC: 2014 LAPD video of officer kicking and punching suspect<\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"next\"><\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"page-counter wocc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/16\/377E306700000578-0-image-m-56_1471879470048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Bargain brawl! Female shoppers pile in to huge fight in the&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/13\/3782FCEA00000578-0-image-a-79_1471955998392.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">EXCLUSIVE: Missing: \u00a0FBI files linking Hillary Clinton to&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/02\/3779EE7A00000578-0-image-a-68_1471830898516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;I&#8217;m dying of shame&#8217;: Student who &#8216;spent night with Usain&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/18\/377E79A700000578-0-image-m-33_1471885330966.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">State trooper shoots dead an unarmed deaf father who was&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/13\/35C8C49700000578-0-image-m-12_1471867315283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;Borders are the worst invention ever!&#8217; EU chief Jean-Claude&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/16\/377C792B00000578-0-image-a-71_1471881024028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Fisherman found a giant 34kg pearl worth $100million and&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/19\/377EB60B00000578-0-image-m-109_1471889008461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Usain Bolt kisses ANOTHER mystery brunette in Rio nightclub&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/23\/15\/378318B400000578-0-image-m-7_1471961929333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;Fox News operates like a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/23\/377F540000000578-0-image-a-68_1471904496579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Stand by your man! Ryan Lochte&#8217;s girlfriend Kayla Rae Reid&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/21\/377EFBD300000578-0-image-a-9_1471896923933.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Good Morning America anchor Amy Robach apologizes after&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/14\/377CF07B00000578-0-image-m-27_1471874314448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Prostitutes dancing on the sidewalk, fires in the street and&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/22\/02\/3779EE7A00000578-0-image-a-68_1471830898516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Revealed: Brazilian girl, 20, who spent night with Usain&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/f.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/furniture\/comments\/articles\/btn_add-your-comment.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/f.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/furniture\/comments\/articles\/icon_comments_74.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Comments (<span class=\"readerCommentsCount\">3<\/span>)<\/h3>\n<p>\n                                \tShare what you think\n                                <\/p>\n<ul id=\"rc-tabs\" class=\"js-links dm-tabs cnr5 cleared\">\n<li class=\"dm-tab dm-tab-on bdrgr5 cnr-bdr wogr5 link-wox js-active\">\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            Newest<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            Oldest<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox\">\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            Best rated<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n<li class=\"dm-tab bdrgr5 ow-igr2-bx cnr-bdr xogr2 link-gr5ox last\">\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tl\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"xogr5 tr\"><\/span><br \/>\n                            Worst rated<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments below have not been moderated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bold pad5 wogr5 rc-info\">\n                        The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.\n                    <\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Find out now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ragweed, which is hard to get rid of, grows\u00a0prominently\u00a0in France Its pollen can travel long distances and cause severe allergic reactions British sufferers are at risk of it being blown across the Channel The weed can also cause asthma, skin rashes and eczema in some cases High levels were recorded by researchers in the East <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/further-misery-for-hay-fever-sufferers-french-pollen-which-causes-severe-allergic-reactions-is-being-blown-over-the-channel\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}