Scientists sniff out revolutionary hay fever cure
By Michael Day, Health Correspondent
(Filed: 20/06/2004)
Scientists have created a hay fever drug that they say
offers immediate and extensive relief from itchy eyes and
runny noses. The treatment, called R112, is expected to
revolutionise treatment of the condition and provide relief
for millions of Britons .
"This drug is truly novel, not just because it works so
quickly, but because it works at the root of the problem,"
said Prof Harold Nelson, an authority on allergic disease.
"Present anti-histamine treatments work on one of the
chemicals that cause symptoms. This drug stops the
production of all them within 15 seconds