Hay fever is an allergy to pollen or spores and it can cause the inside of your nose
to become inflamed as well as affecting the sinuses, throat and eyes. For those with hay fever, the condition can range from mildly irritating to debilitating in its effects. Hay fever normally occurs in spring and summer when there is more pollen in the air. However allergy season has been increasing of late and this further exacerbates the problems that hay fever sufferers face.
This month I learnt some interesting things, not least that fabrics are now being used on roads nowadays. It's true: A thin layer of polypropylene is applied to the road's surface to improve its cohesiveness. The source of this and other fascinating facts was the Textile Information Course, provided by the Textile Institute, which is based in Manchester and was established in 1925. The Institute has members in over 80 countries and are experts in the areas of textiles, clothing and footwear and this is the first Information Course they have run in several years. 
Dr. John Mc Keon (CEO of Allergy Standards Limited) and I were invited to attend the recent Higher Education Authority visit to Trinity College Dublin. TCD have made considerable progress with the development of the Trinity Biomedical Research Institute at a site close to the main College Campus and have applied to the HEA for partial funding of the building development. The cost of building development is in the region of €70 million and is hoped to be completed in late 2010.
Dr John McKeon, our Chief Executive Officer, recently returned from Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) F11 committee meetings on vacuum cleaners. This was the first time a representative of Allergy Standards Ltd attended the ASTM vacuum cleaner committee meetings and ASL were invited to attended by Inter Basic Resources (IBR), Grasslakes, Michigan headed up by Susan Goldsmith. 
USA, August 2010Good Housekeeping Magazine has published an excellent article on its website with advice on relevant selection factors when purchasing a portable air cleaner device.
The article explains that an appropriate air filtration device in the home can contribute to a whole of house asthma and allergy trigger factor avoidance plan. It also stressed that there are a number of sel…
