2007 Spring Allergy Capitals
Tulsa, Okla., is the U.S. city most challenged by spring
allergies this year, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(AAFA).
The AAFA today issued its list of America's 100 spring allergy capitals.
These towns are the "most challenging places to live with spring
allergies," states the AAFA.
The spring allergy capitals are:
- Tulsa, Okla.
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Fort Myers, Fla.
- San Antonio
- Tucson, Ariz.
- St. Louis
- Wichita, Kan.
- Little Rock, Ark.
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Atlanta
- Augusta, Ga.
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- El Paso, Texas
- Columbia, S.C.
- Oklahoma City
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- Tampa, Fla.
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz.
- Richmond, Va.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Austin, Texas
- McAllen, Texas
- Memphis
- San Francisco
- Houston
- Greensboro, N.C.
- Jackson, Miss.
- Charleston, S.C.
- Allentown, Pa.
- Philadelphia
- Melbourne, Fla.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Daytona Beach, Fla.
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Madison, Wis.
- Norfolk, Va.
- Pittsburgh
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- Indianapolis
- Mobile, Ala.
- Pensacola, Fla.
- Springfield, Mo.
- Louisville, Ky.
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Modesto, Calif.
- Sacramento, Calif.
- Stockton, Calif.
- Lexington, Ky.
- Greenville, S.C.
- San Diego, Calif.
- Denver
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Dayton, Ohio
- New Orleans
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Salt Lake City
- Johnson City, Tenn.
- Cincinnati
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Omaha, Neb.
- Nashville
- Baltimore
- Baton Rouge, La.
- Columbus, Ohio
- South Bend, Ind.
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Washington
- Canton, Ohio
- Cleveland
- Hartford, Conn.
- Lancaster, Pa.
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Youngstown, Ohio
- New York
- Spokane, Wash.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Providence, R.I.
- Fresno, Calif.
- Portland, Ore.
- B Chicago
- B Boise City, Idaho
- B Des Moines, Iowa
- B Albany, N.Y.
- B Miami
- B Grand Rapids, Mich.
- B Kalamazoo, Mich.
- B Minneapolis-St. Paul
- B Toledo, Ohio
- B Scranton, Pa.
- B Syracuse, N.Y.
- B Seattle
- B Lansing, Mich.
- B Detroit
- B Boston
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
The AAFA based its ratings on three factors: seasonal pollen counts, allergy
medicine use per patient, and the number of board-certified allergists per
patient.
By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
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