2007 Spring Allergy Capitals

Tulsa Tops List Of 100 U.S. Cities Challenged By Spring Allergies

(WebMD)  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 springallergies," states the AAFA.

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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.