coming up, america s news headquarters, apollo astronaut je gene sernin will react to the plans for the future of the space program. should be interesting. the last man on the moon, coming up, on earth we have itchy eyes, sneezing and coffee. the high pollen count means many folks suffering from those dreaded allergies in parts of the country were covered in snow a few weeks ago now are seeing record temperatures and trees and flowers, it is beautiful out there. but also brings messesry. is there any relief in sight. rick reichmuth is live in the fox weather center. what do we do about allergy and pollen? the flowers and buds look great, but, man. it s tough. rick: can make you miserable and if you haven t started your allergy meds you might be too late. and we had such a cold winter, especially across the southeastern parts of florida.
with asthma that s hard to manage that used to be a reason not to give them allergy meds now we can and these are the patients who need the most. doctor you can christian their show has conducted a study of patients who are allergic to house dust mites and went on to develop allergic asthma as a consequence the reason they who do it who is the real breakthrough is that this study showed for the first time. there s this new drug can reduce asthma attacks and patients who are sensitized to house dust mites. until now the lung specialists have been very wary of conducting dust mite desensitisation therapy because of the significant side effects including even allergic shock. from shocks and. went for the treatment option with tablets the very first one he swallowed at
get. how you stockpile that kind of this is a powerful drug. greg: the real loser in all of this are people like me. how am i going to convince my doctor to give me drugs? andrea: you don t have $150,000 a month. eric: who do you order it from? a hospital isn t the one ordering it s a business out there of ordering massive amounts of this. right now, there is a national ban, production ban on aderol and ritalin. it s abused badly. people who really need it can t get it because it s sold to doctors who have the right to buy it but they are doing it out the back door and making money on it. greg: people trying to buy allergy meds at pharmacies. claritin, you have to get a coupon and go up to the pharmacist and hand it. then they ask for my i.d.