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[ad_1] London  — Spring is in the air, and so is misery for millions of seasonal allergy sufferers . Stopping to smell the flowers can lead to sneezing, watery eyes or worse for Londoner Alex Hill. "It's like stuffy nose, sinus headaches, like nosebleeds," he told CBS News as he walked his dog Roxie through a park in the British capital. But scientists in the U.K. say they've found a better way to measure exactly what makes people like Hill miserable, and they're hoping it can lead to more useful advice than the currently available pollen counts. Researchers at King's College London and Imperial College London believe measuring and reporting the levels of airborne grass allergens, instead of the pollen particles that carry the tiny offenders, could be more beneficial for hay fever sufferers. For years, hay fever sufferers have monitored peak pollen count times in a bid to help manage their symptoms. But authors of the...

[ad_1] Publisher Penguin Random House said Friday it will publish "classic" unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it faced a backlash over its plan to cut and rewrite sections of his books with the intention of making them suitable for modern readers. The new editions, which remove passages related to weight, mental health, gender and race, will appear along with reprints of 17 of Dahl's books in their original form later, with the latter branded as "The Roald Dahl Classic Collection" so "readers will be free to choose which version of Dahl's stories they prefer." The move comes after the changes sparked a backlash among both readers and literary figures, with author Salman Rushdie, who  has been recovering after a stabbing attack  last summer, writing on Twitter, "Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship." Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, a nonprofit that protects writers and ...

[ad_1] In nature, it's often better to look and not touch. And when it comes to one particular flower that can inspire awe with its great height, there is no better warning.  The giant hogweed is a massive, invasive plant across the U.S. and U.K. that is as harmful as it is attractive. Its sap can cause human skin to burn, blister and even scar, and New York officials have made their stance extremely clear on how people should interact with it: "Do not touch this plant!"  "Brushing against or breaking the plant releases sap that, combined with sunlight and moisture, can cause a severe burn within 24 to 48 hours," New York's Department of Environmental Conservation says on its website .  Giant hogweed is seen in England during the summer. Getty Images/iStockphoto The plant is often confused with cow parsnip , but unlike the nativ...

[ad_1] Stocks swung to gains on Wall Street following the latest hike to interest rates by the Federal Reserve, which said it's finally seeing improvements in inflation.  The S&P 500 rallied after an early 1% loss and rose 43 points, or 1.1%, to close at 4,119. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also erased an early to drop to rise 7 points, or less than 0.1%, to 34,092. The Nasdaq composite jumped 2%. The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by  raising its key interest rate  by a quarter-point, its eighth consecutive hike since March. It's the smallest such increase in the Fed's blizzard of rate hikes since it began almost a year ago. The Fed signaled that even though inflation is easing, it remains high enough to require further rate hikes. What's more important for markets is where interest rates are heading next. Federal Reser...

[ad_1] Coronation of King Charles III approaches What to expect at the coronation of King Charles III 04:59 London —  A large majority of younger British people — 70% between the ages of 18 and 35 — say they're "not interested" in their own country's royal family , according to a new poll commissioned by CBS News partner network BBC News. The poll, conducted by U.K. polling company YouGov for the BBC, sought to gauge attitudes toward the monarchy in Britain ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. One of the questions was: "How interested are you in the royal family?"  ...