BLOOMING ALLERGY! Trees in bloom, nurtured by...

BLOOMING ALLERGY! Trees in bloom, nurtured by recent rains, have tripled the local pollen level the past week. That means extra trouble for allergy and hay fever sufferers. Calls to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation from Orange County have tripled as well. The worst offenders: oaks, olives and pines. . . . “The rains brought on the pollen season with a bang,” says foundation spokeswoman Sharron Reynolds. One solution, she says: Limit exposure to dogs, cats, perfume and smoke.