The Culture
January 23, 2018
The Art of War Against the Cedar Tree
In protest of the annual punishment from central Texas’s arboreal parasite.
Allergies
Health
December 21, 2017
Central Texans, Beware of Cedar Fever This Year
This cedar season looks brutal. Prepare to sniffle.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 1997
The War on Cedar
It’s unpalatable to cattle, an invader of grasslands, and a water hog. So why can’t I just get rid of it? Because it’s a vegetative Vietnam.
Health
July 31, 1997
Food Fright
Eating a peanut shouldn’t be a particularly memorable experience, but for Dallasite Mona Cain and countless other allergic Americans, it’s a matter of life and death.
Health
April 1, 1997
Blowin’ in the Wind
Itchy eyes, sore throat, runny nose: It must be allergy season. But what causes allergies? How do you pick a doctor? And what’s the best treatment? An in-depth look at an affliction that’s nothing to sneeze at.
Science
April 1, 1995
Drug War!
How a small Houston biotech company and a giant California-based rival are battling over who developed what may be a revolutionary cure for asthma and allergies.
Health
March 1, 1986
Texas Primer: Cedar Fever
When cedars start to mate, Texans start to suffer.
Health
April 1, 1978
The Agony and the Allergy
You don’t have to move to Arizona to cure your allergies, but you may have to get rid of your cat.
Country Notes
July 31, 1977
Of Bees and Men
Oh bee, where is thy sting?