Over-the-counter products such as oral antihistamines and eye drops are a good first-line approach for people with mild allergies, says Dr. Stephen Canfield, an allergist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.

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Specifically, a road that runs across the Aintree racetrack close to the starting line means that Grand National horses face a two-furlong gallop up to the first fence, the longest approach of any jumps race in Britain.

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