Spring is can be a miserable time for many allergy sufferers. The last thing people with allergies and asthma want to hear is that a pollen "superburst" is on the way but that is just what ABC News is reporting.

Experts say Americans are in for a pollen "superburst" that could wallop much of the country in the next couple of weeks and spell misery for an estimated 40 million allergy sufferers.

Roger Emert, an allergy specialist at the New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, shared his tips for combating watery eyes and the sniffles on "Good Morning America."

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ABC News reports that a new report from the Alzheimer's Association says 5 million Americans are suffering from Alzheimer's. That number is expected to climb to 7.7 million by 2030 and 16 million by 2050.

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer's Association estimate five years ago and a count that supports the long-forecast dementia epidemic as the population grays.

Age is the biggest risk factor, and the report to be released Tuesday shows the nation is on track for skyrocketing Alzheimer's once the baby boomers start turning 65 in 2011. Already, one in eight people 65 and older have the mind-destroying illness, and nearly one in two people over 85.

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