Acupuncture Controls Inflammatory Allergic Asthma

New research demonstrates that acupuncture reduces the allergic inflammatory process. Electro-acupuncture was investigated in a mouse hypersensitivity model that simulates human allergic asthma. In this controlled study, researchers used histopathology to examine the effects of electro-acupuncture on bodily tissues affected by the allergic inflammatory process. It was discovered that electro-acupuncture significantly decreased the excessive pathological diffusion and accumulation of inflammatory substances in the cells of peribronchal and perivascular tissues.....

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Priority Health: Asthma and reflux

Charles wants to know, “can acid reflux cause asthma symptoms?”
Charles, I like the way you phrased your question, can one disease cause symptoms of another disease?  The answer is definitely yes.  But it is important to remember how the question was phrased, because reflux (GERD) does not cause asthma.
 I have already done segments on both Asthma and GERD (reflux), so I will direct you to those segments on our website under "health/history". But I will give a quick reminder of the symptoms of both diseases to refresh you, and hopefully allow you to see some connections.....

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The ADHD – Asthma Connection

ADHD can take your breath away. Literally.
One of the most surprising and confusing things I learned after my ADHD diagnosis was that kids with ADD have more colds, respiratory infections, ear infections, asthma and allergies. (Apparently quite a few of us are allergic to homework too, but that’s purely anecdotal).....

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