Alternative medicine clinics often tout 'treatments' for allergy, asthma

(Reuters Health) - Alternative medicine practitioners like homeopaths and acupuncturists may claim to treat allergies or asthma, but a study in Canada found that many there offer remedies that are unproven or even dangerous.
“Complementary and alternative medicine continues to grow in popularity - particularly in the areas of allergy and asthma - despite ongoing controversies,” said lead author Timothy Caulfield, research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta.
“Both asthma and allergies can be a serious health condition,” Caulfield told Reuters Health by email. "These kind of public representations can be misleading and may lead to inappropriate care".....

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Personalising care of adults with asthma from Asia: a modified e-Dephi consensus study to inform management tailored to attitude and control profiles

Abstract
REALISE Asia—an online questionnaire-based study of Asian asthma patients—identified five patient clusters defined in terms of their control status and attitude towards their asthma (categorised as: ‘Well-adjusted and at least partly controlled’; ‘In denial about symptoms’; ‘Tolerating with poor control’; ‘Adrift and poorly controlled’; ‘Worried with multiple symptoms’). We developed consensus recommendations for tailoring management of these attitudinal–control clusters. An expert panel undertook a three-round electronic Delphi (e-Delphi): Round 1: panellists received descriptions of the attitudinal–control clusters and provided free text recommendations for their assessment and management.....

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Franciscan Focus: Health News Act Fast - Asthma

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of asthma cases in the U.S. has been rising since the 1980s. Approximately 24 million Americans have asthma and it is the leading chronic disease in children. Severe asthma attacks can cause death; approximately 10 Americans die each day due to asthma.
An asthma attack occurs when bronchial tubes become swollen, inflamed and obstructed. When this happens, air passages are narrowed, making it difficult to breathe. Asthma attacks can vary from mild to severe, and even can cause respiratory arrest and death.....

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