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

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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Doctor offers wintertime tips for asthma sufferers
The frigid temperatures can make it hard to breathe for some asthma patients and extra care should be taken before going outdoors and while outside

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – With temperatures in the single digits, it is important to keep safety in mind when exercising outdoors, especially for people with asthma.
The frigid temperatures can make it hard to breathe for some asthma patients, and extra care should be taken before going outdoors and while outside.
Dr. Rachel Taliercio with the Cleveland Clinic says it’s fine to skiing, biking or jogging when it’s cold outside, but people with asthma should take extra care. Taliercio suggests using an inhaler before exercising outside.....

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Childhood asthma: Breaking the myths

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nowadays, children are diagnosed with asthma and reactive airway disease. Diagnosis of asthma puzzles the parents very much and they find difficulty in accepting the diagnosis. Let us see some common myths about asthma which are being demystified:
Children do not have asthma. It is a disease of the elderly
No, asthma is a chronic disease of airways and it can affect people across various ages. Childhood asthma is a separate well established entity. Many experts say that asthma is a spectrum, not a single disease. Asthma in children is often quite different from asthma in adults.....

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