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".....
Read more here: foxnews.com
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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.....
Read more here: wkbn.com
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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.....
Read more here: newindianexpress.com
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Friday, January 6, 2017
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".....
Read more here: reuters.com
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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.....
Read more here: nature.com
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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.....
Read more here: laportecountylife.com
(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".....
Read more here: reuters.com
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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.....
Read more here: nature.com
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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.....
Read more here: laportecountylife.com
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Millions of UK asthma sufferers 'not receiving basic levels of care'
Millions of asthma patients are not receiving basic levels of care to keep their condition in check, a charity has warned.
Two-thirds of sufferers are not being given fundamental care to manage their condition, Asthma UK said. This is about 3.6 million people across the UK.
Full provision of this basic care would “reduce the impact of asthma, reduce hospital admissions and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people”, according to a new report by the charity.....
Read more here: theguardian.com
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Omega-3 supplements for mothers may cut asthma risk in children
A Danish study has recommended that expecting mothers take omega-3 fatty acid supplements to reduce the risk of their children becoming asthmatic.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen followed 700 women from the 24th week of pregnancy until their children were five years old.
During the third trimester of pregnancy, when their babies’ lungs were developing, the test subjects were given a daily dose of either 2.4 grammes of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (fish oil) or 2.4 grammes of olive oil.....
Read more here: jamaicaobserver.com
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Antibiotics don’t speed recovery from asthma attacks
Does winter in the Northeast make you think of snowmen, warm fires, and hot chocolate? Or, does it instead inspire visions of runny noses, congestion, and cough? Although it is less rosy, I know readers with asthma may be picturing the latter.
People with asthma get respiratory infections more often
In general, people with asthma tend to get sick more easily, and illnesses can trigger asthma attacks. In my practice, we generally start seeing an increase in the number of asthma attacks, or asthma flares, once the ground frosts.....
Read more here: health.harvard.edu
Millions of asthma patients are not receiving basic levels of care to keep their condition in check, a charity has warned.
Two-thirds of sufferers are not being given fundamental care to manage their condition, Asthma UK said. This is about 3.6 million people across the UK.
Full provision of this basic care would “reduce the impact of asthma, reduce hospital admissions and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of people”, according to a new report by the charity.....
Read more here: theguardian.com
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Omega-3 supplements for mothers may cut asthma risk in children
A Danish study has recommended that expecting mothers take omega-3 fatty acid supplements to reduce the risk of their children becoming asthmatic.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen followed 700 women from the 24th week of pregnancy until their children were five years old.
During the third trimester of pregnancy, when their babies’ lungs were developing, the test subjects were given a daily dose of either 2.4 grammes of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (fish oil) or 2.4 grammes of olive oil.....
Read more here: jamaicaobserver.com
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Antibiotics don’t speed recovery from asthma attacks
Does winter in the Northeast make you think of snowmen, warm fires, and hot chocolate? Or, does it instead inspire visions of runny noses, congestion, and cough? Although it is less rosy, I know readers with asthma may be picturing the latter.
People with asthma get respiratory infections more often
In general, people with asthma tend to get sick more easily, and illnesses can trigger asthma attacks. In my practice, we generally start seeing an increase in the number of asthma attacks, or asthma flares, once the ground frosts.....
Read more here: health.harvard.edu
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Katie Hopkins mocks Sir Bradley Wiggins’ asthma as he joins The Jump
Hopkins made a sarcastic reference to the controversy around medication the cyclist took
Katie Hopkins has made a dig at Sir Bradley Wiggins’ asthma in the wake of the news that he has joined The Jump.
The controversial columnist made a sarcastic reference to the controversy around medication the legendary cyclist took when competing as she questioned his ability to take part on the winter sports show.
It was revealed earlier this year that the five-time Olympic champion received three therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) from the UCI, cycling's world governing body, to take triamcinolone, an anti-inflammatory drug, on the eve of the 2011 and 2012 Tour de France, and the Giro ‘d’Italia in 2013.....
Read more here: standard.co.uk
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Philly study finds house calls could help asthma patients living in poverty
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, a doctor who is medical director of the Community Asthma Prevention Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, thinks doctors and researchers need to think more about an often unseen factor in patients' asthma: their housing.
When doctors see poor patients in clinics, she said, they may not have time to ask about their living conditions. Even if they did, patients might be too embarrassed to tell them.
If they went to patients' homes, as community health workers in Bryant-Stephens' program have been doing for 18 years, they might find them full of possible asthma triggers. They also might learn about the stresses that make it hard for their patients to take their medicines properly.....
Read more here: philly.com
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Diabetes, cardiac disorders and asthma as risk factors for severe organ involvement among adult dengue patients: A matched case-control study
Abstract
Progression to severe organ involvement due to dengue infection has been associated with severe dengue disease, intensive care treatment, and mortality. However, there is a lack of understanding of the impact of pre-existing comorbidities and other risk factors of severe organ involvement among dengue adults. The aim of this retrospective case-control study is to characterize and identify risk factors that predispose dengue adults at risk of progression with severe organ involvement. This study involved 174 dengue patients who had progressed with severe organ involvement and 865 dengue patients without severe organ involvement, matched by the year of presentation of the cases, who were admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital between year 2005 and 2008.
Read more here: nature.com
Hopkins made a sarcastic reference to the controversy around medication the cyclist took
Katie Hopkins has made a dig at Sir Bradley Wiggins’ asthma in the wake of the news that he has joined The Jump.
The controversial columnist made a sarcastic reference to the controversy around medication the legendary cyclist took when competing as she questioned his ability to take part on the winter sports show.
It was revealed earlier this year that the five-time Olympic champion received three therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) from the UCI, cycling's world governing body, to take triamcinolone, an anti-inflammatory drug, on the eve of the 2011 and 2012 Tour de France, and the Giro ‘d’Italia in 2013.....
Read more here: standard.co.uk
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Philly study finds house calls could help asthma patients living in poverty
Tyra Bryant-Stephens, a doctor who is medical director of the Community Asthma Prevention Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, thinks doctors and researchers need to think more about an often unseen factor in patients' asthma: their housing.
When doctors see poor patients in clinics, she said, they may not have time to ask about their living conditions. Even if they did, patients might be too embarrassed to tell them.
If they went to patients' homes, as community health workers in Bryant-Stephens' program have been doing for 18 years, they might find them full of possible asthma triggers. They also might learn about the stresses that make it hard for their patients to take their medicines properly.....
Read more here: philly.com
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Diabetes, cardiac disorders and asthma as risk factors for severe organ involvement among adult dengue patients: A matched case-control study
Abstract
Progression to severe organ involvement due to dengue infection has been associated with severe dengue disease, intensive care treatment, and mortality. However, there is a lack of understanding of the impact of pre-existing comorbidities and other risk factors of severe organ involvement among dengue adults. The aim of this retrospective case-control study is to characterize and identify risk factors that predispose dengue adults at risk of progression with severe organ involvement. This study involved 174 dengue patients who had progressed with severe organ involvement and 865 dengue patients without severe organ involvement, matched by the year of presentation of the cases, who were admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital between year 2005 and 2008.
Read more here: nature.com
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Ask the Doctors: Proximity to freeway has tie to asthma in kids
Dear Doctor: We live near a freeway with a lot of traffic. Do I need to be worried about my kids developing asthma?
Dear Reader: This is a valid question. Cars release a number of small particles into the air that can irritate the lungs. This particulate matter, in addition to nitric oxide and black carbon, has been associated with asthma. Children are more vulnerable to the effects of pollution because their lungs and immune system are still developing.....
Read more here: billingsgazette.com
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Cured meats can worsen asthma symptoms
According to a recent study, individuals with asthma who consume relatively high amounts of cured meats, such as ham, sausage, and salami, are more likely to experience worsening symptoms.
Cured meats are the latest dietary pariah - and for good reason. Over recent years, studies have racked up a fearsome list of their deleterious effects on health and longevity.
In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared them carcinogenic.....
Read more here: medicalnewstoday.com
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Indoor Smoking Bans Helping Children Breathe Easier: Fewer Asthma-Related ER Visits In Kids Reported
A research from the University of Chicago Medicine states that the indoor ban on smoking has remarkably reduced the number of emergency room visits by children for complaints related to asthma.
Asthma In Children
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases that affects children. It is an inflammatory disorder that results in the obstruction of the bronchial tube, the passage that allows air to enter and leave the lungs. Asthma can be caused by air pollutants and irritants, allergens, and even vigorious exercise in cold air.....
Read more here: techtimes.com
Dear Doctor: We live near a freeway with a lot of traffic. Do I need to be worried about my kids developing asthma?
Dear Reader: This is a valid question. Cars release a number of small particles into the air that can irritate the lungs. This particulate matter, in addition to nitric oxide and black carbon, has been associated with asthma. Children are more vulnerable to the effects of pollution because their lungs and immune system are still developing.....
Read more here: billingsgazette.com
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Cured meats can worsen asthma symptoms
According to a recent study, individuals with asthma who consume relatively high amounts of cured meats, such as ham, sausage, and salami, are more likely to experience worsening symptoms.
Cured meats are the latest dietary pariah - and for good reason. Over recent years, studies have racked up a fearsome list of their deleterious effects on health and longevity.
In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared them carcinogenic.....
Read more here: medicalnewstoday.com
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Indoor Smoking Bans Helping Children Breathe Easier: Fewer Asthma-Related ER Visits In Kids Reported
A research from the University of Chicago Medicine states that the indoor ban on smoking has remarkably reduced the number of emergency room visits by children for complaints related to asthma.
Asthma In Children
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases that affects children. It is an inflammatory disorder that results in the obstruction of the bronchial tube, the passage that allows air to enter and leave the lungs. Asthma can be caused by air pollutants and irritants, allergens, and even vigorious exercise in cold air.....
Read more here: techtimes.com
Monday, January 2, 2017
Proximity to freeway traffic linked to asthma in kids
Q: We live near a freeway with a lot of traffic. Do I need to be worried about my kids developing asthma?
A: This is a valid question. Cars release a number of small particles into the air that can irritate the lungs. This particulate matter, in addition to nitric oxide and black carbon, has been associated with asthma. Children are more vulnerable to the effects of pollution because their lungs and immune system are still developing.....
Read more here: dailyherald.com
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Are People Who Eat More Fast Food Susceptible To Asthma?
Last week, we discussed how eating processed meats like bacon and sausages can play a role in aggravating asthma attacks and symptoms. This week, we turn the focus to fast food; a recent study has suggest that individuals who eat more fast food are more susceptible to asthma.....
Read more here: hungryforever.com
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Moms-to-be take note! Omega-3 supplements can cut childhood asthma risk
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 31 (ANI): The would-be-mothers taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during their third trimester of pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood chronic wheezing problems or asthma by age five, finds a new study.
The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 supplements during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced their children's risk of asthma by 31 percent.....
Read more here: indialivetoday.com
Q: We live near a freeway with a lot of traffic. Do I need to be worried about my kids developing asthma?
A: This is a valid question. Cars release a number of small particles into the air that can irritate the lungs. This particulate matter, in addition to nitric oxide and black carbon, has been associated with asthma. Children are more vulnerable to the effects of pollution because their lungs and immune system are still developing.....
Read more here: dailyherald.com
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Are People Who Eat More Fast Food Susceptible To Asthma?
Last week, we discussed how eating processed meats like bacon and sausages can play a role in aggravating asthma attacks and symptoms. This week, we turn the focus to fast food; a recent study has suggest that individuals who eat more fast food are more susceptible to asthma.....
Read more here: hungryforever.com
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Moms-to-be take note! Omega-3 supplements can cut childhood asthma risk
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 31 (ANI): The would-be-mothers taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during their third trimester of pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood chronic wheezing problems or asthma by age five, finds a new study.
The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 supplements during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced their children's risk of asthma by 31 percent.....
Read more here: indialivetoday.com
Sunday, January 1, 2017
A 15-year study finds indoor smoking bans really do make kids with asthma healthier
Prohibiting people from smoking indoors does more than just keep bars from smelling like cigarettes, new research suggests. It’s actually doing kids a favor.
A new long-term study finds that on average, kids with asthma visited the emergency room 17% less often during the three years after indoor smoking bans were enacted than they did in the three years before.
The data overwhelmingly shows that kids really do get healthier when their lungs aren’t exposed to secondhand smoke, the researchers say.....
Read more here: businessinsider.com
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Fish-oil pills for pregnant women may cut asthma risk in children: study
Children whose moms took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop chronic wheezing problems or asthma by the age of 5, finds a study that suggests a possible way to help prevent this growing problem.
Asthma cases have been rising in developed countries, while consumption of omega-3 fatty acids such as those found in fish has decreased. Some earlier studies suggested omega-3 deficiency during pregnancy may affect asthma risk in babies, but they were too small to be definitive.
It’s not known why this may be – one theory is that fish oil lowers inflammation, which can tighten airways.....
Read more here: theglobeandmail.com
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Fake treatments for real diseases: A review of allergy and asthma advertisements by naturopaths, chiropractors, homeopaths and acupuncturists
A majority of Canadian chiropractic, naturopathic, homeopathic and acupuncture clinics claim that they can diagnose or treat allergies, sensitivities and asthma.
For the past few years I’ve been adding to what I call the naturopathy versus science series of posts, where I’ve been examining the public advice and writing by naturopaths on a particular topic, and contrasting it against the scientific evidence. I’ve focused on naturopaths instead of other “alternative-to-medicine” providers because naturopaths actively promote themselves as health professions capable of delivering primary care, akin to medical doctors. And in many parts of Canada and the United States they have been successful with this marketing, despite the fact that the naturopathic curriculum is filled with pseudoscience, and there is no convincing evidence to show that naturopathy offers anything that is uniquely useful or incrementally better than “conventional” medicine.....
Read more here: sciencebasedmedicine.org
Prohibiting people from smoking indoors does more than just keep bars from smelling like cigarettes, new research suggests. It’s actually doing kids a favor.
A new long-term study finds that on average, kids with asthma visited the emergency room 17% less often during the three years after indoor smoking bans were enacted than they did in the three years before.
The data overwhelmingly shows that kids really do get healthier when their lungs aren’t exposed to secondhand smoke, the researchers say.....
Read more here: businessinsider.com
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Fish-oil pills for pregnant women may cut asthma risk in children: study
Children whose moms took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop chronic wheezing problems or asthma by the age of 5, finds a study that suggests a possible way to help prevent this growing problem.
Asthma cases have been rising in developed countries, while consumption of omega-3 fatty acids such as those found in fish has decreased. Some earlier studies suggested omega-3 deficiency during pregnancy may affect asthma risk in babies, but they were too small to be definitive.
It’s not known why this may be – one theory is that fish oil lowers inflammation, which can tighten airways.....
Read more here: theglobeandmail.com
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Fake treatments for real diseases: A review of allergy and asthma advertisements by naturopaths, chiropractors, homeopaths and acupuncturists
A majority of Canadian chiropractic, naturopathic, homeopathic and acupuncture clinics claim that they can diagnose or treat allergies, sensitivities and asthma.
For the past few years I’ve been adding to what I call the naturopathy versus science series of posts, where I’ve been examining the public advice and writing by naturopaths on a particular topic, and contrasting it against the scientific evidence. I’ve focused on naturopaths instead of other “alternative-to-medicine” providers because naturopaths actively promote themselves as health professions capable of delivering primary care, akin to medical doctors. And in many parts of Canada and the United States they have been successful with this marketing, despite the fact that the naturopathic curriculum is filled with pseudoscience, and there is no convincing evidence to show that naturopathy offers anything that is uniquely useful or incrementally better than “conventional” medicine.....
Read more here: sciencebasedmedicine.org
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