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Research: LEWITH and WATKINS,
Listed in Issue 21
Abstract
LEWITH and WATKINS, University of Southampton UK write that acupuncture, homoeopathy, mind-body therapies and nutritional, herbal and environmental medicine have all been applied in the treatment of patients with asthma. This paper reviews (105 references) the evidence for the use of these unconventional or complementary therapies. Although there may be a shortage of large randomised controlled trials in this field, there is sufficient clinical evidence to suggest that many of these therapies may produce objective and subjective benefit in selected groups of patients. In light of the increasing popularity of complementary medicine among patients and general practitioners, there is an urgent need for high-quality research to determine how these therapies may be combined with the more orthodox treatments currently available.
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Lewith GT and Watkins AD. Unconventional therapies in asthma: an overview. Allergy 51(11): 761-9. Nov 1996.
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