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Question by Gary K: Childhood asthma; why take risks with alternative medicine?
“A new Canadian study suggests that a sizable minority of child asthma patients rely on alternative treatments like acupuncture and homeopathy, and are more likely to have poor outcomes as a result.”
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11/30/alternative-care-makes-for-worse-asthma-study-finds/

“Most of the children receiving these therapies were younger than six,” says Ducharme. “This is particularly troublesome, given that there is no evidence that these therapies are effective and preschool aged children suffer more asthma flare-ups requiring an emergency department visit than all other age groups. Our study may serve as a reminder to parents that alternative and complementary medicine has not been proven effective in asthma and that it may interfere with effective conventional therapy..”
http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/udem-news/news/20101130-alternative-therapies-may-leave-asthmatics-gasping.html
@thenoseknows, you said “acupuncture and Homeopathy can cure asthma”. Prove it.
@Mr E, evidence to support your claim please.    Read more...