Science Based Health & Fitness

Alternative Asthma Treatments

Alternative Asthma Treatments by Jamie Sue TanAsthma has gained widespread attention due to its recent increase in prevalence in children. Research shows that it is affecting 5.5 million children and 17 million people in the United States alone. Asthma is a chronic or long-lasting disease. It is suggested that a child has a chance to outgrow asthma when he or she reaches a certain age. But there is always a chance of recurrence. Today, there is still no cure for asthma. There are only t

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Swimming Aids Asthma Symptoms In Children, Study Finds

Research has shown that swimming aids asthma symptoms in children. The activity has been proven to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for children and adolescents, according to a new study.

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Keep Libel Laws Out of Science: The Simon Singh Affair

What’s the icon above about? You may have noticed it on the Science-Based Pharmacy website for the past several weeks. Simon Singh is a science writer who wrote about the British Chiropractic Association, and their stated claim that chiropractors can treat childhood conditions, like colic.  His comment, published in the British newspaper The Guardian, was [...]

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A Nurse’s Perspective On Healthcare Reform

Well, apparently they call a nurse!
Either that or Nurse Nellie caused the headache.
But we know that nurses never cause doctors to have headaches, so that can’t be what’s happening.
Ha!
Trust me, there have been a few doctors over the years that have given me major headaches and I have no doubt that I have been the [...]

Healthcare and the Headache

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Fitness Focus Copy-and-Share: Exercise-Induced Asthma.

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