Archive for the ‘ allergy ’ Category

 
Friday, April 9th, 2010

Since this blog health we have tried on other occasions what are the dangers of self. On this occasion we qualify a little more to reveal that the auto medication causes allergies. This leads us to have a reason to banish self of our habits in regard to drugs. In particular, it is estimated that about 15 percent of the population may suffer from any adverse reaction of type allergic after having swallowed a drug, as confirmed by the Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology . It is true, just in the seven percent of these cases were confirmed that it has actually produced an allergy.

In other words, the abuse that many patients make drugs that do not need, you can result in some kind of allergies. One of the aspects in which the intake of these drugs is more usually affection is in what is refers to the treatment of respiratory diseases.

Therefore, easier to do a patient is limited only to what the doctor you prescribed, and discard the self to avoid an allergy or an adverse reaction. Also, we must also respect the amount of medicine that the doctor tells you, i.e. the dose and also the duration of treatment, so it should not be lengthen the taking of drugs more time than we have said. (more…)

 
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

In recent years, alternative medicine-complementary (CAM) has become very popular, with approximately half of the American population, is currently using or have been used in at least one occasion.

The most common forms of CAM include acupuncture, homeopathic medicines, medicinal herbal and yoga, this increase in the use of the various therapies, appears to be based on various factors, but basically in the belief that the CAM is safe, natural and without side effects.

The acupuncture is a part of the Chinese medicine and is used for many chronic diseases, including the allergic rhinitis and asthma. The process involves the insertion of needles in the skin in exact spots in the body, which is supposed to redress the balance of the flows vital”, but from the point of view scientific, studies, on the timely allergies should be stepped up much more.

A study in children, with 3 months of acupuncture treatment and 3 months of follow-up after treatment, showed benefit in children who received the “true” acupuncture, although still needed the same amount of medication for their allergies (more…)