A further mite avoidance study in children with asthma demonstrates health improvements; plus doctors write in unison to support allergen avoidance in disease management.
A clinical study reports that symptoms of mite related childhood asthma are improved by active allergen avoidance. The report, plus a medical publication written at the same time by nine opinion leaders in asthma, support allergen avoidance in the management of allergic disease.
References ´Reducing domestic exposure to dust mite allergen reduces bronchial hyperreactivity in sensitive children with asthma´. Ehnert B, Lau-Schadendorf S, Weber A, Buettner P, Schou C, Wahn U.; J.Allergy Clin.Immunol. 1992, 90, pages 135 to 138
‘The control of allergens of dust mites and domestic pets: a position paper’, Colloff MJ, Ayres J, Howarth PH, Merrett, Mitchell EB, Walshaw MJ, Warner JO, Warner JO, Woodcock AA, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 1992 Vol. 22, Supp.2, pages 1 to 28
