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Asthma Cure

My wife has asthma

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Have any x-rays or blood tests been done to rule out infection?  If current treatment is not helping, then it need to be changed or modified.  Perhaps oral prednisone for a while would help get things more under control. Sarcoidosis can cause inflammation in the lungs.  In some people, the symptoms [...]

Is it possible that there is a cure?

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Is it possible that there is a cure for Asthma? I borrowed a book from the library called "Give Asthma the big A" by Marian Slee. It is a book based on her life in Queensland where she trialled a treatment of Vitamins – her diagnosis was that Asthma was a [...]

Not Asthma…!!!??

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Well, I went to an Allergy/Asthma specialist yesterday, and as I figured, I do NOT have any allergies nor asthma (at least not from what was tested).  I was able to max out the "___" (mechanism that tests your air/lung blow capacity). It’s very difficult to describe, but it’s like one of [...]

Relief

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> That’s not variant spelling, it’s bad orthoepy. >> Lp > I see. So unorthodox orthoepy is outweighed by the customary > vernacular.  You have once again been very helpful.  Thank you. >You know, this is a very silly discussion. I said that there was [...]

The Use of Anti-Depressants:

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What do anti-depressant medications have in common? All currently approved anti-depressant medications are equally effective in that they will lead to substantial improvement in the symptoms of depression in 85% of the people who take them. For example, anti-depressants will improve energy levels and concentration, normalize sleep and appetite, reduce feelings of hopelessness and [...]

Does someone know about Kaptchuk?

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>Your analogies might be more credible if they were more accurate.
LOL, perhaps. Today has taken its toll on me in the science history department. >I am partially disabled by my chronic asthmatic bronchitis. >But I don’t let that sway me into trying quackery.
I believe you.   Bob

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Anyone using Fish Oil ??

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If so, how much and what else, if anything, are you taking with it ?

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They are doing studies just now in both America and Great Britain on the fish oil EPA and having great results with it, lifting the mood for severely depressed persons.  The individuals are also on anti depressants as [...]

Clarithromycin for treating underlying cause of Asthma

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Anyone had any experience with this drug?  I hear that taking 250 mg twice a day for 6 weeks wiped it out in some patients, in a study by National Jewish.

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> Anyone had any experience with this drug?  I hear that taking 250 mg twice a > day for 6 [...]

Reversing Asthma: Breathe Easier with This Revolutionary New Program

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> I am almost certain that involved the the YOGA method. Buteyko is really > based on Yoga. Well, both recommend slow breathing. One of the actors from > "Law and Order" was involved, Paul S????. I thought that book was out of > print.
Paul Sorvino.  I own and have [...]

Advice on disclosure.

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It’s good to a get a physical ailment diagnosed, as most everyone with problems like these have some physical condition as well. Then you list that physical ailment as the disability. Personal problems are best kept private.  If someone has depression and gets medication to help with it, he should also [...]