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1992 – 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.

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1. 1993 – The revised British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the Management of Asthma did not support mite avoidance in asthma
2. 1997 – New asthma guidelines recommend mite allergen avoidance in asthma management
3. 2005 – Health improvements and a reduction in drug usage have been recorded in children with asthma by covering beds and bedding with micro porous material to reduce mite allergen exposure
4. 1987 – Thirty-five doctors, supported by the World Health Organization, describe the house dust mite as a major cause of allergic disease worldwide
5. 2000 – A clinical study demonstrates how to achieve and maintain very low house dust mite allergen homes

´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