Dust mite information site for people with asthma, rhinitis or eczema.

1993 – The revised British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the Management of Asthma did not support mite avoidance in asthma

Publication of the revised British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the Management of Asthma did not specifically support mite avoidance in asthma management but called for new or improved drugs to control symptoms. The guidlines, and thier recommendations, were not revised and published until 1997.

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1. 1997 – New asthma guidelines recommend mite allergen avoidance in asthma management
2. 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
3. 2003 – Mite allergen avoidance to improve asthma, is still not accepted as effective by medical establishments
4. 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
5. 1998 – Doctors blame poor research designs for the lack of clinical evidence on how to reduce mite exposure to improve asthma

Thorax 1993; 48, Supplement S1 to S24

The British Medical Journal, 20th March 1993, Volume 306, page 776 to 782