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

1998 – Doctors blame poor research designs for the lack of clinical evidence on how to reduce mite exposure to improve asthma

An analysis of all randomized clinical trials (1980 -1996) on mite avoidance in asthma found that all previous attempts had failed to prove efficacy because of poor study designs.The authors of the analysis called for new and improved studies and asked researchers not to repeat failed study designs, as they were unlikely to succeed. In describing the failed attempts, the analysis noted, single intervention studies, and studies that were successful but too small in patient numbers to be considered significant.

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1. 1995 – A paper reviewing all research on mites, their biology and role in allergy is published; plus scientific evidence of cell damage caused by mite droppings is made known to doctors
2. 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
3. 1990 – Doctors describe a link between mite exposure, childhood asthma and a specific gene
4. 2003 – Mite allergen avoidance to improve asthma, is still not accepted as effective by medical establishments
5. 1998 – Scientists explain how mite allergens can cause and trigger allergic asthma

‘House dust mite control measures in the management of asthma: meta-analysis.
Gøtsche PC, Hammarquist C, Burr M., British Medical Journal, 1998;317:1105-1110’