Sinus Issues (Chronic Rhinosinusitis): Independent Evidence on Saline, Steroids & Supplements
Saline irrigation is the strongest non-drug intervention; most supplements lack CRS evidence. Independent human-trial evidence, funding traced.
Asthma & Respiratory
Asthma: Supplements That Work vs Popular Ones With No Evidence
Key takeaways The best-supported “supplement” intervention in asthma isn’t a capsule at all — it’s medically administered IV magnesium sulfate for selected severe acute attacks, per Cochrane (odds ratio 0.10 for admission in the severe subgroup). Vitamin D is reasonable to correct a documented deficiency, but an updated Cochrane review found no evidence it reduces … Read more
Asthma: Prevention and Management — The Complete Evidence-Based Guide
Key takeaways WHO estimates asthma affected 363 million people in 2023 and caused 442,000 deaths, with most deaths linked to under-diagnosis and under-treatment rather than disease severity alone (WHO asthma fact sheet). GINA states SABA-only (reliever-only) treatment raises exacerbation risk, worsens lung function, and increases asthma-death risk — low-dose ICS or as-needed ICS-formoterol cuts severe … Read more