Fwd: ADVAIR, SEREVENT and FORADIL can cause severe asthma attacks, and potential

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" Rocky Ward " <rachelleward2

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:02:55 -0700 (PDT)

[MedicalConspiracies] Fwd: ADVAIR,

SEREVENT and FORADIL can cause severe asthma attacks, and potentially

even death.

 

 

 

http://www.mercola.com/2006/aug/12/european_doctors_support_warning_on_t\

oxic_trio_of_asthma_drugs.htm

 

 

 

European Doctors Support Warning on Toxic Trio of Asthma Drugs

 

 

 

 

European experts in respiratory care have warned that a class of common asthma

medications called long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) drugs can cause severe

asthma attacks, and potentially even death. They have called on the Europe's

drug watchdog, the European Medicines Agency, to warn patients of the possible

dangers.

 

Last year, the U.S. FDA also warned that LABA drugs may be connected to

asthma-related deaths. A 26,000 person study looking at the effects of the LABA

salmeterol found that there were more respiratory-related deaths among patients

using salmeterol than those using a placebo.

 

Some doctors argue that the warnings against the drugs are based on this single

study, but even they note that LABAs should never be used on their own, as often

happens;

they should only be taken in combination with a steroid inhaler.

 

LABAs include Serevent, salmeterol and formoterol, and work by relaxing the

muscles around the airways of the lungs.

Times Online

<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2287373,00.html> July 27,

2006

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Late last year, the FDA asked the manufacturers of three common asthma

medications -- Advair, Serevent and Foradil

<http://www.mercola.com/2005/dec/6/asthma_drugs_that_can_kill_you.htm>

-- to include safety warnings about a patient's increased chances of

severe and fatal asthma attacks.

 

That toxic trio of beta-agonist drugs has prompted European experts to request

the very same warning.

 

Children make up the bulk of chronic asthma sufferers, and are

typically treated with one beta-agonist drug -- the most dangerous

possible way to use it.

 

When the FDA issued their warning, Serevent manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline

strongly objected. Of course, this was

after they had presented false safety information to the FDA

<http://www.mercola.com/blog/2005/oct/7/fda_gets_fooled_again_about_toxi\

c_asthma_drug> regarding Serevent.

 

 

Unfortunately, this kind of self-serving behavior that ultimately harms or kills

people on the part of drug companies is all too typical. However, the FDA

warning has probably had little effect anyway, and a similar measure in Europe

is also not likely to halt the use of these deadly drugs; warnings of this

nature seldom do any good

<http://www.mercola.com/2005/may/14/black_box.htm> .

 

Fortunately, there are safer, natural treatments for your asthma that have

nothing to do with taking a toxic drug:

* Balance your ratio of omega-3 fats by taking a high quality omega-3 fish

or krill oil <http://www.mercola.com/products/krill_oil.htm>

daily and decrease your level of omega-6 fats

<http://www.mercola.com/2002/mar/30/omega3.htm>

so the omega 6:3 ratio improves.

 

* Avoid all processed milk products.

* Get moving on an exercise program

<http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/8/a_natural_treatment_for_asthma.htm> .

* Retool your diet to fit the foods your body burns best based on its unique

metabolic type

<http://www.mercola.com/2003/feb/26/metabolic_typing.htm> .

 

 

Related Articles:

Tylenol May Cause Asthma

<http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/3/asthma_tylenol.htm>

A Natural Treatment For Asthma

<http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/8/a_natural_treatment_for_asthma.htm>

Asthma, Steroids, and Growth

<http://www.mercola.com/2000/oct/15/steroids_growth.htm>

 

Return to Table of Contents #832 <http://www.mercola.com/2006/aug/12/index.htm>

 

 

" Get off your ass and take your government back. " ~Rocky Ward