title: Individualized homeopathy in a group of Egyptian asthmatic children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate homeopathy as an adjunctive treatment for bronchial asthma in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a prospective observational longitudinal study the effects of individualised homeopathic medicines were assessed in 30 children with asthma as an adjunct to conventional treatment. The main outcome measures were frequency of attacks, use of medication, night awakening and spirometry at baseline and at follow-up till 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were clinically relevant and statistically significant changes in those measuring severity, indicating relative improvements after 3 months and absolute improvements after 6 months of treatment by homeopathic medicines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides evidence that homeopathic medicines, as prescribed by experienced homeopathic practitioners, improve severity of asthma in children. Controlled studies should be conducted.
authors.affiliation: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Department, Medical Research Division, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. hebashafei@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Heba Farid
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Shafei
authors.forename: Soha Mahmoud
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: AbdelDayem
authors.forename: Nagwa Hassan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mohamed
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008419:Materia Medica; D010936:Plant Extracts