Honey better than cough medicine: study
Geplaatst: zo 09 dec 2007, 17:34
Een stukje dat ik toegesturd kreeg uit de Verenigde Staten van Amerika. Het betreft een test van het toedienen van commerciele verkoudheidsmiddelen of honing aan kinderen die verkouden waren.
Uit deze test is komen vast te staan dat het middel van grootmoeder,n.l. HONING de beste resultaten gaf.
December 3, 2007
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHIGAGO--A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms.
The folk remedy did better than cough medicine or no treatment in a three-way comparison. Honey may work by coating and soothing an irritated throat, the study authors said.
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"Many families are going to relate these findings and say that grandma was right." said the lead author Dr.Ian Paul of Pennsylvania College of Medicine.
The research appears in December's Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Federal health advisers have recently warned that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines shouldn't be used in children youger than 6, and manufacturers are taking some products for babies off the market.
Three pediatricians who read the study said they would tell parents seeking alternative remedies to try honey. They noted that honey should not be given to children under age 1 because of a rare but serious risk of botulism.
For the research, researchers recruted 105 children with upper respiratory infections from a clinic in Pennsylvania. Parents were given a paper bag with a dosing device inside. Some were empty. Some contained an age-appropriate dose of honey-flavored cough medicine containing dextromethorphan.
And some contained a similar dose of honey.
The parents were asked about their cchildren's sleep and cough symptoms, once before the bedtime treatment and once after. They rated the symptons on a seven-point scale.
All of the children got better, but honey consistently scored best in parent's rating of their children's cough symptoms.
The study was funded by a grant from the National Honey Board, an industry-funded agency of the U.S.Department of Agriculture. The agency had no influence over the study design, data or results, Paul said.
Willem de Jong
Uit deze test is komen vast te staan dat het middel van grootmoeder,n.l. HONING de beste resultaten gaf.
December 3, 2007
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHIGAGO--A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms.
The folk remedy did better than cough medicine or no treatment in a three-way comparison. Honey may work by coating and soothing an irritated throat, the study authors said.
RELATED STORIES
*AP Video: Honey vs. cough syrup
"Many families are going to relate these findings and say that grandma was right." said the lead author Dr.Ian Paul of Pennsylvania College of Medicine.
The research appears in December's Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Federal health advisers have recently warned that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines shouldn't be used in children youger than 6, and manufacturers are taking some products for babies off the market.
Three pediatricians who read the study said they would tell parents seeking alternative remedies to try honey. They noted that honey should not be given to children under age 1 because of a rare but serious risk of botulism.
For the research, researchers recruted 105 children with upper respiratory infections from a clinic in Pennsylvania. Parents were given a paper bag with a dosing device inside. Some were empty. Some contained an age-appropriate dose of honey-flavored cough medicine containing dextromethorphan.
And some contained a similar dose of honey.
The parents were asked about their cchildren's sleep and cough symptoms, once before the bedtime treatment and once after. They rated the symptons on a seven-point scale.
All of the children got better, but honey consistently scored best in parent's rating of their children's cough symptoms.
The study was funded by a grant from the National Honey Board, an industry-funded agency of the U.S.Department of Agriculture. The agency had no influence over the study design, data or results, Paul said.
Willem de Jong