Martínez-Gimeno A
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2009 Nov-Dec;37(6):309-13. doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.10.004.
Some myths and unsupported beliefs about asthma are very popular and enjoy general public acceptance and fairly strong support on the Internet. Onions for cough; dairy products avoidance for asthma; and some other popular myths are reviewed, along with some other medical and mixed (popular and medical) myths comparing their popular and scientific support. Classifying medical statements as realities or unsupported beliefs is a hard and serious work nowadays addressed by Evidence Based Medicine methods, which are not devoid of the influence of medical fashion: the medical community is more prone to accept fashionable statements compared to non-fashionable or old-fashioned statements.
一些关于哮喘的谣言和无根据的观念非常流行，在互联网上得到公众的普遍认可和相当有力的支持。文中回顾了诸如洋葱治咳嗽、哮喘患者应避免食用乳制品等一些流行的谣言，以及其他一些医学和混合（大众与医学）谣言，并比较了它们在大众层面和科学层面的支持情况。如今，运用循证医学方法将医学观点归类为事实或无根据的观念是一项艰巨而严肃的工作，而这一方法也难免受到医学潮流的影响：与非流行或过时的观点相比，医学界更倾向于接受流行的观点。
