One third of people with asthma who was diagnosed in Canada may not suffer from this disease, according to a study by Canadian researchers suggest that asthma is "surdiagnostiqué" in developed countries.
The work published today in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association (CMAJ) indicate that many patients suffer from asthma thinking take unnecessary and expensive drugs that may also have adverse side effects.
The study particularly by Dr. Shawn Aaron, head of respiratory medicine of the Ottawa Hospital, said that about 496 patients studied by the researchers, about one-third actually do not suffer from asthma.
In some cases patients suffered from flu or other respiratory disorders.
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