Common Asthma Drug May Help People Fight COVID: ‘It Should Reduce Hospitalizations by Around Half’

AHA Publisher — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:00:53 +0000

Lorie Johnson via CBN News – Scientists are looking into whether a drug commonly used by people with asthma and other breathing conditions can also be used to successfully treat COVID-19. The drug could prevent patients in the early stages of the disease from landing in the hospital. Ever since COVID-19 burst on the scene in early 2020, scientists saw right away it goes for the lungs. Then came a surprise when they saw that people being treated for certain lung diseases seemed oddly protected against the coronavirus. These COVID-19 patients were people with asthma and the lung disease COPD and were living in Asia, Europe, North America, and elsewhere. Scientists noticed they were either underrepresented or completely absent from data surrounding pandemic cases, according to researcher Dan Nicolau of The Queensland University of Technology. “Which suggests that something these patients are doing is keeping them out of hospital,” he told CBN News. “It’s not keeping them from getting COVID but it’s keeping them, at least in some of the cases, keeping them from getting very sick.” Apparently, these patients who contracted COVID-19 were already using an inhaled corticosteroid, such as Budesonide, to treat their asthma or COPD. Nicolau leads a clinical study being conducted by QUT and Oxford University testing Budesonide’s effectiveness when given very soon after a person becomes infected with the novel coronavirus. “It should reduce hospitalizations in our math model, by around half,” said professor Nicolau. Unwilling to wait for study results, some doctors have begun prescribing inhaled Budesonide to patients who were recently diagnosed with COVID-19, such as Dr. Ted Trimble, who practices family medicine at Titus Regional Medical Center near Dallas, Texas. “I can’t do medicine without my faith. I often say to my patients upfront, ‘I consult Dr. Jesus’,” he told CBN News. Dr. Trimble said he’s prescribed Budesonide to ten COVID-19 patients with plans to continue. “Nine out of ten did extremely well within the first few treatments,” he explained. “They could breathe much easier, one needed to go to the hospital for oxygen support but did not require intubation or ventilation.” Likewise, Dr. Tom Rogers, an integrative medicine specialist who practices in the Knoxville, Tennessee area has also seen positive results in 11 patients and counting. “I started using it with no side effects and it seems to be if you treat early along with a Z-pack and zinc it really is very effective,” he told CBN News. Dr. Rogers gives the Budesonide specifically to COVID-19 patients with respiratory symptoms like a mild cough, wheezing, or shortness of breath. In cases where patients exhibit different common symptoms such as loss of smell, achiness, or fatigue, Rogers usually prescribes the controversial drug Hydroxychloroquine with the antibiotic Azithromycin, also known as a “Z-pack”, and zinc. “I am a Christian and my faith really carries me through every day caring for people all these years,” he said, adding, “There’s another very powerful thing that works against any disease or illness. It’s called prayer.” While the US Food and Drug Administration does not recommend Budesonide or Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, there has been movement. FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D. now admits some Hydroxychloroquine studies “suggest a benefit” and pointed out doctors are free to prescribe drugs “off label” and that the FDA “does not regulate the practice of medicine.” To read the original article click here. For more articles from CBN News click here.

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Texas Doctor Claims He Discovered Effective and Inexpensive Solution for COVID-19

AHA Publisher — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:00:10 +0000

Sara Middleton via NaturalHealth365 – Could a common drug called Budesonide really offer an effective, safe, and affordable COVID solution for ill patients? The answer may shock you, especially if you’ve been listening to the dire reports put out by the mainstream media. The truth is: a Texan emergency room doctor – with nearly 30 years of experience – has some very good news for those people concerned about COVID-19. And, thankfully, he’s currently working hard to get his message out about this potentially lifesaving steroid, no matter how reluctant some government officials may be to admit its promising impact. Medical Doctor Is Putting the Proverbial Fire of COVID-19 Out with Budesonide Budesonide is typically inhaled via a nebulizer, a non-invasive medical device that transforms medication into vapor so it can be breathed in by the patient through a handheld nozzle or simple face mask. The drug is commonly used to treat asthma. Because it helps alleviate inflammation in the body, doctors also use budesonide for other reasons, including managing symptoms of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. But, according to Texas ER physician Dr. Richard Bartlett, budesonide is helping his COVID patients recover extremely quickly and without the side effects commonly seen with other heavier-duty steroid medications. In a July 2 interview on the news show American Can We Talk, Dr. Bartlett explains: “My silver bullet is inhaled [generic] budesonide. It’s super cheap … with insurance, many of my patients are not even having to pay for it.” He continues: “[Budeosnide] is a respiratory anti-inflammatory for COVID – which is a respiratory inflammatory disease – and it works.” Dr. Bartlett has had a 100% success rate with this promising COVID treatment, and notes that many of his patients have reported feeling significantly better after just one five minute nebulizer treatment. In his clinical practice setting, he’s been treating very ill patients since March. See for yourself by watching this wonderful interview with Dr. Bartlett – below: In another interview shared by MSN, Dr. Bartlett says his COVID treatment plan for ill patients – many of whom are high risk due to underlying medical conditions and advanced age – is based on the complementary action of three main drugs: generic budesonide to fight inflammation and the so-called “cytokine storm” (a severe inflammatory process in the body often seen in COVID-19 that can lead to multi-organ failure and death), generic antibiotics to fight subsequent bacterial infections, and zinc, to interfere with replication of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. “It’s common sense,” he adds bluntly. Dr. Bartlett has said that doctors in other countries including France and Spain are starting to explore the use of inhaled steroid medications for their COVID-19 patients. He also adds that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will reportedly be looking into budesonide for use in the global pandemic, as well. We look forward to hearing more about budesonide and are curious to see whether it’ll start picking up more support in the media and scientific community. Sources for this article include: NewsWest9.com, Drugs.com, TexasHillCountry.com, MSN.com This article has been modified. To read the original article click here. For more articles from NaturalHealth365 click here.

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Common Asthma Drug May Help People Fight COVID: ‘It Should Reduce Hospitalizations by Around Half’

Texas Doctor Claims He Discovered Effective and Inexpensive Solution for COVID-19