http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz en-nz Buteyko Breathing Clinics 30 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/421595 Over 11,000 people with sleep apnoea had been taught the method by the Buteyko Institute practitioners who participated in the survey. Practitioners estimated that the majority of clients with sleep apnoea had been able to improve sleep and reduce symptoms following breathing retraining using the Buteyko Institute Method. The survey results have been sent to sleep researchers in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and are also available as a downloadable PDF. 020, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/421595 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/393889 The US government is taking steps to curb use of some long-acting asthma drugs used by millions, issuing safety restrictions to lower a life-threatening risk that asthma could worsen suddenly. 049, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/393889 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/393891 Drug firm Astrazeneca is challenging plans by the Government's drug-buying agency Pharmac to reduce the subsidy on their combination inhaler – Symbicort to match the subsidy on competing firm GSK’s Seretide. 049, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/393891 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/380014 Glenn White is presenting two seminars in November on breathing to boost sports performance at Les Mills, Victoria Street and Les Mills Britomart, Auckland CBD. 039, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/380014 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/364078 Glenn White's article in the July 'Ponsonby News' 027, 2 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/364078 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/362480 Fernz Restaurant, Birkenhead, Tuesday 28 June 2011. NOTE: Open to Australasian integrative medicine Association (AIMA) members and guests only. Patrick will present part of research TCTTRT has been involved in, especially Buteyko Breathing Technique & plans for Auckland-based clinical trial. Then Glenn will 'demystify' the Buteyko Breathing Technique. 026, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/362480 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/354029 Do you or your child have asthma? No doubt you are familiar with the standard treatments for asthma, the puffers (relievers to open up the airways and inhaled steroids to reduce airway inflammation) but new studies are showing that many are overusing these drugs and this may be contributing to the alarming rise in asthma. 019, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/354029 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/351084 7-8 May at Massey University, Auckland. "Balancing Body, Mind and Heart - Pratical Solutions for Everyday Problems" All Health Professionals welcome to learn about the future of integrative medicine. Click link below for more details on the AIMA website. 019, 5 May 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/351084 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/351053 Irish TV interview for World Asthma Day, 3 May 2011. Ireland's TV3 interviewed two students of AsthmaCare.ie courses along with practitioner Patrick McKeown. During the interview, Patrick demonstrates how to unblock the nose, stop an asthma attack and explains what causes asthma. You can also find out how Frank and Ellen, both attendees to Patrick's course, did. 019, 3 May 2011 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/351053 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/328879 A new treatment for panic attack focuses on getting patients to breathe less and lends further validation to the role that over-breathing plays in panic attacks and stress disorders. 001, 26 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/328879 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/313587 I was gratified to read John Roughan’s article in the New Zealand Herald 9 October and learn that a tip he learned on the Buteyko course he did back in 2006 has helped control his sleep apnoea. Unfortunately most people are unaware that snoring and sleep apnoea may be the result of a faulty breathing pattern and that learning a breathing technique like Buteyko can help resolve the problem. 046, 7 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/313587 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/321513 Dr Robert Cowie, from the University of Calgary, Canada and a world authority on asthma, authored one of the largest randomised controlled trials of the Buteyko technique. The trial is published in Respiratory Medicine 2008; 102:726-32. 043, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/321513 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/321515 Neil Church, Chief executive of Asthma UK, reports on encouraging research by Professor Mike Thomas, and one of Asthma UK’s medical advisers, that suggests breathing exercises could indeed play a useful part as an add-on therapy in helping to manage asthma. 042, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/321515 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/309606 Article on Glenn White by Donna McIntyre in NZ Herald 039, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/309606 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287404 Speaking at the beginning of Asthma Awareness Week in New Zealand (3 to 9 May), Asthma Foundation Chief Executive Jane Patterson said: “Asthma is really common in New Zealand – 1 in 4 children and 1 in 6 adults has asthma. There is no cure yet. 019, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287404 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287403 Jane E. Brody of the New York Times writes about witnessing the 'miraculous' transformation in her friend's asthma after learning the Buteyko method. To read the full article go to the New York Times website: 045, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287403 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287399 It surprises many people to learn that, according to medical literature, no other treatment for asthma has ever achieved better results than Buteyko's Method. 023, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287399 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/290800 A new course to train nurses how to teach the Buteyko Breathing Technique to people with asthma has been launched by Coventry University and the Buteyko Breathing Association. 015, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/290800 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287402 An FDA Panel said Thursday that the risks of death and serious injury associated with two popular brands of asthma inhalers are greater than the benefits of the drugs. However, in what is sure to be a controversial opinion, the panel said that Advair (Symbicort) should continue to be used to treat asthma. 050, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287402 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287397 New York Times article: ROCKVILLE, Md. - A panel of federal drug experts voted on Thursday that the drugs Serevent and Foradil should be banned from use in the treatment of asthma, but the experts said that Advair and Symbicort, which together are far more popular, should continue to be used. 050, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.buteykobreathing.co.nz/webapps/i/76035/130755/287397