Air quality, genetics 'influence asthma'

Sydney's air pollution could boost the chances of developing childhood asthma, especially if children are already genetically predisposed to it, a study has found.
Researchers at the University of NSW have conducted the first study on the effects of Sydney's air pollution on the development of asthma.....

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Breath of hope for asthma sufferers

Lifestyle - Judy Murphy hears how Buteyko method of nasal breathing can benefit our health
Patrick McKeown can’t be entirely sure, but he thinks he had his mouth taped on his wedding night.
It might sound weird, but for him it was routine. Patrick, who suffered from chronic asthma since he was a four-year-old child, discovered the Buteyko method of breathing in his 20s when he was a Masters student at Trinity College – and it changed his life.....

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Cytos Biotechnology soars on results of asthma-drug study

After closing out a failed Novartis partnership in January, Cytos Biotechnology has registered some upbeat data from a mid-stage study of its lead drug against allergic asthma. On the news, Zurich-based Cytos' shares jumped 14% as of early this morning, Bloomberg reported.....

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