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- 27 January 2003 - Physical activity halves risk of repeated hospital admissions for chronic lung disease (COPD)
- 31 March 2003 - Homeopathy no better than placebo for improving quality of life in childhood asthma
- 1 July 2003 - Full fat milk and butter may help prevent asthma
- 1 July 2003 - Gene may inhibit smokers from quitting
- 29 July 2003 - Common European plant pollens trigger asthma emergencies
- 28 October 2003 - Domestic cleaners at increased risk of asthma
- 28 October 2003 - Component of red wine quells inflammation in chronic inflammatory lung disease (COPD)
- 28 October 2003 - Risk of death from chronic progressive lung disease depends on type of hospital
- 4 December 2003 - Air pollution may increase lung cancer risk
- 29 January 2004 - One in nine young adults in industrialised countries at risk of chronic lung disease (COPD)
- 1 July 2004 - Genetic defect may boost risk of childhood asthma from passive smoking
- 26 August 2004 - Domestic solvents and cleaning products may increase childhood asthma risk
- 30 September 2004 - Cutting household allergen levels unlikely to have much impact on childhood asthma
- 28 October 2004 - Red wine may protect against lung cancer
- 28 October 2004 - Umbilical cord blood may hold clue to childhood allergy and asthma
- 24 November 2004 - Stress quadruples risk of asthma attack in children
- 27 January 2005 - Basis for deciding cost effectiveness of TB vaccination programmes questioned
- 26 May 2005 - Asthma and hay fever linked to irregular periods
- 30 June 2005 - Smoking may increase the risk of tuberculosis infection
- 30 June 2005 - Poor lung function increases lung cancer risk, especially in women
- 1 September 2005 - MRSA risk doubled in critically ill patients with glucose in their airways
- 15 March 2006 - Asthma risk increased in women with high levels of fat tissue inflammatory protein
- 23 March 2006 - Beta carotene slows decline in lung power associated with ageing
- 5 June 2006 - Breathing exercises can significantly cut inhaler use in mild asthma
- 14 June 2006 - Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
- 31 August 2006 - Anger and hostility speed up decline in lung power
- 31 August 2006 - Rates of eczema and hay fever may be in decline
- 28 September 2006 - Living close to heavy industry may increase risk of lung cancer
- 17 October 2006 - At least one in four hardened smokers will develop progressive lung disease (COPD)
- 17 October 2006 - Gluten intolerance quadruples susceptibility to tuberculosis
- 26 February 2007 - Colour sensor breath test can detect lung cancer
- 5 April 2007 - Mediterranean diet wards off childhood respiratory allergies
- 24 April 2007 -Panic and outpatient status explain high emergency care levels among poor urban asthmatic kids
- 15 May 2007 - Mediterranean diet halves risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
- 28 June 2007 - Papworth breathing technique cuts asthma symptoms by a third
- 28 June 2007 - Reduced lung capacity linked to cardiovascular disease by inflammation
- 21 August 2007 - Exhaust fumes boost asthma risk in genetically susceptible children
- 11 October 2007 - Potential early warning system for lung cancer identified
- 18 December 2007 - Second-hand tobacco smoke in early infancy boosts children’s allergy risk
- 15 January 2008 - Mediterranean diet in pregnancy helps ward off childhood asthma and allergy
- 13 March 2008 - Regular low dose aspirin cuts asthma risk in women
- 10 November 2008 - Disadvantage “gets under the skin” and alters genes
- 10 November 2008 - Breastfed kids breathe more easily
- 2 December 2008 - Caesarean section birth boosts asthma risk
- 2 December 2008 - Asthma breathing exercises improve quality of life but don’t curb need for inhalers
- 23 December 2008 - Bovine TB infection still threatens human health in the UK
- 24 February 2009 - Exposure to fungal spores and pollen in first months of life boosts risk of wheeze
- 3 March 2009 - Lengthy daily stints in front of the TV linked to doubled childhood asthma risk
- 16 April 2009 - Relatively low dietary intake of vitamins A and C boosts asthma risk
