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	Confusion over asthma treatment icBirmingham - 30 December 2002
	Report by the Respiratory Education Training Centre recommends the lowest effective steroid dose be prescribed when treating children with asthma.
	Drug size 'key' to asthma treatment BBC health news - 12 December 2002
	Research by the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London suggests that asthma inhalers could be made more effective if they used bigger drug particles.
	Oily fish 'could cut asthma risk' BBC health news - 6 December 2002
	Research at Cambridge University suggests that eating oily fish can protect against asthma.
	Checks could ease asthma attacks BBC health news - 29 November 2002
	Research by Glenfield Hospital, Leicester showed that asthma treatment based on eosinophil monitoring was more effective than conventional practice.
	Ignorance of asthma treatment effects BBC health news - 25 November 2002
	Concerns about the side-effects of high dose steroid inhalers and the lack of information given to parents.
	Nasal plugs for hayfever BBC health news - 21 November 2002
	Nasal plugs developed in Australia seen as an easy-to-use alternative to drugs and nasal sprays for the relief of hayfever.
	Cold-free nursery 'may stop asthma' BBC health news - 18 November 2002
	A study at Imperial College London on mice suggests that keeping young babies away from people with coughs and sneezes could help reduce the risk of them developing asthma when they are older.
	Effect of computerised evidence based guidelines on management of asthma and angina in adults in primary care. British Medical Journal - 24 October 2002
	A study among 60 general practices in north east England has found that computer evidence based guidelines had no effect on the management of asthma among adult patients.
	Faulty asthma inhalers recalled BBC health news - 11 October 2002
	Product recall of 3 batches of salbulin inhalers CFC-free manufactured by 3M Health Care Limited.
	Landlords face legal threat over asthma The Scotsman - 8 October 2002
	Landlords may face legal actions following new research at Strathclyde University that suggests a link between asthma and the design of modern homes.
	Black Monday for asthma sufferers Telegraph - 23 September 2002
	Why the emergence of autumn triggers more asthma attacks.
	Childhood asthma starting to fall BBC health news - 17 September 2002
	Research from the Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine of Basel University, Switzerland suggests that asthma prevalence may be starting to fall in adolescents.
	Pollen link to asthma risk BBC health news - 16 September 2002
	Two research studies into pollen exposure and asthmatic children, and also two studies into maternal diets.
	Feline effect on asthma BBC health news - 5 September 2002
	Research by Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA into cats and childhood asthma.
	Migraine patients at increased asthma risk BBC health news - 2 September 2002
	Research by St George's Hospital Medical School, London into the prevalence of asthma in migraine patients compared with patients without migraine.
	Hospital chemicals gave nurse asthma icNorthWales regional news - 30 August 2002
	Compensation awarded to a theatre nurse after developing asthma through exposure to glutaraldehyde, a disinfectant used to clean equipment.
	Anti-allergy bed covers 'don't work' BBC health news - 29 August 2002
	Study by the Nederlands Asthmacenter and the University of Utrecht which casts doubt on the effectiveness of anti-allergy mattress covers.
	Mould 'linked to severe asthma' BBC health news - 22 August 2002
	Research by the National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris into whether the severity of asthma is associated with sensitivity to airborne moulds, rather than to other allergens such as pollens and cats.
	Asthma blamed on steel works icWales local news - 6 August 2002
	Findings of a five year study of pollution in Port Talbot and the Corus steel plant.
	'No asthma risk through breast milk' BBC health news - 4 August 2002
	Australian study on breastfeeding and asthma.
	Asthma attack 'epidemic' warning BBC health news - 1 August 2002
	Warning on a possible asthma attack epidemic in Britain due to the recent stormy weather which has resulted in a rise in allergens in the air.
	Inhaler warning for asthmatics BBC health news - 31 July 2002
	Research based on more than 96,000 asthmatics examined the use of reliever and preventer inhalers.
	Gene causes many asthma cases BBC health news - 10 July 2002
	Research by Southampton University has identified a gene as being a key component of asthma.
	Clean children link to asthma BBC health news - 26 June 2002
	Research by the University of Bristol Department of Child Health.
	UK Parliament debate on asthma - Part 1 Hansard - 25 June 2002
	UK Parliament debate on asthma with particular reference to the Buteyko Method complementary therapy.
	UK Parliament debate on asthma - Part 2 Hansard - 25 June 2002
	UK Parliament debate on asthma with particular reference to the Buteyko Method complementary therapy.
	Burden of corticosteroids in children with asthma in primary care: retrospective observational study British Medical Journal - 8 June 2002
	Research into inhaled and nasal corticosteroids use.
	Asthma children 'get raw deal' BBC health news - 7 May 2002
	Survey into childhood asthma by the National Asthma Campaign.
	Asthma Victims' Breath of Hope Daily Record - 4 May 2002
	Preliminary results of a research trial in Scotland into the Buteyko Method.
	Urban air 'worsens asthma' BBC health news - 1 April 2002
	US and German research into childhood asthma and pollution.
	Severe asthma linked to common cold New Scientist - 29 March 2002
	Research at the Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester into cold viruses and allergens.
	Laughter is major asthma trigger New Scientist - 28 March 2002
	Australian study into mirth-triggered asthma in children.
	Asthma patients 'miss out' BBC health news - 4 March 2002
	The Asthma Control and Expectations Survey.
	Homeopathy 'no benefit' to asthmatics BBC health news - 1 March 2002
	Research by Southampton General Hospital into homeopathic treatment for asthma.
	Ozone link to asthma BBC health news - 1 February 2002
	Research by the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
	Yoga 'can help asthmatics' BBC health news - 29 January 2002
	Research by the Department of Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter.
	Asthma cases on the rise BBC Scotland news - 24 January 2002
	Report by the National Asthma Campaign (Scotland).
	Asthma 'costing UK business millions' BBC business news - 19 January 2002
	Survey by the TUC into asthma at work.
	Asthmatics 'at higher risk of lung cancer' BBC health news - 2 January 2002
	Swedish study of 100,000 patients over 30 years.