Lobster wrote:

Andy Champ wrote:

Matt wrote:

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:53:12 +0000, Andy Champ
wrote:

Curiously my son's asthma improved once he started spending time in
smoky pubs...


Pure unadulterated bull****.



I'll admit it's probably coincidence, but it isn't bull****.


It's certainly well documented that exposure to allergens can
desensitize people to them - eg kids from homes with pets have less asthma.

I had a dog by my side, as a child and I was born with asthma and
suffered it till the age of 13, when I learned to ride a bicycle. Now I
get hay fever and bronchitis.

Dave