[brityank]

According to the report, second hand smoke did help asma patients, though.

Anyone else notice the marked increase in childhood asthma since the start of smoking restrictions, or am I mistaken?

[SheLion]

Smoking wasn't even listed in this report.

Cold air and exercise trigger asthma

• 70% of patients claimed both cold air and exercise as a key trigger for an asthma attack
• 21% claimed attacks could be triggered by allergies to peanuts
• 14% of patients found aspirin to be a common trigger
• 10% of females declared their asthma episodes were related to their menstrual cycle
• 55% said laughter could cause an attack.

  The findings were unveiled at a British Thoracic Society meeting.

[boop]

"Anyone else notice the marked increase in childhood asthma since the start of smoking restrictions, or am I mistaken?"

This is correct. In fact Ted Kennedy actually blamed global warming for the increase in cases, no joke.