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YOUR HEALTH:Despite recent scares about burgers and asthma, the humble burger is fighting back

WHEN THE study from Ulm University first hit the media, the headlines were stark: “Burgers linked to childhood asthma,” roared The Irish Timesonline. Even when the headline in the printed newspaper had tenderised somewhat by the next morning – “Fruit and fish cut asthma risk – study” – the story still asserted that “Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing.”