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Buteyko Breathing Technique Instructions
A shallow breathing technique developed by a Russian doctor in the 1950 can dramatically improve asthma symptoms for some sufferers, experts say. In this article from The New York Times, journalist Jane Brody talks to patients and experts about the Buteyko method and why breathing more shallowly--rather than deeply--may help asthmatics control their symptoms.
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