Lindsay Lohan Treated at Hospital for Asthma

It was back to the hospital for Lindsay Lohan, albeit briefly.
Suffering the effects of asthma, the actress, 26, was "treated and released, and is doing fine," her rep tells PEOPLE.....

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Asthma attack: The “heat” is on!

BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing. The inflammation can be trigged by a number of internal and external factors, but the exact cause is not known. The airways then swell and fill with mucus, making it difficult to breathe. Because asthma causes resistance, or obstruction, to exhaled air, it is called an obstructive lung disease.....

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Hearing Officer: Middlesex County Sheriff's Office Discriminated Over Asthma
The Middlesex Sheriff's Office has appealed a decision ordering the office to pay $75,000 in emotional distress damages and back pay to a former corrections officer who said she was discriminated against because of her asthma, according to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.....

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