Police release video of traffic stop related to asthma death

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A squad car video recently released by the Chippewa Falls Police Department details a traffic stop involving a 29-year-old man having an asthma attack and died at a hospital.
Casey Kressin was a passenger in the vehicle that was pulled over Nov. 30 for speeding and running a red light. The video shows Kressin steps out of the car, waves at the officer and kneels on the pavement. The driver, Leah Hryniewicki, tells the officer Kressin can't breathe because he's having an asthma attack.....

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Living with asthma in Delhi

Kaushik Das Gupta, one of the participants in the CSE study, wonders if the government will ever announce a ‘clean air package’ for his misbehaving lungs.
The past few years I have come to develop mixed feelings about the festive season that begins with Dussehra. I look forward to the season. But no sooner than it sets in, a part of me wishes it away. That part that resides in my thoracic cavity: for some reason, my lungs are a huge killjoy. When the entire city is engulfed in frenetic gaiety, these cussed organs sulk and go on strike.....

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Behaviour of people living in fuel efficient homes can increase asthma risk

The drive for energy efficient homes could have health risks, according to new research. The behaviour of people living in fuel efficient homes can increase asthma risk.
Led by a team at the University of Exeter Medical School, the research has found that a failure by residents to heat and ventilate retrofitted properties could lead to more people developing the respiratory condition.....

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