Smoky fireworks displays can trigger asthma attacks

MINNEAPOLIS -- Those huge public fireworks displays are a spectacle to behold, but behind every dazzling flash of light there's a lingering cloud of smoke.
In fact all of that haze causes particulate pollution to spike in the days surrounding the Fourth of July, triggering asthma attacks for some.....

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Cooper Mechanical Urges Asthma Sufferers to Take Action This Summer

Ottsville, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/03/2015 -- Summer is a particularly hazardous time for asthma sufferers, as pollen levels rise and the air quality index plummets. 26 million Americans suffer from asthma, not to mention other serious respiratory diseases like COPD. Worsening asthma in the summer is due in part to indoor air pollution, which is one of the top five risks to public health, according to the EPA. However, homeowners can protect themselves this summer by installing an air purification and filtration system from Cooper Mechanical.....

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Cambridge man Thomas Gamble faked asthma attack to avoid breath test, court told

A motorist ran away from police, clung to iron railings and feigned being unconscious to delay giving a breath test to police.
Thomas Gamble, of the city's Wulfstan Way, appeared at magistrates court on Tuesday and admitted failing to provide a specimen and driving without insurance.....

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