Quick-thinking barman hailed a hero for saving life of customer having asthma attack

David Hearne (26) was working in Shortts bar in Waterford city last week, when one of the pub’s bouncers called him because a customer was having an asthma attack.
David, who volunteers with Waterford Marine Search and Rescue and is a trained emergency first responder, ran to help the distressed customer.....

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Tyler the Creator has asthma: A concert review

Tyler the Creator has asthma.
OK, I’m making that up, but the rapper (and Odd Future point man) did seem out of breath at points during last night’s show at the Rainbow Ballroom, leaning against lighting rig between songs.
And, I did see him pull an inhaler out of his pocket and take a quick puff midway through the hour-long set.....

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Women with unhealthy BMIs who smoke and drink at two-fold higher risk of asthma

Underweight and obese women who also drank alcohol and smoked tobacco had a two-fold higher risk of being diagnosed with asthma than women with a healthy body mass index who did not drink or smoke, a St. Michael's Hospital study found.....

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