Accrington's Zak Vyner in hospital after asthma attack

Accrington Stanley defender Zak Vyner has been taken to hospital after suffering an asthma attack during the game against Yeovil Town.
The 19-year-old, who is on loan at the League Two club from Bristol City, was given treatment by the club's physio Paul Caton and given an inhaler. He was then put on a stretcher in the first half, according to the club's Twitter account.....

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Schools environment associated with asthma symptoms

Do air-borne allergens in schools affect students’ asthma symptoms?
A new article by Wanda Phipatanakul, M.D., M.S., of Boston’s Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and coauthors examined that question in a study that included 284 students (ages 4 to 13) enrolled at 37 inner-city schools in the northeastern United States.....

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Asthma Thunderstorm Claims Fifth Victim In Melbourne
A fifth person has died after the freak weather event.

A fifth person has fallen victim to Melbourne's so-called thunderstorm asthma event, with six people still clinging to life in intensive care.
"We are now aware five deaths may have occurred as a result of conditions relating to the events," Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Travers Purton told Sky News in a statement on Saturday.....

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