Aussies are being urged to be on high alert this spring, amid fears that a rare and deadly weather-related medical phenomenon could strike again. Health experts are bracing for a possible spike in ...

An unusual combination of weather conditions leading to a freak illness known as 'thunderstorm asthma' has left three people dead in Australia. Hundreds of people were rushed to hospital Monday with ...

Has your asthma ever acted up during or shortly after stormy weather? Turns out, there’s a perfectly good reason for that. Research out today links thunderstorms to worsening asthma attacks. Doctors ...

Nearly 14% of ER asthma cases occurred on thunderstorm days representing 2% of the entire study period An average 18 asthma ER visits occurred on thunderstorm days, compared to three on non-storm days ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Eight people have died and one person remains on life support more than a week after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma struck Australia’s second-largest city. A ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The term refers to a phenomenon involving an increase in breathing issues during or immediately after a ...

A new study suggests that severe thunderstorms may be a trigger for asthma attacks that send people to the ER. Emergency rooms across Wichita, Kansas, saw a fivefold increase in asthma-related visits ...

Residents in the Region are no strangers to tricky weather, well-accustomed to everything from winter snowstorms and deep freezes to all-day drenching rains and winds and tornadoes. But thunderstorm ...

Nearly 14% of ER asthma cases occurred on thunderstorm days representing 2% of the entire study period An average 18 asthma ER visits occurred on thunderstorm days, compared to three on non-storm days ...