Weather Giving No Breather; Another Winter Storm Is Expected to Blow Through Region Today

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Gwen Hesselman is a respiratory care coordinator who runs, so she knows what the coldest air can and cannot do to runners and walkers.

"You are not going to end up with frozen lungs," said Hesselman, who works at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. "The cold, dry air can cause bronchial spasms - a narrowing of the airway that can restrict your airflow and that restricted airflow will impair your exercise performance."

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Weather Giving No Breather; Another Winter Storm Is Expected to Blow Through Region Today

Cold, dry air also can cause wheezing, chest tightness and coughing, and more of tha...

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