Science news articles about 'wtc attacks'

... Medicine reveals that the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks affected the health of the New York ... million on the FDNY pension system. "It is clear that the WTC attack has had an enormous impact on the health of the FDNY ...

... ailments." The same researchers found that one year following the WTC attacks, asthmatic children ages five ... . It is possible that exposure to various toxins released by the WTC attacks accentuated the effect of subsequent exposure ...

... or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or posttraumatic stress 5-6 years after the attack, according to a study in the August 5 issue of JAMA, a theme ...

... the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate ... . "The significant chronic health problems associated with the WTC attacks only reinforces the need for stronger disaster ...

... of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers -- there has been little research documenting the attacks' consequences among ... that five characteristics of direct exposure to the terrorist attacks were predictors of PTSD: a key driver was initiating ...

... to dust and fumes after the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks, follow-up tests show gradual improvement in lung function, reports a study in the October ...