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US wants 9/11 health program to include 50 cancers
The Associated Press Previously, the aid effort has only covered people with mostly less-serious ailments, including asthma, acid reflux disease and chronic sinus irritation. The decision on whether to add cancer to that list is a difficult one, and there are still … US proposes expanding aid for sick 9/11 responders, NYC residents to include … |
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US agency wants 9/11 health program to include 50 cancers
USA TODAY Previously, the aid effort has only covered people with mostly less-serious ailments, including asthma, acid reflux disease and chronic sinus irritation. The decision on whether to add cancer to that list is a difficult one, and there are still … US proposes expanding aid for sick 9/11 responders, NYC residents to include … US wants 9/11 health program to include 50 cancers |
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Payouts to 9/11 responders slashed
FireRescue1 In one case, a former NYPD detective with asthma and other ailments signed on to the settlement in September 2010 after the main law firms in the litigation, Worby Groner Edelman and Napoli Bern, estimated his city payout at $532826 to $650267. Payouts for Sick Ground Zero Workers Lower than Expected |
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Study exposes risk of 9/11 toxic dust
Nurse.com The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population as a result of their exposure to the toxic … |
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9/11 Responders Suffer Asthma Rates Twice as High as the General Population
EHS Today 11, 2001, face asthma rates that double those of the general population, according to new research. The study, published online Nov. 8 in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, reveals that exposure to the toxic dust from the towers' collapse has … |
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9/11 lung injury cited
San Antonio Express The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population as a result of their exposure to the toxic dust from the … WTC responders, double asthma risk |
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9/11 and the Health of New Yorkers Ten Years Later
EmpowHer In addition to psychological issues, about 10 percent of enrollees “developed new-onset asthma” about six years after 9/11. That number is three times the national rate, according to the 9/11 health report. For first responders – the more than 50000 … |
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9/11 Dust Cloud Highly Toxic
ABC News Research done at Mount Sinai in 2009 found that about eight percent of men and women who helped with rescue and recovery, or took part in other work at the site, reported asthma attacks. Normally, only about four percent of the population suffers from … |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms and Comorbid Asthma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center in New York City.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep 6;
Authors: Li J, Brackbill RM, Stellman SD, Farfel MR, Miller-Archie SA, Friedman S, Walker DJ, Thorpe LE, Cone J
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:Excess gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was reported in several populations exposed to the September 11 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC). We examined new onset gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS) since 9/11 and persisting up to 5-6 years in relation to 9/11-related exposures among the WTC Health Registry enrollees, and potential associations with comorbid asthma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).METHODS:This is a retrospective analysis of 37,118 adult enrollees (i.e., rescue/recovery workers, local residents, area workers, and passersby in lower Manhattan on 9/11) who reported no pre-9/11 GERS and who participated in two Registry surveys 2-3 and 5-6 years after 9/11. Post-9/11 GERS (new onset since 9/11) reported at first survey, and persistent GERS (post-9/11 GERS reported at both surveys) were analyzed using log-binomial regression.RESULTS:Cumulative incidence was 20% for post-9/11 GERS and 13% for persistent GERS. Persistent GERS occurred more often among those with comorbid PTSD (24%), asthma (13%), or both (36%) compared with neither of the comorbid conditions (8%). Among enrollees with neither asthma nor PTSD, the adjusted risk ratio (aRR) for persistent GERS was elevated among: workers arriving at the WTC pile on 9/11 (aRR=1.6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-2.1) or working at the WTC site > 90 days (aRR=1.6; 1.4-2.0); residents exposed to the intense dust cloud on 9/11 (aRR=1.5; 1.0-2.3), or who did not evacuate their homes (aRR=1.7; 1.2-2.3); and area workers exposed to the intense dust cloud (aRR=1.5; 1.2-1.8).CONCLUSIONS:Disaster-related environmental exposures may contribute to the development of GERS. GERS may be accentuated in the presence of asthma or PTSD.Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication, 6 September 2011; doi:10.1038/ajg.2011.300.
PMID: 21894225 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Heartburn, Reflux Seen in 9/11 Survivors
WebMD The findings held even among people who did not have asthma or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Both of these conditions have been found to coexist with GERD. The researchers speculate that alkaline cement — one of the components seen in the dust … 9/11 Tied to Increase in Acid Reflux Disease First Long-Term Study of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers Shows … Increased Incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms Among 9/11 World Trade … |
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