Archive of News (2003)
Federal Study Shows High Number of Ground Zero Workers Had Health Problems Last Year
Among the first wave of ground zero workers who came forward for physical examinations at the Mount Sinai Medical Center last summer, nearly three-fourths had ear, nose or throat problems more than 10 months after the World Trade Center attack, doctors said yesterday. More than half still had lung complaints or abnormal results in pulmonary function tests.
Far From the Dust, a Persistent Cough; Man With Few Trade Center Ties Traces His Asthma to 9/11
Glenn H. Abatemarco got sick two weeks after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, and he has still not fully recovered his ability to breathe normally. That in itself is not terribly unusual.
Study to Follow Those Exposed to Trade Center Ash
New York City and federal health officials are working out the final details of what they say would be the largest study of its kind ever undertaken — a far-reaching health registry to follow as many as 200,000 people exposed to ash and dust from the destruction of the World Trade Center.