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Fallen trooper, Colonie native a ‘dedicated family man’
Michael J. Anson, who died Tuesday, died of 9/11-related illness
Maloney Asks CDC to Bring 9/11 First Responder Clinical Center to Hudson Valley
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) has requested that the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), allow Mount Sinai Health System to establish a clinical care center…
Local trooper dies from disease linked to 9/11
Trooper Michael J. Anson, who died Tuesday, worked on recovery efforts after the terror attacks
Genetics linked to PTSD in World Trade Center responders
Researchers identified a novel polygenic expression aggregate among World Trade Center responders with PTSD, but not in control responders without PTSD.
Stop stalling on WTC sick: U.S. Labor Department and NYCERS are failing 9/11 victims
Why is the federal labor department at odds with the rest of the U.S. government and universal opinion of the medical and scientific community in recognizing that the airborne toxins released in the destruction of the World Trade Center…
Sickened by toxic 9/11 dust, poet’s dying wish was to come home to Minnesota
As Holly Anderson, 62, looked out the airplane window Dec. 22 at the sun setting over the Mississippi River, she knew she was home.
Dispute between Utica and its former fire chief goes to court
The city of Utica and its former fire department chief continue to battle in court, and in the public arena, over a dispute about his service in the aftermath of 9/11.
Utica fire chief’s lawsuit dismissed
A lawsuit filed by suspended Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks against the City of Utica over sick leave benefits has been dismissed by a state Supreme Court judge because the lawsuit was “premature,” according to the judge.
Adolescents exposed to the World Trade Center collapse have elevated serum dioxin and furan concentrations more than 12 years later.
The collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001 released a dust cloud containing numerous environmental contaminants, including polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs).
September 11th Toxins Still Affecting Community Members
If you lived or worked in the area south of Canal in the months after Sept 11 2001, your health issues, even acid reflux, could be due to the 911 toxins.