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May 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — People in lower Manhattan
whose homes were damaged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks are more likely to
have symptoms of respiratory diseases than those whose homes were not
damaged, a new study indicates.
Thousands of lower Manhattan residents experienced some type of damage
to their homes — such as broken windows and ruined furnishings — after
the collapse of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers.
Previous studies found an increased level of asthma among residents who
had a heavy layer of dust in their homes after the attacks. The new
findings examine how damage to homes is associated with respiratory
diseases and symptoms.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 6,500 lower Manhattan residents
who took part in the World Trade Center Health Registry. Five to six years
after 9/11, 61 percent reported new or worsening upper respiratory
symptoms.
In addition, 16 percent reported shortness of breath, 11 percent
reported wheezing, and 7 percent reported chronic cough. About 8 percent
had been diagnosed with asthma and 5 percent had been diagnosed with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
After controlling for factors such as age, gender, education level,
smoking status and exposure to the dust and debris cloud when the Twin
Towers collapsed, the researchers concluded that people who had a heavy
coating of dust on their homes were, on average, 50 percent more apt to
report a respiratory symptom or disease.
The study was to be presented Friday at the American Thoracic Society’s
International Conference, in San Francisco.
“This study highlights the magnitude of the 9/11 attacks by showing
that people exposed to dust in their homes continued to have respiratory
problems even five to six years after the fact,” study author Dr. Vinicius
Antao, registries team leader at the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
said in a society news release.
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and
conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a
peer-reviewed journal.
More information
The New York City government has more about the health effects of 9/11.
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