Lung Problems Rife Among WTC Responders

Article in the Los Angeles Times — Lung Problems Rife Among WTC Responders, by Amy Westfeldt of the Associated Press:

    Nearly 70 percent of the rescue and cleanup workers who toiled in thedust and fumes
    at ground zero have had trouble breathing, and many willprobably be sick for the rest
    of their lives, doctors said Tuesday inreleasing results of the biggest Sept. 11 health study
    yet.

    TheMount Sinai Medical Center study is conclusive proof of a link betweenrecovery work
    at the World Trade Center ruins and long-term respiratoryproblems, doctors said.