Rescue worker is not surprised study finds lung problems seven years later. April 8, 2010— -- Greg Gould says he can still remember the toxic smell of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the ...

First responders at Ground Zero after 9/11 show a far higher rate of dementia than the general population and are a reminder of the ongoing “devastating consequences” from working at the pile, ...

A large study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has found that veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan had a 55 percent higher risk of developing asthma from dust and burn pit exposure ...

Emergency responders to the World Trade Center collapse on Sept. 11, 2001, have a nearly tripled risk of lung cancer, a new study says. The toxic dust and fumes that lingered over Ground Zero likely ...