World Trade Center responders plagued with asthma

Reported Asthma in 9/11 Responders 2X Greater Than General Population Responders to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks, who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 9/11 disaster, suffer from asthma at a rate more than twice that of the general US population, according to new research presented at CHEST [...]