News tagged with rescue workers
Saving lives with 10-kilo phone network
Jul 22, 2008 |
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A ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It will mean more ...
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Data from NYHOPS assists rescue efforts in Flight 1549 emergency
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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With its unique location along the western bank of the Hudson River, Stevens Institute of Technology provided a dramatic front row venue for the emergency landing and successful rescue of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.
New Mount Sinai research finds 9/11 responders twice as likely to have asthma
Nov 03, 2009 |
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First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, according ...
Survey finds elevated rates of new asthma among WTC rescue and recovery workers
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Findings released today by the Health Department shed new light on the health effects of exposure to dust and debris among workers who responded to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001. The data, drawn from ...
Intense, prolonged exposure to WTC attack linked to new health problems years later
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Large number of individuals, such as recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers, who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or ...
Magic box for mission impossible
Nov 25, 2009 |
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On September 11, firefighters, police officers and ambulance workers faced a terrifying rescue effort in the World Trade Center complex. They battled to save people from the collapsing Twin Towers, searched for survivors, ...
Sick sea lions in L.A. have nowhere to go
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May 10, 2007 |
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The Los Angeles Harbor is reportedly undergoing its worst toxic algae outbreak in history, rapidly overfilling animal rehabilitation centers.
Study: 9/11 illness widespread
Sep 06, 2006 |
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A study by New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center has found that illness is more widespread among workers at Ground Zero than previously thought.
Older workers spend less on necessities and health care
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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More older Americans are choosing to continue to work or are returning to the labor force. The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, ...
Ground Zero workers' lungs aged 12 years
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Toxic dust and fumes around New York's collapsed World Trade Center in 2001 have aged the lungs of rescue workers by 12 years, researchers said Tuesday.
Pret-a-sauver fashion for disasters
Oct 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are helping rescue workers and disaster victims by creating innovative clothing from smart fabrics. The clothes can monitor people’s health, identify their location and ...
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