NYC releases guidelines for 9/11 ills
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_on_he_me/attacks_health"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060831/capt.95b9cca1c03e43d194cc71e70fffa34d.attacks_health_nyr113.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=S7.aqwIREiuf1.MaVpCGBA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Jimmy Willis, who developed lung problems after working in the wreckage of the World Trade Center in New York following the Sept. 11 attacks, holds his dog Ginger in their home in Las Vegas in this file photo of Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. On Thursday Aug. 31, 2006, the New York City Health Department issued long-awaited instructions to doctors for treating and detecting 9/11-related illnesses. The guidelines are considered crucial for ground zero workers who do not have access to New York-based medical programs and must rely instead on doctors in other states who are not familiar with the symptoms of ground zero and the most effective treatments. Willis hoped Nevadas dry air would blow away the after-effects of toxic World Trade Center dust, but when he moved he left behind medical expertise on the subject of 9/11 related illnesses.(AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The New York City Health Department issued long-awaited instructions to doctors Thursday for treating and detecting illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks, including a warning that smoking can make those health problems worse.</p><br clear="all"/>