Asthma rates high among 9/11 workers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070827/ap_on_he_me/attacks_health"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070826/2007_08_25t171913_450x303_us_usa_fed.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=FCo1koy26uafzBe2yQXtsw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Residents of Biloxi stand at the beach, nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina struck at the Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi, May 10, 2007. Officials from the Federal Reserve on Saturday convened their meeting in this small city on the Mississippi Gulf coast to mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which flattened much of the region in August 2005. Biloxi and nearby communities were 'ground zero' for the storm. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma — 12 times higher than normal — among those who toiled on the toxic debris piles of ground zero.</p><br clear="all"/>

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