Twin towers fallout lingers

People near the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks show higher-than-normal rates of asthma, stress several years afterward

As many as 25,500 people have developed asthma after exposure to dust from the fall of the World Trade Center towers during the terrorist attack on New York City on September 11, 2001, a new report suggests.

Inhaling dust or witnessing the carnage at the 9/11 disaster scene is proving to have long-term health ramifications for many people.