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World Trade Center-Exposed NYC Firefighters Face Increased Cancer Risk, Study Finds
September 1, 2011 — In the largest cancer study of firefighters ever conducted, researchers have found that New York City firefighters exposed to the Sept. 11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site were at least 19 ... > full story -
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First Long-Term Study of WTC Workers Shows Widespread Health Problems 10 Years After Sept. 11
September 1, 2011 — In the first long-term study of the health impacts of the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse on Sept. 11, 2001, researchers have found substantial and persistent mental and physical health problems ... > full story -
Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatched in Lao PDR
August 30, 2011 — Biologist have successfully hatched a clutch of 20 Siamese crocodiles, a species threatened across its range by hunting, habitat fragmentation and loss, and other ... > full story -
Rural Areas at Higher Risk of Dengue Fever Than Cities
August 30, 2011 — In dengue-endemic areas such as South-East Asia, in contrast to conventional thinking, rural areas rather than cities may bear the highest burden of dengue fever -- a viral infection that causes ... > full story -
Mobile Phone Data Help Track Populations During Disasters
August 30, 2011 — Mobile phone positioning data can be used to monitor population movements during disasters and outbreaks, according to a new study. The study finds that reports on the location of populations ... > full story -
NASA Satellite Shows a Mean Irene's Fury
August 28, 2011 — After pounding North Carolina and Virginia on Aug. 27, Hurricane Irene made a second landfall near Little Egg Inlet, N.J., early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, still as a category one hurricane with ... > full story -
New Jersey Researchers Have an Eye on the Science of Hurricane Irene
August 25, 2011 — While residents along the New Jersey and New York coasts rush to the store for batteries and bottled water, scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology are heading to the laboratory to help predict ... > full story -
Discovery Explains Why Influenza B Virus Exclusively Infects Humans: Opens Door for New Drugs
August 25, 2011 — Researchers have reported a discovery that could help scientists develop drugs to fight seasonal influenza epidemics caused by the common influenza B strain. Their discovery also helps explain how ... > full story -
NASA Satellites Hurricane Irene Almost One-Third the Size of U.S. East Coast
August 25, 2011 — Hurricane Irene is a major hurricane, and NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about one-third the length of the U.S. Atlantic coastline. Meanwhile, far in the eastern Atlantic Ocean a tenth ... > full story -
Cholera Pandemic's Source Discovered
August 24, 2011 — Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest cholera pandemic. Their work reveals that the current pandemic can be traced back to an ... > full story
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