Accuracy of 9/11 Health Reports is Questioned

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Source: New York Times

Accuracy of 9/11 Health Reports Is Questioned
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

By ANTHONY DePALMA and SERGE F. KOVALESKI
Published: September 7, 2007
Much of what is known about the health problems of ground zero workers comes from a small clinic in Manhattan that at the time of the trade center collapse had only six full-time doctors and a tiny budget.

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But six years after the disaster, it is clear that while the center’s efforts have been well meaning, even heroic to some, its performance in a number of important areas has been flawed, some doctors say. For years after 9/11, the clinic did not have adequate resources or time to properly collect detailed medical data on workers exposed to ground zero dust.

The clinic’s doctors presented their findings in what other experts say were scientifically questionable ways, exaggerating the health effects with imprecise descriptions of workers’ symptoms and how long they might be sick.

Researchers in this field say that the clinic’s data collection was so badly planned that its usefulness may be limited. Others say that doctors at the clinic, which has strong historical ties to labor unions, have allowed their advocacy for workers to trump their science by making statements that go beyond what their studies have confirmed.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/nyregion/07sinai.html?hp

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1. What a waste

they have the Mt. Sinia Occ/Med Clinic very close. Some of teir doctors have been critical of the government response so I guess they have to bypass their expertise to get the results they want.
Sad.