Fwd: 9/11 Health (September, 2014)

NYC 9/11 Health Update September 2014 News Items of Note Act Now: Preserve Your Right to Workers' Comp Preserve your right to workers’ compensation if you participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and clean-up after 9/11. Even if you don't need benefits now, protect your right to future benefits by filing a WTC-12 form with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. The deadline is September 11, 2014. More Information Most people are eligible. You should file a WTC-12 form whether you were injured or not and whether you were employed or volunteered. Eligible work/volunteering includes duty at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills Landfill, on the barges, the piers, and at the morgues. Eligible work/volunteering must have occurred before 9/12/02. All forms must be notarized and received by the Board by 9/11/14. For questions, please call 855-WTC-2014. Zadroga Act by the Numbers WTC Health Program September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Resources The federal World Trade Center Health Program, now provides monitoring and treatment, including medications, with no out-of-pocket costs for both physical and mental health conditions related to the 2001 terrorist attacks no matter where you live now. Apply online or call 888-982-4748 to have an application mailed to you. Are You Enrolled in the WTC Health Registry? Update your contact information here. Recent Research World Trade Center Disaster Exposure-Related Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Responders and Civilians: A Meta-Analysis. Liu B, Tarigan LH, Bromet EJ, Kim H. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 21;9(7):e101491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101491. eCollection 2014 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25047411 Estimating the Time Interval Between Exposure to the World Trade Center Disaster and Incident Diagnoses of Obstructive Airway Disease. Glaser MS, Webber MP, Zeig-Owens R, et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Jun 30. pii: kwu137. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24980522 Stress-Related Changes in Toddlers and Their Mothers Following the Attack of September 11. Conway A, McDonough SC, MacKenzie MJ, et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2013 Oct;83(4):536-44. doi: 10.1111/ajop.12055 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24164525 Acute High-Level Exposure to WTC Particles Alters Expression of Genes Associated with Oxidative Stress and Immune Function in the Lung. Cohen MD, Vaughan JM, Garrett B, et al. J Immunotoxicol. 2014 Jun 9:1-14. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24911330 Unmet Mental Health Care Need 10-11 Years After the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: Results from 2011-2012 World Trade Center Health Registry. Ghuman SJ, Brackbill RM, Stellman SD, et al. BMC Public Health. 2014 May 22;14(1):491. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885506 The Upper Respiratory Pyramid: Early Factors and Later Treatment Utilization in World Trade Center Exposed Firefighters. Niles JK, Webber MP, Liu X, et al. Am J Ind Med. 2014 Jun 4. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22326. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24898816 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and New-Onset Diabetes Among Adult Survivors of the World Trade Center Disaster. Miller-Archie SA, Jordan HT, Ruff RR, Chamany S, Cone JE, Brackbill RM, Kong J, Ortega FM, Stellman SD. Prev Med. 2014 May 28. pii: S0091-7435(14)00182-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.05.016. [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24879890 A Functional Polymorphism in a Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR) Interacts with 9/11 to Predict Gun-Carrying Behavior. Barnes JC, Beaver KM, Boutwell BB. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 28;8(8):e70807. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070807. eCollection 2013. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015179   To unsubscribe, please click here: www.nyc.gov/9-11HealthInfo Comment on this news service PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE!