Bodies rise as crews move debris at Ground Zero
New York officials report 344 bodies recovered, including 15 firefighters, as heavy machinery pries apart steel beams at the World Trade Center site. 5,219 people remain missing. 289 bodies identified. Cantor Fitzgerald memorial draws thousands. Bush and Allbaugh to visit NYC amid cleanup challenges and cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
World Trade Center
Twin Towers
Lsted
Dan Panarella
Turner General Contracting
FBI
Panarella
Senate
Washington
House
Dennis Hastert
Trade Center
Congress
Central Park
Cantor Fitzgerald
Howard Lutnick
Rudolph Giuliani
Giuliani
New York City
Bush
Ari Fleischer
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Joe Allbaugh
Law firms sue drug companies over vaccines Mercury link cases across states
A coalition of law firms filed class actions in nine states plus Oregon and Massachusetts to force vaccine makers to study potential autism links to mercury in thimerosal preservative. Lead plaintiff Tory Mead says her son William became autistic after shots. Lawyers contend FDA required mercury data in 1997 and seek removal of remaining stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ortland
Ore
Oregon
William
Tory Mead
Michael Williams
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
Williams
United States
Mead
California
Connecticut
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Weekly steroids for moms of preemies no clear benefit
CHICAGO AP study finds repeated weekly steroid shots during pregnancy offer little or no benefit to premature infants and may raise brain bleeding risk. A single dose two to seven days before birth lowers lung problems and death, but ongoing weekly treatments are not advised. NIH guidelines from 1994 spurred repeated doses despite limited advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
National Institutes of Health
Also Mentioned on This Page
Princeton
PCH
Women’s Center
the Women’s Center
Teprinceton Community Hospital
Pchonline.org
TP Han