WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice called: World Trade Center Health Program; Petitions 029, 034, 035, and 062-Hepatic Steatosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 7 by John J. Howard, Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
Summary: The Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program has received several petitions (Petitions 029, 034, 035, and 062) to add "hepatic steatosis" or "fatty liver disease" to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. Upon reviewin...