On Thursday, the New York City health officials issued various guidelines that would help doctors detect and treat 9/11-related illnesses.

Though the health department has previously offered instructions for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse and mental illness resulting from Sept. 11 experiences. Many officials complained the city had shelved instructions on how to treat the physical ailments of Sept. 11

Seventy five percent of residents of Tompkins County say they are bothered by second-hand tobacco smoke. Nine out of ten in the same category feel that it is harmful to their health.

The result is a new Tompkins County Health Department program designed to eliminate exposure unwanted tobacco smoke affecting residents as well as visitors to the country

U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona reports that there is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure. Even particles of smoke can have negative effects on non-smokers.

According to NewsTarget, an estimated 126 million U.S. non-smokers are at risk with secondhand smoke at home or work. This susceptibility gives a 20 to 30 percent higher risk for heart disease and lung cancer

The U.S. Surgeon General stated on Tuesday that the only way to clearly save non smokers from second hand smoke is to ban all smoking in workplaces.

Surgeon-General Richard Carmona wrote a report that detailed the effects of second hand smoke and stated that nobody should be forced to inhale it

A study by researchers from the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Alabama suggests exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of developing diabetes.

Researchers observed 4,572 smokers between the ages of 18-30. A follow-up of 15 years showed smoking, as well as exposure to tobacco smoke, increased the chances of developing diabetes