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CBI revamps fingerprint equipment
April 4, 2012 3:06 PM
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will replace its aging fingerprint database system over the next several months. The new system will provide for state of the art technologies and electronic devices to improve the ability of law enforcement and criminal justice agencies not only to identify criminal offenders, but... more » -
Flight attendants now also exempts from pat-down searches
November 23, 2010 3:01 PM
AP-Flights attendants are going to be able to board a plane without a body scan or pat-down, just like the pilots. The Transportation Security Administration confirmed the change on Tuesday after The Associated Press asked about it. On Friday the TSA said pilots could skip the more intense screening,... more » -
FDA pushes for safer CT scans
November 11, 2010 3:36 PM
The FDA is pushing for safer CT scans to protect patients from excess radiation. The changes would include a safety feature alerting operators of a high radiation dose as well as extra training programs for those using the equipment. After investigating cases of radiation overdoses, the FDA found... more » -
Bone density test recommendations may change
October 22, 2010 10:51 AM
A new study may change how often older women need a bone density screening. Researchers at the University of North Carolina found women with normal bone density at age 67 may be able to wait 10 years before their next screening test. That's because by that age, a woman's... more » -
Officer puts boy into security x-ray machine to show internal organs
April 12, 2010 12:25 PM
A security officer at the Valencia County District Courthouse in New Mexico is in big trouble after putting a nine-year-old boy on the conveyor belt and scanning him through the x-ray machine. Sheriff's deputies say the officer did it to show the boy his internal organs. The x-ray machine... more » -
New MRI detects tiny abnormalities other scans may miss
September 12, 2009 8:13 AM
Abnormalities throughout the body, once too small to detect, can now be seen thanks to a new imaging system. It's called the new 3T Verio system. When x-rays couldn't show what problem Loretta Findley was having with her shoulder, she was told she needed to have an MRI, but... more » -
New MRI detects tiny abnormalities other scans may miss
September 12, 2009 7:53 AM
Abnormalities throughout the body, once too small to detect, can now be seen thanks to a new imaging system. It's called the new 3T Verio system. When x-rays couldn't show what problem Loretta Findley was having with her shoulder, she was told she needed to have an MRI ,... more »
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