Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

By Aaron Mehta and Laurel Adams

IG criticizes agencies charged with protecting American food safety as unprepared and understaffed

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… n levels are not harmful, as the radiation is roughly the equivalent of an X-ray or CAT scan. But Lovera said people don’t ingest radiation during medica …"

Counting the costs: Convention boosters promise a windfall that rarely materializes

By Meredith O'Brien

This year's Republican convention in New York City is expected to cost by some estimates up to $166 million. Federal taxpayers will pay near

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… sniffing dogs, hand-held sensors, hydraulic barriers, radiation detectors, X-ray bomb detectors, bio-chemical kits, night vision technology, antidotes to v …"

Federal courthouse security guards failed to detect mock bombs

By Julie Vorman

A $370 million program run by the U.S. Marshals Service to protect federal courthouses failed to detect mock explosive devices sent to sever

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… Justice Department inspector general report.The Marshals Service provides X-ray machines, metal detectors, surveillance cameras, and judicial chamber entr …"

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Live pictures taken by U.S. planes were freely available

The war on terrorism in Europe is being undermined by a military communications system that makes it easier for terr

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… post-September 11 attacks on Western targets. They are being held at Camp X-ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.According to an Associated Press report, the SFOR …"

Asbestos test under fire in Japan

By Scilla Alecci

Faulty findings may add to 100,000 death toll

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… anese Industrial Standard committee chose as its primary analytical method X-ray diffraction and dispersion staining phase contrast microscopy (XRD/DS-PCM) …"

"… aterials, such as talc or wallboard, are present. Most other countries use X-ray diffraction as a complementary method to quantify asbestos fibers only aft …"

Rail systems complain about lack of access to TSA anti-terrorism information

By Laurel Adams

Rail systems complain they get info about terror threats too little, too late

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… errorists.Security cameras, handheld explosive trace detection systems and X-ray imaging offer potential security measures rail systems could employ. Howev …"

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Doctors skittish about health technology despite promise of big federal bucks

By Susan Jaffe

The federal government is paying physicians billions to adopt electronic health records, but doctors still aren't sure they want the cash

Smoking dragon, royal charm

By Te-Ping Chen

A tale of four FBI agents, 62 Chinese smugglers, and a billion bogus cigarettes

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… ing U.S. ports undergo some level of inspection upon arrival — either an X-ray scan or a random-box search. But while port-by-port numbers aren’t relea …"

FDA asks hospitals to report safety glitches in digital health systems

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

In letter to 350 health centers, agency signals growing concern

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… logy workstation became “extremely slow, delaying procedures and causing X-ray techs to subject patients to repeat X-rays.” The cause was determined to …"

"… delaying procedures and causing X-ray techs to subject patients to repeat X-rays.” The cause was determined to be a software glitch that happened when t …"

Amid digital records surge, a lack of policing by the FDA

By Emma Schwartz and Fred Schulte

Government offers incentives to buy electronic devices it doesn't track for safety

Excerpts from this story referencing "X-ray":

"… s for the GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation, a device that stores X-ray images. Just after the inspection, GE Healthcare sent letters to its custo …"

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