New 10-Fingerprint System Rolls Out at U S Airports
Foreign travelers will now scan all ten fingers at international airports as part of the US V I S I T program to improve watch list screening. Logan Dulles and Atlanta airports have adopted the 10 finger scanners with seven more due by February and full national coverage by year end.
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U.S
Pawar
India
Northeastern University
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Dulles
Washington, D.C
Atlanta
Chicago O’hare
San Francisco
Houston
Miami
Detroit
Orlando
New York
Kennedy
Robert Moony
FBI
Department of Defense
Moony
DNA evidence frees man after 1999 murder conviction
Timothy Masters walked free in Fort Collins after nearly a decade in prison as DNA tests linked another suspect to the killing of Peggy Hettrick. The 36 year old had been sentenced to life in 1999 for the stabbing and sexual mutilation of the 37 year old, but prosecutors may decide on retrial.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Timothy Masters
Masters
Larimer County
Joseph Weatherby
Obesity surgery may cure diabetes in many patients
A Chicago study reports obesity surgery, especially stomach banding, making patients five times more likely to achieve diabetes remission within two years than standard care. Many stop diabetes meds and reach normal blood tests, with experts calling it the best therapy today though gastric bypass may be even more effective.
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Chicago
John Dixon
Monash University Medical School
Melbourne
Australia
United States
David Cummings
Cummings
University of Washington In
Seattle
Weight loss surgery linked to diabetes remission in study
Australian study in JAMA compares 55 obese type 2 diabetics assigned to gastric banding versus standard care. Over two years the surgery group lost 46 pounds while controls shed 3 pounds, suggesting surgery may curb diabetes but requires more research on long term effects and patient selection.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Philip Schauer
Cleveland Clinic
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