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Advanced CT scanners reduce patient radiation exposure, study finds Posted: 21 Jun 2014 06:31 PM PDT The use of advanced CT scanning equipment is helping to address the important concern of patient exposure to radiation. The study results provide information that will help in setting standards for radiation safety quality control in cardiovascular imaging.

Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lead to childhood obesity, diabetes Posted: 21 Jun 2014 06:30 PM PDT Maternal use of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, resulted in increased fat accumulation and inflammation in the liver of the adult offspring, researchers have demonstrated for the first time in an animal model. This raises new concerns about the long-term metabolic complications in children born to women who take SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy.

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