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CT scanners significantly lower radiation doses compared to other technology
Charleston — In the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a study entitled “Estimating risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography” calculates the theoretical risk of developing cancer from radiation applied during CT (computed tomography) of [...]

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Oct. 9, 2007
Study Finds Medication Can Curb Alcoholism
CHARLESTON — Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) were part of a multi-site clinical trial that demonstrated, for the first time, that topiramate is a new option for the treatment of alcoholism. Alcohol abuse and dependence affect 18-20 million Americans in their lifetime. [...]