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>> north koreas cold climate bodes well for extracting dna from the bones returned. the key in about two-thirds of the positive identifications made by the defense p.o.w. m.i.a. accounting agency. 90% of the families are still missing servicemen have provided a dna sample for comparison. scientists will also be looking for clavicle bones, which are as unique to individuals as fingerprints. for years, the department of defense took a chest x-rays to screen recruits for tuberculosis. tuberculosis....

Three quarters of the missing from the korean war. and we can do comparisons with the chest bones to these induction chest x-rays. do identifications that way as well. when you think of the identification process, you have to think of it as being multifaceted. one of the biggest problems is simply separating out individuals that are comingled with one another. another big problem -- >> harris: when you say 55 boxes of remains, you are saying, they might not even all be separate. i cant even imag...

Routine, working on his diet. those things will make him much healthier although his health is good right now. dr. gupta? >> some pretty intensive tests -- >> it was a trans thoracic. >> was there something you were worried about specifically in the ct scan? >> no. not at all. we did the ct scan because we were debating, i any background information on him. i didnt have old chest x-rays to look at or anything so i was going to initially get a chest x-ray and be done with it but it is so easy now...

Healthier than he is right now. although his health is excellent. dr. gupta? you want to answer one or -- >> there were some pretty intensive tests including a ct -- >> a trans thoracic. >> did he need to be sedated? something to be worried about? >> no, not at all. we got the committee today scan -- i didnt have any background information from him from a pulmonary standpoint. i did have old chest x-rays to look at. so i was going to initially just get a chest x-ray, be done with it. but its so ...

Track the health consequences of pfoa, a chemical linked to health problems like kidney cancer, birth defects, and immune system disorders. and last month, the epa made a reversal on whats considered safe levels of exposure to radiation. epa guidelines now say radiation exposures of 5 to 10 rem usually result in no harmful health effects. thats the equivalent of 5,000 chest x-rays, according to the public employees for environmental responsibility. >> there are many industries that have been pus...

In addition to being able to mentally handle it, radiation would be a big concern. consider this. beyond low earth orbit, the protection of the earths atmosphere is gone. nasa says astronauts are exposed to radiation, anywhere from 50 to 2000 mili receive verts. it is equivalent to three chest x-rays. thats an exposure equal to at many as 6,000 chest x-rays. >> with all that you have learned and all you have seen, do you think mars is feasible. >> i think mars is feasible. there are certain chal...

Hospital in el paso, texas, last october where his parents just found out he may have been exposed to tuberculosis. >> he was minutes old and wasnt able to protect him is secure i. >> reporter: parents of more than 700 babies rushing them for chest x-rays and skin tests after earning a hospital employee tested positive for the contagious disease. >> a female nurse in the nursery. >> reporter: some parents wondering why so much time passed before the hospital sent out letters notifying them of th...

It about a 10% chance they could develop it at some point in their lifetime. all of those students will be treated with antibiotics. five students have been sent for further tests, because chest x-rays showed that there was some abnormalities that may or may not be related to tb. they still dont know. so out of an abundance of caution, school officials say theyre testing all 1,800 people at this school. students and staff alike. we spoke with the principal of the school and the county health dir...

Studies you should know about. this one came out. it finds that c.a.t. scans are more effective than x-rays for lung cancer. who should be screened for lung cancer, just smokers? >> if you are age between 65 and 74 and you smoked one pack for 30 years or ex-smoker and you stopped, you should listen up to this segment you need to be screened. now historically we use chest x-ray or cytology to find out if there is any cancer. now, the study, we mentioned eight few months ago, now they are definite...

All of bostons world famous hospitals are operating in overdrive. at mass general, bostons biggest hospital in the center of the city, there were 72 confirmed cases of the flu last week alone. shane has a temperature of 104 degrees. hes already been out of work for four days. >> its costing me financially and lost time, and maybe my job. >> you ought to be wearing the mask when youre in public and keep yourself away from people. wash your hands all the time. >> reporter: four miles away back at ...