Tag: medicine
Scientists design ingestible electronic pill that can be controlled wirelessly
British scientist becomes first human to become infected with a computer virus
Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics scientist at the University of Reading, has become the world's first human to become infected with a computer virus. Gasson has an RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip implanted into his wrist, and deliberately infected it with…
Philips develops iPill – an 'intelligent' pill. Because normal pills are Thicky McThick
Philips, ever the purveyor of useful biotechnology, has developed an intelligent pill. The device contains a chip, a battery, a wireless radio, a pump and a drug reservoir. The device is still only a prototype, but it’ll be presented at a conference in Atlanta later this month and Philips say it’s already suitable for serial manufacturing.
It’s also got a thermometer and acidity sensor, thought to be a minituarised human with some litmus paper. The idea is that it waits until it’s in exactly the right part of your gut before it releases its life-giving load and makes your tummy feel all better. It means that much lower doses of powerful drugs can be used.
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Legitimate UK pharmaceutical websites to get official logo
Probably in response to the surge in dodgy spam emails and offers to visit rather dubious online 'pharmacies' and buy cheap drugs, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is piloting the use of a new logo which is designed to help people…
