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Stitching Wounds Using Lasers
We know lasers cut things, but now they're being used to stitch things up too? Doctors at Tel Aviv University have figured out a way to weld skin shut by meticulously control a laser's heat. More »

02/13/09

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By Elaine Chow
#painrelief
PainShield MD Cures Your Booboos With Ultrasound

10/27/08

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MedEx1000 Packs All Your Intensive Care Needs Into a Suitcase

10/23/08

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Implanted Microchip Will Monitor Your Health, Deliver Drugs From Under Your Skin

10/21/08

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#prostatemicrophone
A River Runs Through It: Bladder Microphone Hears Your Prostate

05/17/08

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#toenailfungus
Noveon Zaps Toe Fungus With Light, But Annoying Lamisil Commercials Remain

05/17/08

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Lamps Designed Like Medical Gizmos Chill Our Blood
Designer Andrew Aloisio's lighting designs, dubbed Somewhere in between were apparently an attempt to combine the work of the homeware and labware manufacturing divisions of plastics-maker Kartell. So the aluminum lamps are dotted with test-tube racks, retort stands, burette clamps and more. But by using striking red metal tubing and cables, what did Andrew actually achieve? A set of lamps set to induce shivers, medical gadget nightmares and attacks of the heebyjeebies in all who look upon them, that's what. Thankfully they're a one-off artwork. [Dezeen]

04/17/08

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By Kit Eaton
#medicalgadgets
Micro-Camera Implanted in Mouse's Brain Watches for Parkinson Tremors

01/31/08

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New Air-Sampler Gadget Looks for Asthma Attack Triggers
Asthma attacks can come out of nowhere, or so it would seem. A new portable system is trying to predict asthma attacks by sampling the air and identifying likely triggers. The 1-lb. device, designed by a team at Georgia Tech, takes samples every two minutes, looking at recorded air temperature and humidity, and testing the samples for particulates, volatile organic compounds and gases like ozone. More »

01/28/08

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By Kit Eaton
#medicalgadgets
i-Snake Robot to Offer Slithering Assistance During Surgery

12/30/07

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Stitching Wounds Using Lasers

PainShield MD Cures Your Booboos With Ultrasound

MedEx1000 Packs All Your Intensive Care Needs Into a Suitcase

Implanted Microchip Will Monitor Your Health, Deliver Drugs From Under Your Skin

A River Runs Through It: Bladder Microphone Hears Your Prostate

Noveon Zaps Toe Fungus With Light, But Annoying Lamisil Commercials Remain

Lamps Designed Like Medical Gizmos Chill Our Blood

Micro-Camera Implanted in Mouse's Brain Watches for Parkinson Tremors

New Air-Sampler Gadget Looks for Asthma Attack Triggers

i-Snake Robot to Offer Slithering Assistance During Surgery

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