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PillCam Poised to Photograph Pizza Perforations

Fact: After years of too much pizza and beer, every time I exhale, my esophagus plays Merry Had a Little Lamb. Now PillCams have seen a major upgrade that will allow scientists—who've long been wanting to study my ravaged GI tract in hopes of developing a superior race of competitive eaters—to check out my esophagus and stomach for far longer than the four seconds it usually takes to swallow a pill. More »

3:40 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,516 views, 37 comments

Latest by Git Em SteveDave is starless: @Mondoz: Did you learn Kung Fu, or how to fly a Huey? more »

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Portable Urine Glucose Meter Hates Needles, Loves Pee

Most diabetics are tough enough to routinely test their blood without crying about it (the alternative to death is certainly a good one), but Tanita has announced a portable digital urine glucose meter for those with sugar-management diseases like diabetes and metabolic syndrome that needs no blood. More »

9:20 AM on Wed May 21 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,515 views, 23 comments

Latest by N/A: You guys are missing the worst part of all this: Glucose is not present in the urine unless your blood glucose more »

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AutoPulse Makes CPR Hands-Free

The AutoPulse by Zoll is an automated CPR device that can not only replace someone performing life-saving chest compressions, but that can actually implement these compressions more effectively than human hands. Essentially a battery-operated band that wraps around the chest of a patient, by squeezing a larger area the AutoPulse can circulate blood better than standard CPR while allowing the doctor/technician to focus their efforts elsewhere. As far as hands-free technology goes, it sure beats the crap out of your Bluetooth headset. [autopulse via news and digg]

2:00 PM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,744 views, 18 comments

Latest by Dygear: They are not dead until they are warm and dead. more »