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Old 02-27-07, 07:21 PM   #1
flintlock
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Tooth implant to release drugs

I can just see the various drug cartels around the world rubbing their collective hands together wearing sheepish grins, pondering how to best exploit this new development.

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Originally Posted by BBC News
Forgetting to take medicine may be a thing of the past as researchers close in on creating an artificial tooth which automatically releases medicine. The Intellidrug device is small enough to fit inside two artificial molars in the jaw, the Engineer journal said.
Story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6400021.stm
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