News tagged with drug delivery patch
New pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers have developed a new type of pump for drug-delivery patches that might use arrays of "microneedles" to deliver a wider range of medications than now possible ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future.
May 24, 2012 |
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Particles magnetically 'click' to form superstructures
(Phys.org) -- Geomag, the popular children's toy, contains small metal spheres that can be magnetically connected with a click to build a variety of towers, bridges, and sculptures. In a new study, scientists ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Silk microneedles deliver controlled-release drugs painlessly
Bioengineers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed a new silk-based microneedle system able to deliver precise amounts of drugs over time and without need for refrigeration. The tiny needles can be fabricated ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Evidence suggests e-cigs safer than cigarettes, researcher claims
In a new report that bucks the concerns raised by the Food and Drug Administration, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) (sph.bu.edu) researcher concludes that electronic cigarettes are much safer than real ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Doctors failing to prescribe low-dose menopausal hormone therapy, study finds
Doctors across the country are still prescribing higher-dose menopausal hormone therapy pills, despite clinical evidence that low doses and skin patches work just as well and carry fewer health risks. That's what researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Flexible LEDs for implanting under the skin
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US, China, Korea and Singapore have collaborated to develop flexible ultra-thin sheets of inorganic light emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodetectors for implantation under ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Bathing and showering: Underappreciated sources of water pollution from medicines
That bracing morning shower and soothing bedtime soak in the tub are potentially important but until now unrecognized sources of the hormones, antibiotics, and other pharmaceuticals that pollute the environment, ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Study reveals a need to evaluate and regulate 'electronic cigarettes'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic cigarettes should be evaluated, regulated, labeled and packaged in a manner consistent with cartridge content and product effect - even if that effect is a total failure to deliver nicotine as ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul
(AP) -- Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question:
Nov 28, 2009 |
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Scientists Use Self-Assembly to Make Molecule-Sized Particles With Patches of Charge
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists, chemists and engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a novel method for the controlled formation of patchy particles, using charged, self-assembling molecules ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2009 |
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