\nFrom The Times
\nNovember 12, 2008\n<\/p>\n
\nNew York<\/strong>An \u201cintelligent pill\u201d that can be targeted to release drugs in a specific area of the body has been developed by scientists. Containing a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a reservoir for medication, the inch-long capsule is designed to treat digestive tract disorders such as Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis, or inflammation of the bowel, affects about 95,000 patients in Britain a year, and Crohn\u2019s disease affects approximately 60,000 people.\n<\/p>\n Intelligent pill, ‘iPill’, gets good gut reaction From The Times November 12, 2008 New YorkAn \u201cintelligent pill\u201d that can be targeted to release drugs in a specific area of the body has been developed by scientists. Containing a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a reservoir for medication, the inch-long capsule is designed to treat digestive tract disorders such as Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,15,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-journalism","category-science"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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\nDeveloped by Philips, the \u201ciPill\u201d measures acidity to determine its location in the gut and can release drugs exactly where they are needed, so doses can be lower and the risk of side-effects reduced. It can also record temperatures and report to an outside receiver.<\/p>\n
\nThey can make everything “intelligent” these days except ourselves…
\nStill I’m looking forward to some a those “I-“ppers …
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